PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
To contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the United States by providing opportunities for teachers, faculty, and upperclassmen and/or graduate students to study, travel and research in foreign countries.

ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. EDUCATION;
- Higher Education - General;
- Resource Development and Support - Student Financial Aid;

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- State;
- Individual/Family;
- Education Professional;
- Student/Trainee;
- Graduate Student;
- U.S. Citizen;

WHO CAN APPLY:
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Local (includes State-designated Indian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Sponsored organization;
- Public non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Private non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Quasi-public non-profit institution/organization;