The Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program fully sponsors international secondary-level educators to the United States for a six-week professional learning opportunity at a host university.
Applicants may choose the general program or apply for a cohort focused on gender, media literacy, or environmental education.
Scholarship Summary
- Host Country: United States of America (USA)
- Category: Training | Fellowships
- Eligible Countries: Developing Countries
- Reward: Fully Sponsored
- Deadline: Varies by Country
Scholarship Details
The United States Department of Education annually offers the Fulbright Teaching Excellence Program to educators from within and outside the US.
Fulbright Teaching Exchange Program offers a variety of options for K–12 educators from the United States, and from primary and secondary schools in participating countries and territories.
Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement participants attend academic seminars at a host university that focus on topics such as new teaching methodologies, student-centered learning, instructional technology, and content-based instruction.
Participants complete a minimum of 40 hours in a field experience with a U.S. partner educator of their same or a similar discipline in a local secondary school. Participants also learn about the United States and their host communities through an offering of cultural activities.
Eligibility Criteria
To he eligible for this scholarship, applicants must:
- Be currently secondary school-level full-time teacher in an institution serving primarily a local population
- Have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent;
- Have five or more years of classroom experience as a teacher of English, English as a foreign language (EFL), mathematics, science, or social studies, including special education teachers in those subject areas
- Be proficient in written and spoken English with a TOEFL score of 450 on the paper-based TOEFL or an equivalent English-language examination;**
- Have demonstrated commitment to continue teaching after completion of the program; and
- A complete application.
- Secondary-level teachers include both middle and high school teachers working with students between approximately 12 and 18 years of age. Teachers responsible for teaching additional grade levels must teach middle school or high school students more than 50% of their work time in order to be eligible for the program.
How to Apply
To apply for this scholarship, applicants must:
- Please inquire from the US Embassy or Fulbright commission in your country or territory for deadline information.
- Use the link below to process your application. Make sure you pick the program that fits your qualifications and your country.
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