§ 662.3 — Who Is Eligible To Receive A Fellowship Under This Program?

An individual is eligible to receive a fellowship if the individual—

(a) (1) Is a citizen or national of the United States; or

(2) Is a permanent resident of the United States;

(b) (1) Is a graduate student in good standing at an institution of higher education; and

(2) When the fellowship period begins, is admitted to candidacy in a doctoral degree program in modern foreign languages and area studies at that institution;

(c) Is planning a teaching career in the United States upon completion of his or her doctoral program; and

(d) Possesses sufficient foreign language skills to carry out the dissertation research project.