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34 CFR 657.22: What priorities may the Secretary establish?

(a) The Secretary may establish one or more of the following priorities for the allocation of fellowships:
(1) Instruction, training, or research in specific languages or all languages related to specific world areas.
(2) Programs of language instruction with stated performance goals for functional foreign language use or that are developing such performance goals.
(3) Instruction, training, or research related to specific world areas.
(4) Academic terms, such as academic year or summer.
(5) Levels of language offerings.
(6) Academic disciplines, such as linguistics or sociology.
(7) Professional studies, such as business, law, or education.
(8) Instruction, training, or research in particular subjects, such as population growth and planning or international trade and business.
(9) Specific areas of national need for expertise in foreign languages and world areas derived from the consultation with Federal agencies on areas of national need.
(10) A combination of any of these categories.
(b) The Secretary announces any priorities in the application notice published in the Federal Register.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 34—Education
Subtitle B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education
CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PART 657—FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND AREA STUDIES FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM
Subpart C—How Does the Secretary Select an Institution for an Allocation of Fellowships?

(a) The Secretary may establish one or more of the following priorities for the allocation of fellowships:

(1) Instruction, training, or research in specific languages or all languages related to specific world areas.

(2) Programs of language instruction with stated performance goals for functional foreign language use or that are developing such performance goals.

(3) Instruction, training, or research related to specific world areas.

(4) Academic terms, such as academic year or summer.

(5) Levels of language offerings.

(6) Academic disciplines, such as linguistics or sociology.

(7) Professional studies, such as business, law, or education.

(8) Instruction, training, or research in particular subjects, such as population growth and planning or international trade and business.

(9) Specific areas of national need for expertise in foreign languages and world areas derived from the consultation with Federal agencies on areas of national need.

(10) A combination of any of these categories.

(b) The Secretary announces any priorities in the application notice published in the Federal Register.

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