Eligibility Information for JKJ Fellowship

Individuals who at the time of application: (1) Have not completed their first full year of study for a doctoral degree or a master?s degree in those fields in which the master?s degree is the terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of study, or will be entering a doctoral degree program or a master?s degree program in those fields in which the master?s degree is the terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of study in academic year 2005?2006; (2) are eligible to receive grant, loan, or work assistance pursuant to section 484 of the HEA; and 3) intend to pursue a doctoral or master?s degree in fields selected by the JKJ Fellowship Board at accredited U.S. institutions of higher education. An individual must be a citizen or national of the United States, a permanent resident of the United States, in the United States for other than a temporary purpose and intending to become a permanent resident, or a citizen of any one of the Freely Associated States.