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appendix
E
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TABLE E-1 Summary of Federal Foreign Language and Area Studies Programs
Number of
Program Agency Purpose Description Funding Eligibility Participants
Scholarship, Grant, Recruitment, and Exchange Programs
Fulbright U.S. Department Increase mutual Scholarships and grants FY 2005 U.S. and foreign 6,000 per year;
Program of State understanding between for exchange programs $144 M college students, about half
the people of the as part of U.S. public teachers, are foreign
United States and diplomacy efforts. Includes administrators, grantees.
the people of other opportunities for U.S. academics, and other
countries. college/graduate students, professionals; U.S.
faculty, and professionals to institutions of higher
study and lecture abroad and education.
for their foreign counterparts
to study in the United States.
National U.S. Department Create a pipeline to Provides grants to FY 2005 $8M Graduate students From 1992-
Security of Defense meet foreign language institutions to build capacity, studying a critical 2002 provided
Education (National needs of national and scholarships to graduate language area, and grants to 1,650
Program Defense security-related and undergraduate students undergraduates undergraduates,
University) agencies. for study abroad. Focuses on planning to study 850 graduate
critical languages: Arabic, abroad in a critical students, and
Chinese, Farsi, Hindi, language area. Must be 65 institutions
Korean, Japanese, Russian, U.S. citizens and fulfill of higher
and Turkish. service requirement education.
after graduation.
Institutions of higher
education that have
capacity to graduate
40 students annually in
the critical languages.
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Number of
Program Agency Purpose Description Funding Eligibility Participants
Fund for the U.S. Department Encourage cooperation Grants to U.S. institutions U.S. institutions of Over 220 active
Improvement of Education between U.S. to create partnerships with higher education. grants.
of Post- institutions of higher foreign counterparts in
secondary education and those in a wide variety of areas,
Education Brazil, the European including foreign language
Union, Canada, and and area studies.
Mexico.
Foreign U.S. Department Support innovative, Grants to states and local FY 2005 $18M State and local
Language of Education model foreign education agencies to FY 2006 will education agencies.
Assistance language programs develop and implement probably be
Program for elementary and foreign language teaching $22M
secondary school methods that can be
students. replicated elsewhere.
Peace Corps Peace Corps Help developing Volunteers work for FY 2005 U.S. citizen at least 18 Approximately
countries with training education and development $317M years of age. 7,800
and expertise, promote projects in partner countries volunteers and
better understanding in a variety of fields; most trainees each
of Americans, promote volunteers receive 10-12 year (2-year
better understanding weeks of in-country language periods), so
of other people and training as part of an 3,900 new
nations by Americans. orientation program before volunteers each
actual service begins. year.
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TABLE E-1 Continued
Number of
Program Agency Purpose Description Funding Eligibility Participants
Gilman U.S. Department Better prepare U.S. Scholarships for U.S. Undergraduates Approximately
International of State students from low- undergraduates of limited receiving Pell grant 350 recipients
Scholarship income families to financial means to study funding; must be U.S. in 2004-2005.
Program assume significant abroad, in areas other citizens.
roles in global than Western Europe and
economy. Australia.
Title VIII U.S. Department Build expertise on Grants given to institutions, FY 2005 $4.6M U.S. institutions of Eight grantee
Program of State Eurasia and Central which in turn, provide higher education organizations.
and Eastern Europe. grants to individuals, usually and nonprofit
graduate students and organizations.
faculty, to pursue language
training and research (often
abroad).
Stokes Various Recruitment, Provides college tuition, Varies. For language
Educational intelligence particularly of books and fees, housing, program at National
Scholarship agencies minorities, with skills travel, summer internship, Security Agency,
Program critical to intelligence and then employment at a college sophomores
community. federal agency. with 6 credits in a
critical language;
3.0 grade point
average; U.S. citizens.
Must fulfill service
requirement.
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Number of
Program Agency Purpose Description Funding Eligibility Participants
Pat Roberts Various Recruitment of $25,000 one-year FY 2004 $8M U.S. citizens with 3.4 Up to 150
Intelligence intelligence graduate students scholarships for students in grade point average, scholarships
Scholars agencies with skills critical critical languages, advanced must meet summer per year.
Program to intelligence area expertise, physical internship requirement,
community. sciences, and engineering. and 18-month service
requirement upon
graduation.
Title VI/ U.S. Department Strengthen the Grants to institutions and FY 2005 Specific to each
Fulbright- of Education capability and individuals to improve $107M component program.
Hays performance of secondary and postsecondary Includes institutions
American education teaching and research of higher education,
in foreign languages concerning other cultures faculty, graduate
and in area and and languages, through students, K-12
international studies. study abroad and domestic teachers.
capacity-building.
Abraham According to Ultimate goal is As yet, only a bipartisan $250,000 in FY U.S. citizens Goal for
Lincoln the report of for 1,000,000 U.S. commission has been formed 2004 to form at graduate or 2011-2012 is 1
Study the commission, students to study to plan for this effort. The the commission. undergraduate level. million students
Abroad the program abroad in 2016- commission was directed to The studying
Fellowships may be housed 2017. About 650,000 report its recommendations commission’s abroad.
(not yet at the State students are expected to Congress and the report
funded) Department, to do so by that year, president in December 2005. recommends a
ED, or at a so the program hopes $50M budget
newly formed to assist students to for FY 2007,
independent increase that figure to increase
agency. by 50%, to reach to $125M in
1,000,000. 2011.
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TABLE E-1 Continued
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Number of
Program Agency Purpose Description Funding Eligibility Participants
Training Programs for Federal Personnel
Defense U.S. Department Educate foreign Language classes at U.S. military personnel 3,000 students
Language of Defense language specialists campus in Monterey, CA, and their dependents, per year at
Institute for the Department and a smaller facility in reserves in the Monterey
of Defense and other Washington, DC. Instruction National Guard, and campus.
agencies. via video to 60 military employees of federal
installations. agencies.
Foreign U.S. Department Provide foreign Training at facility in FY 2003 $49M Foreign service officers Between 40,000
Service of State language, area Northern Virginia and and ambassadors; and 50,000 per
Institute studies, and other overseas embassies. clerical, support, and year (but not
training primarily for security personnel; all focused on
diplomats. family members language or
accompanying the area studies).
above to overseas
posts; and personnel
from 40 other
government agencies.
National National Prepare military and Teaches language skills Civilian and military
Cryptologic Security Agency civilian personnel for necessary for the National population of the
School duty in cryptologic Security Agency’s code- National Security
and related activities. breaking activities. Agency and partners
throughout intelligence
community.
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Number of
Program Agency Purpose Description Funding Eligibility Participants
Special U.S. Department Provide soldiers with Language training at JFK FY 2004 Personnel in the Of 44,000
Operations of Defense foreign language Special Warfare Center and $11.1M Special Operations Special
Forces (Army) proficiency necessary School at Fort Bragg, NC. Forces. Operations
Language for current and Forces
Office future operational personnel,
requirements. about 12,000
are in positions
that require
language
training.
