Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 24.09.1996

Higher Education Programs in Modern Foreign Language Training and Area StudiesForeign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Program

The Secretary amends the regulations governing the Higher Education Programs in Modern Foreign Language Training and Area Studies--Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships Program. These final regulations are needed to improve the application review process and to update the regulations in light of developments in the field of foreign language, area, and international studies. In the spirit of reinventing government, the goal of the final regulations is to markedly reduce the burden associated with the application process. These final regulations are intended to (a) Reduce the burden on applicants and readers by clarifying and restructuring selection criteria to remove ambiguity and eliminate repetition of information presented in applications, (b) facilitate funding decisions by providing a larger point spread for greater differentiation of rankings, (c) simplify the application process for applicants, improve the cost-effectiveness of the program, and standardize program management by adopting the fellowship award allocation system currently used to administer other Federal fellowship programs, and (d) improve program quality, efficiency, and flexibility by adopting c