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About the Award

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The Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship Program provides opportunities for doctoral students to engage in dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. The program is designed to contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the United States, and 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 6 to 12 months.

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titleEligibility

Click here to see eligibility information published by the Department of Education.

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titleInternal Deadlines

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Description

January 05, 2025

A pdf of finalized draft of individual student application prepared inthe G5/G6 web application is due to GEPA: email with pdf attachment to ddra-pd@ucsd.edu. (Note: draft should be complete and ready to submit, but should not be submitted in G5/G6 until GEPA notifies applicant that the pdf draft is approved for submission.)

January 15, 2025

Combined institutional grant application submitted by the Project Director (GEPA) to OCGA for final review

January 29, 2025

Agency Deadline (final institutional grant application submitted by Project Director to the Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education)

A single Fulbright-Hays DDRA application must be submitted on behalf of the UC San Diego campus. To ensure the application is submitted on time, GEPA sets internal deadlines so that the Project Director and the Contracts and Grants Officer to review the individual student applications prior to both OCGA review deadlines and the agency submission deadline.

Delaying submission to accommodate one applicant who does not meet the internal deadline would jeopardize all of the other applicants. 

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titleDoes UC SHIP insurance satisfy the requirement while on DDRA Fellowship?

Yes - UC SHIP (sometimes referred to as GSHIP) insurance does meet the DDRA requirement for health insurance that includes emergency medical evacuation and repatriation of remains.

When preparing your proposed budget, use the current rate for Mandatory Health Insurance (see Registration Fees > Graduate student fees), with the following adjustments:

  • escalate the current rate by 3% for each academic year 

  • pro-rate the cost for any quarter to reflect only your time in the field

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