34 CFR §662.3

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.