Section 657.3 - [Effective until 8/15/2025] Who is eligible to receive a fellowship?A student is eligible to receive a fellowship if the student-
(a)(1) Is a citizen or national of the United States; or(2) Is a permanent resident of the United States;(b) Is accepted for enrollment or is enrolled-(1) In an institution receiving an allocation of fellowships; and(2) In a program that combines modern foreign language training with-(i) Area or international studies; or(ii) Research and training in the international aspects of professional and other fields of study;(c) Shows potential for high academic achievement based on such indices as grade point average, class ranking, or similar measures that the institution may determine;(d) Is enrolled in a program of modern foreign language training in a language for which the institution has developed or is developing performance-based instruction;(e) In the case of an undergraduate student, is in the intermediate or advanced study of a less commonly taught language; or(f) In the case of a graduate student, is engaged in-(1) Predissertation level study;(2) Preparation for dissertation research;(3) Dissertation research abroad; or(4) Dissertation writing.61 FR 50202, Sept. 24, 1996, as amended at 74 FR 35073 , July 17, 2009 Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1122