22 U.S.C. § 2465: John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Program

There is established the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Program (referred to in this section as the “Fellowship Program”) within the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange Program. to honor the legacy of Representative John Lewis by promoting a greater understanding of the history and tenets of nonviolent civil rights movements; and to advance foreign policy priorities of the United States by promoting studies, research, and international exchange in the subject of nonviolent movements that established and protected civil rights around the world. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (referred to in this section as the “Bureau”) shall administer the Fellowship Program in accordance with policy guidelines established by the Board, in consultation with the binational Fulbright Commissions and United States Embassies. The Board shall annually select qualified individuals to participate in the Fellowship Program. The Bureau may determine the number of fellows selected each year, which, whenever feasible, shall be not fewer than 25. minority serving institutions, including historically Black colleges and universities; and other appropriate institutions that are likely to produce a range of qualified applicants, as determined by the Bureau. The term “historically Black college and university” has the meaning given the term “part B institution” in section 1061 of title 20 . The term “minority-serving institution” means an eligible institution under section 1067q(a) of title 20 . be held in Washington, D.C., or at another location selected by the Bureau; and include programming to honor the legacy of Representative John Lewis. with a nongovernmental organization, academic institution, or other organization approved by the Bureau; and in a country with an operational Fulbright U.S. Student Program; and the Bureau shall, for each fellow, approve a work plan that identifies the target objectives for the fellow, including specific duties and responsibilities relating to those objectives. attend a fellowship orientation organized and administered by the Bureau under subsection (e); whenever feasible, shall be held in a location of importance to the civil rights movement in the United States; and may coincide with other events facilitated by the Bureau; and at such summit, give a presentation on lessons learned during the period of the fellowship. Each fellowship under this section shall continue for a period determined by the Bureau, which, whenever feasible, shall be not fewer than 10 months. the reasonable costs of the fellow during the fellowship period; and travel and lodging expenses related to attending the orientation and summit required under subsection (e)(2). a description of the demographics of the cohort of fellows who completed a fellowship during the preceding 1-year period; such cohort on implementation of the Fellowship Program; and the Secretary on lessons learned; a plan for factoring such lessons learned into future programming, and an analysis of trends relating to the diversity of each cohort of fellows and the topics of projects completed since the establishment of the Fellowship Program.