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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Office of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The American Overseas Research Centers Program provides grants to overseas research centers that are consortia of U.S. institutions of higher education to enable the centers to promote postgraduate research, exchanges, and area studies. Eligible applicants are those consortia of U.S. institutions of higher education centers that: (1) Receive more…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Higher Education, Area Studies, Nonprofit Organizations
Office of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students to conduct research in other countries in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of six to 12 months. This program holds an annual competition. Institutions of higher education in the…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Area Studies, Fellowships, Grants
Office of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund faculty to maintain and improve their area studies and foreign language skills by conducting research in other countries for periods of three to 12 months. This program holds an annual competition. Institutions of higher education in the United…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Second Language Learning, Language Skills, Fellowships
Office of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad program provides grants to support overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies by teachers, undergraduate and graduate students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Projects may include short-term seminars, curriculum development,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Faculty, Student Financial Aid, Languages
Office of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The Institute for International Public Policy program provides a single grant to assist a consortia of institutions of higher education in establishing an institute designed to increase the representation of minorities in international service, including private international voluntary organizations and the Foreign Service of the United States. A…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Minority Group Students
Office of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The Language Resource Centers (LRC) program provides grants to institutions of higher education to establish, strengthen, and operate resource centers that serve to improve the nation's capacity to teach and learn foreign languages. Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education. Duration of the grant is four years. Center activities…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Teacher Effectiveness, Higher Education, Learning Resources Centers
Office of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The National Resource Centers Program provides grants to institutions of higher education to establish, strengthen, and operate comprehensive and undergraduate centers that are national resources for: (1) Teaching modern foreign languages, especially the less and least commonly taught languages; (2) Disciplinary instruction to provide a thorough…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Second Language Instruction, Federal Aid, International Studies
Office of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program provides funds to institutions of higher education, a consortia of such institutions, or partnerships between nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education to plan, develop, and implement programs that strengthen and improve undergraduate instruction in…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Higher Education, Second Languages, Nonprofit Organizations