Jacob Javits Fellowship Program -- Link to Website

Eligibility: Eligibility is limited to individuals who at the time of application have not yet completed their first year of graduate study (for the purposes of this program, 'graduate study' refers to any post-undergraduate study) or will be entering graduate school in the next academic year. Twenty percent of the fellowships shall be awarded in the social sciences, twenty percent in the arts, and sixty percent in the humanities. A minimum of sixty percent of the awards shall be made to students who have no graduate credits.

Eligibility is limited to U.S. citizens or nationals, permanent residents of the U.S., or citizens of any one of the Freely Associated States.

Applicants must be eligible to be accepted to or currently attending a graduate program leading to a doctorate or MFA in an eligible field of study at an institution of higher education approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of the Department of Education. Applicants attending a foreign institution are ineligible.

Eligibility is limited to individuals who, as Javits fellows, will be eligible to receive any grant, loan, or work assistance pursuant to Section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.

Services Provided for by the Program: Subject to the availability of funds, a fellow receives the Javits fellowship annually for up to the lesser of 48 months or the completion of their degree. The fellowship consists of an institutional payment (accepted by the institution of higher education in lieu of all tuition and fees for the fellow) and a stipend (based on the fellow's financial need as determined by the measurements of need set forth in Part F of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended). In Fiscal Year 1999, the institutional payment was $10,375 and the maximum stipend was $15,000.

APPLYING FOR A GRANT / NEXT COMPETITION The closing date for the receipt of competitive applications in FY 2005 is October 8, 2004.

To receive an application you can contact the Education Publications Center:

ED Pubs
P.O. Box 1398
Jessup, MD 20794-1398
Phone: 1-877-433-7827
TDD: 1-877-576-7734
Fax: 301-470-1244
Web site: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html
E-mail: edpubs@inet.ed.gov

When you request an application, please use the following reference number: EPH0009G.