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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.

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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]

The NRC grants are awarded on a quadrennial schedule, through a competition overseen by the Office of International and Foreign Language Education (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

2018–2021 National Resource Centers
FocusUniversityStateCenter nameNotes
Africa Boston University Massachusetts African Studies Center
Africa Harvard University MassachusettsCenter for African Studies
Africa Howard University Washington, D.C.Center for African Studies
Africa Indiana University IndianaAfrican Studies Program
Africa Michigan State University Michigan African Studies Center
Africa University of California, Berkeley CaliforniaCenter for African Studies
Africa University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IllinoisCenter for African Studies
Africa University of Kansas KansasKansas African Studies Center
Africa University of Michigan MichiganAfrican Studies Center
Africa University of Minnesota MinnesotaAfrican Studies Center
Africa University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North CarolinaAfrican Studies Center
Africa University of Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaCenter for African Studies
Africa University of Wisconsin–Madison WisconsinAfrican Studies Program
Canada University of Maine MaineCanadian-American Center [lower-alpha 1]
Canada State University of New York at Plattsburgh New YorkCenter for the Study of Canada
Canada University of Washington WashingtonCanadian Studies Center [lower-alpha 1]
Canada Western Washington University WashingtonCenter 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 MichiganAsian Studies Center
East Asia/Pan-Asia Stanford University CaliforniaCenter for East Asian Studies
East Asia/Pan-Asia Ohio State University OhioEast Asian Studies Center
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of Arizona ArizonaCenter for East Asian Studies
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of California, Berkeley CaliforniaInstitute of East Asian Studies
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of California, Los Angeles CaliforniaAsia Pacific Center
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of Chicago IllinoisCenter for East Asian Studies
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of Colorado Boulder ColoradoCenter for Asian Studies
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of Hawaii HawaiiEast Asia Council
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of Kansas KansasCenter for East Asian Studies
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of Michigan MichiganInternational Institute
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North CarolinaCarolina Asia Center
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of Pennsylvania PennsylvaniaCenter for East Asian Studies
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaAsian Studies Center
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of Utah UtahIntermountain Consortium for Asian and Pacific Studies [lower-alpha 1]
East Asia/Pan-Asia Brigham Young University Utah
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of Washington WashingtonEast Asia Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of Wisconsin–Madison WisconsinCenter for East Asian Studies
International Georgia Tech GeorgiaAtlanta Global Studies Center [lower-alpha 1]
International Georgia State University Georgia
International Indiana University IndianaCenter for the Study of Global Change
International Pennsylvania State University PennsylvaniaCenter for Global Studies
International Stanford University CaliforniaStanford Global Studies
International University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IllinoisCenter for Global Studies
International University of Iowa IowaNational Resource Center for Translation and Global Literacy
International University of Minnesota MinnesotaInstitute for Global Studies
International University of Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaPittGlobal
International University of Washington WashingtonCenter for Global Studies, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
International University of Wisconsin–Madison WisconsinInstitute for Regional and International Studies
International University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee WisconsinCenter for International Education
Latin America Florida International University FloridaKimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center
Latin America Indiana University IndianaCenter for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Latin America Michigan State University MichiganCenter for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Latin America Stanford University CaliforniaCenter for Latin American Studies
Latin America Ohio State University OhioCenter for Latin American Studies
Latin America Tulane University LouisianaStone Center for Latin American Studies
Latin America University of Arizona ArizonaCenter for Latin American Studies
Latin America University of California, Berkeley CaliforniaCenter for Latin American Studies
Latin America University of California, Los Angeles CaliforniaLatin American Institute
Latin America University of Florida FloridaCenter for Latin American Studies
Latin America University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IllinoisCenter for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Latin America University of Kansas KansasCenter for Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Latin America University of Michigan MichiganCenter for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Latin America University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North CarolinaConsortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 1]
Latin America Duke University North Carolina
Latin America University of Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaCenter for Latin American Studies
Latin America University of Texas at Austin TexasLLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections
Latin America University of Utah UtahIntermountain Consortium for Latin American Studies [lower-alpha 1]
Latin America Brigham Young University Utah
Latin America University of Wisconsin–Madison WisconsinUniversity of Wisconsin Consortium [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 1]
Latin America University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Wisconsin
Latin America Vanderbilt University TennesseeCenter for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies
Middle East Columbia University New YorkMiddle 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 IndianaCenter for the Study of the Middle East
Middle East New York University New YorkKevorkian Center
Middle East State University of New York at Binghamton New YorkCenter for Middle East and North African Studies
Middle East University of Arizona ArizonaCenter for Middle Eastern Studies
Middle East University of California, Los Angeles CaliforniaCenter for Near Eastern Studies
Middle East University of Chicago Illinois Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Middle East University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IllinoisCenter for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Middle East University of Michigan MichiganCenter for Middle Eastern & North African Studies
Middle East University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North CarolinaNorth Carolina Consortium for Middle East Studies [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 1]
Middle East Duke University North Carolina
Middle East University of Texas at Austin TexasCenter for Middle Eastern Studies
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia Arizona State University ArizonaMelikian Center for Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia Harvard University MassachusettsDavis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia Indiana University IndianaRobert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute [lower-alpha 5]
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia Inner Asian & Uralic National Resource Center [lower-alpha 6]
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia Stanford University CaliforniaCenter for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia Ohio State University OhioCenter for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia University of California, Berkeley CaliforniaInstitute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IllinoisRussian, East European, and Eurasian Center
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia University of Kansas KansasCenter for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North CarolinaCenter for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia University of Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaCenter for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia University of Texas at Austin TexasCenter for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia University of Wisconsin–Madison WisconsinCenter for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia
South Asia Columbia University New YorkSouth Asia Institute
South Asia Cornell University New YorkCornell-Syracuse South Asia Consortium [lower-alpha 7] [lower-alpha 1] [3] [4]
South Asia Syracuse University New York
South Asia University of California, Berkeley CaliforniaInstitute for South Asia Studies
South Asia University of Michigan MichiganCenter for South Asian Studies; Center for Southeast Asian Studies
South Asia University of Pennsylvania PennsylvaniaSouth Asia Center [lower-alpha 8]
South Asia University of Texas at Austin Texas South Asia Institute
South Asia University of Washington WashingtonSouth Asia Center
South Asia University of Wisconsin–Madison WisconsinCenter 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 IllinoisCenter for Southeast Asian Studies
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands University of California, Berkeley CaliforniaUC Berkeley - UCLA Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies [lower-alpha 9] [lower-alpha 1]
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 [lower-alpha 10] [lower-alpha 1]
Southeast Asia and the Pacific IslandsCenter for Southeast Asian Studies [lower-alpha 11]
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands University of Michigan MichiganCenter for Southeast Asian Studies
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands University of Washington WashingtonSoutheast Asia Center
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands University of Wisconsin–Madison WisconsinCenter for Southeast Asian Studies
Western Europe University of California, Berkeley CaliforniaInstitute of European Studies
Western Europe University of Florida FloridaCenter for European Studies
Western Europe University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IllinoisEuropean Union Center
Western Europe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North CarolinaCenter for European Studies
Western Europe University of Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaEuropean Studies Center
Western Europe University of Texas at Austin TexasCenter for European Studies
Western Europe University of Wisconsin–Madison WisconsinCenter for European Studies

Source: U.S. Department of Education [5]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Consortium listed as one collaborative NRC
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ Composed of the Latin American, Caribbean & Iberian Studies Program at UW–Madison and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at UW–Milwaukee
  4. ↑ Composed of the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill and the Middle East Studies Center at Duke
  5. ↑ For Russia and East Europe
  6. ↑ For the Inner Asian and Uralic Region
  7. ↑ Composed of programs within the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies at Cornell and the South Asia Center at Syracuse
  8. ↑ Also the Department of South Asia Studies; the South Asia Regional Studies Graduate Group; and the Center for the Advanced Study of India
  9. ↑ Composed of the Center for Southeast Asia Studies at UC Berkeley and the Center for Southeast Asia Studies at UCLA
  10. ↑ For the Pacific Islands
  11. ↑ For Southeast Asia

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References

  1. ↑ "Announcement: Title VI 50th Anniversary Conference". Michigan State University . Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "South Asia Consortium awarded $1.7 million grant". Syracuse University News . September 8, 2010.
  4. ↑ Miller, Jonathan (September 5, 2018). "South and Southeast Asia Programs named National Resource Centers". Cornell Chronicle .
  5. ↑ "Awards". National Resource Centers. U.S. Department of Education. 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
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