Competitions are held annually.
Next competition: FY 2009. Applications for the FY 2009 competition will likely be available in early August 2008 with an anticipated closing date in early October 2008.
Last competition: FY 2008. The FY 2008 competition closed on October 15, 2007.

Please note: For the required fields of study, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores must be submitted at the time of application package submission.

• Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 (August 29, 2007) | PDF

The Department requires that the Javits Fellowship application be submitted in hardcopy only. Please refer to the "Application and Submission Information" section of the Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards when submitting an application.

Please note that the FY 2008 competition is now closed. The archived FY 2008 Javits application is available below in MS Word and PDF formats for reference only.

• FY 2008 Archived Application Package: MS Word (384K) | PDF (262K). Closing Date: October 15, 2007

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is required as part of the application for a Javits fellowship in order to complete the financial need calculation. Applicants may obtain a copy of the FAFSA at the Web address below or from their institution's financial aid office. Note: Applicants are encouraged to submit the FAFSA electronically since the electronic filing is faster (as much as 7 to 14 days faster) than filing a paper FAFSA.

• FAFSA on the Web: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov

If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

Carmen Gordon and Sara Starke
U.S. Department of Education, OPE
Teacher and Student Development Programs Service
Jacob K. Javits Fellowships Program
1990 K Street, N.W., Suite 6000
Washington, DC 20006-8524
Telephone: (202) 502-7542
E-mail: ope_javits_program@ed.gov

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