The National Resource Center (NRC) Program of the U.S. Department of Education provides funding grants to American universities to establish, strengthen, and operate language and area or international studies centers that will be national resources for teaching any modern foreign language.
Also known as Title VI grants, because the program is formally established in Title VI, Part A, § 602 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (Title VI was originally authorized as Title VI of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 as a response to the launch of Sputnik and the U.S. government’s recognition that a stronger and broader capacity in foreign language and area studies was needed);[1] these grants support undergraduate and graduate programs that focus on:[2]
- instruction of fields and topics that provide full understanding of areas, regions or countries;
- research and training in international studies;
- work in the language aspects of professional fields and research, and
- instruction and research on issues critical to current world affairs.
The NRC grants are awarded on a quadrennial schedule, through a competition overseen by the Office of International and Foreign Language Education[3] (formerly the International Education Programs Service) within the Department of Education. The most recent award competition provided funding for the FY 2022–2025 period.
List
Focus | University | State | Center name | Notes |
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Africa | Boston University | Massachusetts | African Studies Center | |
Africa | Harvard University | Massachusetts | Center for African Studies | |
Africa | Howard University | Washington, D.C. | Center for African Studies | |
Africa | Indiana University | Indiana | African Studies Program | |
Africa | Michigan State University | Michigan | African Studies Center | |
Africa | University of California, Berkeley | California | Center for African Studies | |
Africa | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Illinois | Center for African Studies | |
Africa | University of Kansas | Kansas | Kansas African Studies Center | |
Africa | University of Michigan | Michigan | African Studies Center | |
Africa | University of Minnesota | Minnesota | African Studies Center | |
Africa | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Carolina | African Studies Center | |
Africa | University of Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | Center for African Studies | |
Africa | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Wisconsin | African Studies Program | |
Canada | University of Maine | Maine | Canadian-American Center | [a] |
Canada | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | New York | Center for the Study of Canada | |
Canada | University of Washington | Washington | Canadian Studies Center | [a] |
Canada | Western Washington University | Washington | Center for Canadian-American Studies | |
East Asia/Pan-Asia | Columbia University | New York | Weatherhead East Asian Institute | |
East Asia/Pan-Asia | George Washington University | Washington, D.C. | Sigur Center for Asian Studies; Institute for Korean Studies | |
East Asia/Pan-Asia | Michigan State University | Michigan | Asian Studies Center | |
East Asia/Pan-Asia | Stanford University | California | Center for East Asian Studies | |
East Asia/Pan-Asia | Ohio State University | Ohio | East Asian Studies Center | |
East Asia/Pan-Asia | University of Arizona | Arizona | Center for East Asian Studies | |
East Asia/Pan-Asia | University of California, Berkeley | California | Institute of East Asian Studies | |
East Asia/Pan-Asia | University of California, Los Angeles | California | Asia Pacific Center | |
East Asia/Pan-Asia | University of Chicago | Illinois | Center for East Asian Studies | |
East Asia/Pan-Asia | University of Colorado Boulder | Colorado | Center for Asian Studies | |
East Asia/Pan-Asia | University of Hawaii | Hawaii | East Asia Council | |
East Asia/Pan-Asia | University of Kansas | Kansas | Center for East Asian Studies | |
East Asia/Pan-Asia | University of Michigan | Michigan | International Institute | |
East Asia/Pan-Asia | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Carolina | Carolina Asia Center | |
East Asia/Pan-Asia | University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Center for East Asian Studies | |
East Asia/Pan-Asia | University of Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | Asian Studies Center | |
East Asia/Pan-Asia | University of Utah | Utah | Intermountain Consortium for Asian and Pacific Studies | [a] |
East Asia/Pan-Asia | Brigham Young University | Utah | ||
East Asia/Pan-Asia | University of Washington | Washington | East Asia Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies | |
East Asia/Pan-Asia | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Wisconsin | Center for East Asian Studies | |
International | Georgia Tech | Georgia | Atlanta Global Studies Center | [a] |
International | Georgia State University | Georgia | ||
International | Indiana University | Indiana | Center for the Study of Global Change | |
International | Pennsylvania State University | Pennsylvania | Center for Global Studies | |
International | Stanford University | California | Stanford Global Studies | |
International | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Illinois | Center for Global Studies | |
International | University of Iowa | Iowa | National Resource Center for Translation and Global Literacy | |
International | University of Minnesota | Minnesota | Institute for Global Studies | |
International | University of Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | PittGlobal | |
International | University of Washington | Washington | Center for Global Studies, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies | |
International | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Wisconsin | Institute for Regional and International Studies | |
International | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee | Wisconsin | Center for International Education | |
Latin America | Florida International University | Florida | Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center | |
Latin America | Indiana University | Indiana | Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Latin America | Michigan State University | Michigan | Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Latin America | Stanford University | California | Center for Latin American Studies | |
Latin America | Ohio State University | Ohio | Center for Latin American Studies | |
Latin America | Tulane University | Louisiana | Stone Center for Latin American Studies | |
Latin America | University of Arizona | Arizona | Center for Latin American Studies | |
Latin America | University of California, Berkeley | California | Center for Latin American Studies | |
Latin America | University of California, Los Angeles | California | Latin American Institute | |
Latin America | University of Florida | Florida | Center for Latin American Studies | |
Latin America | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Illinois | Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Latin America | University of Kansas | Kansas | Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies | |
Latin America | University of Michigan | Michigan | Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Latin America | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Carolina | Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies[b] | [a] |
Latin America | Duke University | North Carolina | ||
Latin America | University of Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | Center for Latin American Studies | |
Latin America | University of Texas at Austin | Texas | LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections | |
Latin America | University of Utah | Utah | Intermountain Consortium for Latin American Studies | [a] |
Latin America | Brigham Young University | Utah | ||
Latin America | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin Consortium[c] | [a] |
Latin America | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee | Wisconsin | ||
Latin America | Vanderbilt University | Tennessee | Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies | |
Middle East | Columbia University | New York | Middle East Institute | |
Middle East | George Washington University | Washington, D.C. | Institute for Middle East Studies | |
Middle East | Georgetown University | Washington, D.C. | Center for Contemporary Arab Studies | |
Middle East | Indiana University | Indiana | Center for the Study of the Middle East | |
Middle East | New York University | New York | Kevorkian Center | |
Middle East | State University of New York at Binghamton | New York | Center for Middle East and North African Studies | |
Middle East | University of Arizona | Arizona | Center for Middle Eastern Studies | |
Middle East | University of California, Los Angeles | California | Center for Near Eastern Studies | |
Middle East | University of Chicago | Illinois | Center for Middle Eastern Studies | |
Middle East | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Illinois | Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies | |
Middle East | University of Michigan | Michigan | Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies | |
Middle East | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Carolina | North Carolina Consortium for Middle East Studies[d] | [a] |
Middle East | Duke University | North Carolina | ||
Middle East | University of Texas at Austin | Texas | Center for Middle Eastern Studies | |
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia | Arizona State University | Arizona | Melikian Center for Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies | |
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia | Harvard University | Massachusetts | Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies | |
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia | Indiana University | Indiana | Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute[e] | |
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia | Inner Asian & Uralic National Resource Center[f] | |||
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia | Stanford University | California | Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies | |
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia | Ohio State University | Ohio | Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies | |
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia | University of California, Berkeley | California | Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies | |
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Illinois | Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center | |
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia | University of Kansas | Kansas | Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies | |
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Carolina | Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies | |
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia | University of Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies | |
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia | University of Texas at Austin | Texas | Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies | |
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Wisconsin | Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia | |
South Asia | Columbia University | New York | South Asia Institute | |
South Asia | Cornell University | New York | Cornell-Syracuse South Asia Consortium[g] | [a][4][5] |
South Asia | Syracuse University | New York | ||
South Asia | University of California, Berkeley | California | Institute for South Asia Studies | |
South Asia | University of Michigan | Michigan | Center for South Asian Studies; Center for Southeast Asian Studies | |
South Asia | University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | South Asia Center[h] | |
South Asia | University of Texas at Austin | Texas | South Asia Institute | |
South Asia | University of Washington | Washington | South Asia Center | |
South Asia | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Wisconsin | Center for South Asia | |
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands | Cornell University | New York | Southeast Asia Program | |
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands | Northern Illinois University | Illinois | Center for Southeast Asian Studies | |
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands | University of California, Berkeley | California | UC Berkeley - UCLA Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies[i] | [a] |
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands | University of California, Los Angeles | California | ||
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands | University of Hawaii | Hawaii | Center for Pacific Islands Studies[j][lower-alpha 1] | |
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands | Center for Southeast Asian Studies[k] | |||
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands | University of Michigan | Michigan | Center for Southeast Asian Studies | |
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands | University of Washington | Washington | Southeast Asia Center | |
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Wisconsin | Center for Southeast Asian Studies | |
Western Europe | University of California, Berkeley | California | Institute of European Studies | |
Western Europe | University of Florida | Florida | Center for European Studies | |
Western Europe | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Illinois | European Union Center | |
Western Europe | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Carolina | Center for European Studies | |
Western Europe | University of Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | European Studies Center | |
Western Europe | University of Texas at Austin | Texas | Center for European Studies | |
Western Europe | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Wisconsin | Center for European Studies |
Source: U.S. Department of Education[6]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Consortium listed as one collaborative NRC
- ^ Composed of the Institute for the Study of the Americas at UNC-Chapel Hill and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Duke
- ^ Composed of the Latin American, Caribbean & Iberian Studies Program at UW–Madison and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at UW–Milwaukee
- ^ Composed of the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill and the Middle East Studies Center at Duke
- ^ For Russia and East Europe
- ^ For the Inner Asian and Uralic Region
- ^ Composed of programs within the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies at Cornell and the South Asia Center at Syracuse
- ^ Also the Department of South Asia Studies; the South Asia Regional Studies Graduate Group; and the Center for the Advanced Study of India
- ^ Composed of the Center for Southeast Asia Studies at UC Berkeley and the Center for Southeast Asia Studies at UCLA
- ^ For the Pacific Islands
- ^ For Southeast Asia
References
- ^ "Announcement: Title VI 50th Anniversary Conference". Michigan State University. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "National Resource Centers Program for Foreign Language and Area Studies" (PDF). U.S. Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2008. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "National Resource Centers | U.S. Department of Education". www.ed.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "South Asia Consortium awarded $1.7 million grant". Syracuse University News. September 8, 2010.
- ^ Miller, Jonathan (September 5, 2018). "South and Southeast Asia Programs named National Resource Centers". Cornell Chronicle.
- ^ "Awards". National Resource Centers. U.S. Department of Education. 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
External links
- National Resource Centers Program (official website)