[URBANTH-L]FUNDING: Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program

[Angela Jancius]

Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program
(Federal Register: August 21, 2009 [CFDA# 84.170A])

Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Jacob K. Javits (JKJ) Fellowship 
Program is to award fellowships to eligible students of superior ability, 
selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and 
exceptional promise, to undertake graduate study in specific fields in the 
arts, humanities, and social sciences leading to a doctoral degree or to a 
master's degree in those fields in which the master's degree is the terminal 
highest degree awarded to the selected field of study at accredited 
institutions of higher education.  The selected fields in the arts are: 
creative writing, music performance, music theory, music composition, music 
literature, studio arts (including photography), television, film, 
cinematography, theater arts, playwriting, screenwriting, acting, and dance. 
The selected fields in the humanities are: art history (including 
architectural history), archeology, area studies, classics, comparative 
literature, English language and literature, folklore, folk life, foreign 
languages and literature, history, linguistics, philosophy, religion 
(excluding study of religious vocation), speech, rhetoric, and debate.  The 
selected fields in the social sciences are: anthropology, communications and 
media, economics, ethnic and cultural studies, geography, political science, 
psychology (excluding clinical psychology), public policy and public 
administration, and sociology (excluding the master's and doctoral degrees 
in social work).

Applications Available: August 21, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: October 5, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid 
(FAFSA): January 31, 2010.

Eligible Applicants: Individuals who, at the time of application: are 
eligible to receive a Federal grant, loan or work assistance pursuant to 
section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA); intend to 
pursue a doctoral or Master of Fine Arts degree in an eligible field of 
study selected by the Board at an accredited U.S. institution of higher 
education; and are a U.S. citizen or national, a permanent resident of the 
United States, in the United States for other than a temporary purpose and 
intending to become a permanent resident, or a citizen of any one of the 
Freely Associated States.  Applicants must also either: be entering into a 
doctoral program in academic year 2010-2011, or have not yet completed the 
first full year in the doctoral program, in an eligible field of study for 
which they are seeking support; or be entering a Master of Fine Arts program 
in academic year 2010- 2011, or have not yet completed the first full year 
in the Master of Fine Arts program, in an eligible field of study for which 
they are seeking support.

Estimated Available Funds: $1,181,385 for new awards.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $43,755.
Estimated Number of Awards: 27.

Additional information is available online at:
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2009-3/082109c.html