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.

Code of Federal Regulations

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6), 2454(e)(1) )