Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA)
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About the Award
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.
Click here to see eligibility information published by the Department of Education.
Agency URL: U.S. Department of Education Fulbright-Hays--Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
Federal Register: Applications for New Awards; Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program
These links will are the primary and most current source of information, directly from the sponsoring agency, regarding agency deadlines*, eligibility, and application process.
*See also the Internal Deadlines section below to meet UCSD timelines for submission.
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January 05, 2025 | A pdf of finalized draft of individual student application prepared in the 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.
Kuali Record Required
GEPA will coordinate a single institutional Proposal Development record in Kuali Research, and will adhere to the proposal submission timelines (14/5/2) set by OCGA. In order to meet these timelines, individual students must complete their applications in G5/G6 at least 14 days in advance of the agency deadline (see Internal Deadlines above).
Please review the application instructions and deadlines carefully, as they have recently been updated in light of the Department of Education having moved forward the Fulbright Hays DDRA institutional deadline.
Students will use the G5/G6 system to affiliate their individual application with UC San Diego, as well as prepare and finalize it for submission. Applicants must email ddra-pd@ucsd.edu at least three days prior to the first internal deadline listed above in order to obtain a unique link to a folder in which they will submit a pdf of their finalized draft for GEPA’s review. This draft must be submitted to the Google folder by the first internal deadline noted above. The Program Director will review applicants' draft proposals and notify the applicant when the proposal is approved for submission through G5/G6. Once the applicant submits their application through G5/G6, the applicant will be able to view and complete supplemental forms included as part of the application process. The Program Director compiles individual doctoral student submissions and incorporates them into the institutional grant application that is submitted electronically through the G5/G6 system. GEPA acts as the Program Director for UC San Diego.
Students must submit a ticket by emailing ddra-pd@ucsd.edu to inform GEPA of your intent to apply for the current year’s Fulbright Hays DDRA Fellowship program.
Application instructions can be found here – please review the entire document closely as it includes budget guidance, allowable costs, the list of documents required for submission and other important details.
Note: pay special attention to the information in the “Guidelines for Student Applicants" section about the required Human Subjects Narrative. If your research involves human subjects - whether UCSD IRB approval is current, pending, or exempt - you will need to provide a separate narrative to the Program Director in a text-editable format (e.g. Google Doc, Word, etc.). This document will be incorporated into the institutional grant proposal compiled by the Program Director (you will not attach the document to your individual application in G5/G6). The narrative you provide will either be an “Exempt Research Narrative” or a “Nonexempt Research Narrative” – please thoroughly review the definitions and required points the narrative must address here: Instructions to ED Supplement to SF 424 (PDF).
For all of the required materials, all attachments and submitted forms must follow Fulbright-Hays DDRA formatting guidelines and page limits. If the application exceeds the page limit, the submission will be rejected. Please note that the applicant is responsible for working with their department to ensure that all of their application materials, including budget/proposed costs, are in compliance with Fulbright Hays DDRA Fellowship program application guidelines.
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