An individual is eligible to receive a fellowship if the individual--
(a)(1) Is a citizen or national of the United States; or
(1) Is a citizen or national of the United States; or
(2) Is a permanent resident of the United States;
(b) Is employed by an institution of higher education;
(c) Has been engaged in teaching relevant to his or her foreign language or area studies specialization for the two years immediately preceding the date of the award;
(d) Proposes research relevant to his or her modern foreign language or area specialization which is not dissertation research for a doctoral degree; and
(e) Possesses sufficient foreign language skills to carry out the research project. (Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6), 2454(e)(1))