What is a group research or study project?
34 C.F.R. § 664.13
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01(a)(1) A group research or study project is designed to permit a group of faculty of an institution of higher education and graduate and undergraduate students to undertake research or study in a foreign country.
(2) The period of research or study in a foreign country is generally from three to twelve months.
(b) As a prerequisite to participating in a research or training project, participants—
(1) Must possess the requisite language proficiency to conduct the research or study, and disciplinary competence in their area of research; and
(2) In a project of a semester or longer, shall have completed, at a minimum, one semester of intensive language training and one course in area studies relevant to the projects.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-34.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026
