An individual is eligible to receive a fellowship if the individual—

1. (a)

   1. (1) Is a citizen or national of the United States; or
   2. (2) Is a permanent resident of the United States;

2. (b)

   1. (1) Is a graduate student in good standing at an institution of higher education; and
   2. (2) When the fellowship period begins, is admitted to candidacy in a doctoral degree program in modern foreign languages and area studies at that institution;
3. (c) Is planning a teaching career in the United States upon completion of his or her doctoral program; and

4. (d) Possesses sufficient foreign language skills to carry out the dissertation research project.

   (Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6), 2454(e)(1))