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)
)