The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad fellowships program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students who conduct research in other countries, in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of six to 12 months. Institutional grants awarded under the DDRA program enable US institutions of higher education to provide fellowships to meritorious doctoral students who propose to conduct dissertation research overseas for a period of 6 - 12 months. To be eligible for DDRA fellowships, doctoral students must be admitted to candidacy in modern foreign languages and area studies programs at US IHEs. The student must be planning a teaching career in the United States upon graduation; and possess adequate skills in the language(s) necessary to carry out the dissertation project. The Department will only consider applications that meet this priority. This priority is: A research project that focuses on one or more of the following geographic areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the Near East, Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere (excluding the United States and its territories). Competitive Preference Priority 1: Focus on Less Commonly Taught Languages: A research project that focuses on any modern foreign language except French, German, or Spanish. Competitive Preference Priority 2: Thematic Focus on Academic Fields; Applications that propose dissertation research projects in modern foreign languages and area studies with an academic focus on any of the following academic fields. Competitive Preference Priority 3: Promoting Equity in Student Access to Educational Resources and Opportunities. Applicants must submit one Fulbright-Hays Foreign Language Reference Form, for each language needed to conduct the research outlined. Applicants are also required to submit three Fulbright-Hays Graduate Student Reference Forms. Any letters of affiliation the applicant wishes to include must also be submitted. Please visit the fellowship's website for more information.