Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) and Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program (JKJ)

AGENCY:

Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION:

Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2001; clarification.

SUMMARY:

On September 11, 2000 we published in the Federal Register Notices Inviting Applications for New Awards for FY 2001 for the GAANN and JKJ fellowship programs. (GAANN at 65 FR 54844 and JKJ at 65 FR 54843). The notices announced that the Secretary would determine both the GAANN and JKJ fellowship stipend levels for the academic year 2001-2002 based on the level of support provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) graduate fellowships, with adjustments as necessary to ensure that the amount would not exceed the fellow's demonstrated level of financial need.

This notice is to clarify that the Secretary will make the determination of the stipend levels for both GAANN and JKJ fellowships by using the level of the NSF stipend level for the Graduate Research Fellowship Program as of February 1, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For GAANN: Cosette H. Ryan, Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Program, U.S. Department of Education, 1900 K Street, NW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20006-8521. Telephone: (202) 502-7637. The e-mail address for the GAANN Program is: ope_gaann_program@ed.gov

For JKJ: Carolyn Proctor, Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program, U.S. Department of Education, International Education and Graduate Programs Service, 1990 K Street, NW., Suite 6000, Washington DC 20006-8521. Telephone: (202) 502-7542. The e-mail address for the JKJ Program is: ope_javits_program@ed.gov

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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1134-1134d and 1135-1135e.