Overview
Sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State, the Distinguished Fulbright Awards in Teaching program recognizes and encourages excellence in teaching in the U.S.and abroad. It is part of the overall Fulbright Program, named in honor of Senator William Fulbright, which promotes mutual understanding among people of the United States and other countries. The program sends highly accomplished primary and secondary teachers from the U.S. abroad and brings international teachers to the U.S for a three to six month long program. In 2010-11, the participating countries are: Argentina, Finland, India, Israel, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.
Eligible Candidates
Elementary through high school teachers are eligible to apply. Current full-time guidance counselors, curriculum specialists, curriculum heads, T&G/TAG coordinators, and media specialist/librarians are also eligible to apply. However, not all applicants are eligible for all countries, please see the Participating Countries listing for country specific eligibility requirements.
Requirement
To meet the basic eligibility requirements of the program, an applicant must meet all of the following seven requirements. Failure to meet any one of the requirements makes a candidate ineligible. At the time of application, a candidate must:
•Be a U.S. citizen;
•Hold a Master’s degree (or be enrolled in a Master’s program at the time the grant begins);
•Have a current full-time teaching assignment in the U.S. or one of its territories;
•Be in at least the fifth year of full-time teaching;
•Demonstrate experience conducting and leading professional development activities;
•Have received teaching award(s) or exemplary evaluation(s);
•Meet current FSB eligibility requirements regarding previous grants. Previous Fulbright recipients who have completed a grant of longer than eight weeks in 2005 or earlier are eligible to apply. Previous Fulbright recipients who completed a grant of eight weeks or less in 2008 or earlier are eligible to apply. Applicants must also not have received more than the lifetime limit of two Fulbright grants (eight weeks or more = 1 grant; eight weeks or less = ½ grant).
For the purpose of determining eligibility, “full time” refers to applicants who are currently employed full time by a single institution (school or school district). Teachers who hold a combination of part time jobs which may add up to a full time equivalent are not eligible. In addition, nominating schools must:
•Provide a nomination form completed by the school administrator demonstrating interest in having the nominee utilize their Distinguished Awards program research to conduct post-program professional development activities in the school, district, or region;
•Provide a statement of assurance on behalf of the local superintendent's office that the nominee may take a semester "sabbatical leave" to participate in the Awards program. Teachers are eligible to participate in the program with paid or unpaid leave.
The Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, or national origin and encourages the applications of members of minority communities. In keeping with the Federal government's ongoing efforts to ensure that its programs reflect the ethnic diversity of the United States, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs welcomes the opportunity to promote the appreciation and understanding of a multicultural America just as the Fulbright Program promotes the appreciation and understanding of a multicultural world.
Repeat applicants:
Previous applicants are eligible to apply for the program. All repeat applicants must submit a current application form in order to be considered. Additionally, repeat applicants must submit a current application form and sabbatical support form in order to be considered. However, repeat applicants need not submit the two additional references, provided those on file were submitted within the past year. Repeat applicants will be advised if additional information or interviews are necessary.
Application file: http://www.fulbrightteacherexchange.org/U.S.%202010-11%20Distinguished%20Fulbright%20Awards%20in%20Teaching%20Application.pdf
Applications and supporting documents must be postmarked no later than February 15, 2010.
For questions about the application please contact Lamese Hasan at lhasan@aed.org or 202-464-3819.
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
Sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State, the Distinguished Fulbright Awards in Teaching program recognizes and encourages excellence in teaching in the U.S.and abroad. It is part of the overall Fulbright Program, named in honor of Senator William Fulbright, which promotes mutual understanding among people of the United States and other countries. The program sends highly accomplished primary and secondary teachers from the U.S. abroad and brings international teachers to the U.S for a three to six month long program. In 2010-11, the participating countries are: Argentina, Finland, India, Israel, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.
Eligible Candidates
Elementary through high school teachers are eligible to apply. Current full-time guidance counselors, curriculum specialists, curriculum heads, T&G/TAG coordinators, and media specialist/librarians are also eligible to apply. However, not all applicants are eligible for all countries, please see the Participating Countries listing for country specific eligibility requirements.
Requirement
To meet the basic eligibility requirements of the program, an applicant must meet all of the following seven requirements. Failure to meet any one of the requirements makes a candidate ineligible. At the time of application, a candidate must:
•Be a U.S. citizen;
•Hold a Master’s degree (or be enrolled in a Master’s program at the time the grant begins);
•Have a current full-time teaching assignment in the U.S. or one of its territories;
•Be in at least the fifth year of full-time teaching;
•Demonstrate experience conducting and leading professional development activities;
•Have received teaching award(s) or exemplary evaluation(s);
•Meet current FSB eligibility requirements regarding previous grants. Previous Fulbright recipients who have completed a grant of longer than eight weeks in 2005 or earlier are eligible to apply. Previous Fulbright recipients who completed a grant of eight weeks or less in 2008 or earlier are eligible to apply. Applicants must also not have received more than the lifetime limit of two Fulbright grants (eight weeks or more = 1 grant; eight weeks or less = ½ grant).
For the purpose of determining eligibility, “full time” refers to applicants who are currently employed full time by a single institution (school or school district). Teachers who hold a combination of part time jobs which may add up to a full time equivalent are not eligible. In addition, nominating schools must:
•Provide a nomination form completed by the school administrator demonstrating interest in having the nominee utilize their Distinguished Awards program research to conduct post-program professional development activities in the school, district, or region;
•Provide a statement of assurance on behalf of the local superintendent's office that the nominee may take a semester "sabbatical leave" to participate in the Awards program. Teachers are eligible to participate in the program with paid or unpaid leave.
The Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, or national origin and encourages the applications of members of minority communities. In keeping with the Federal government's ongoing efforts to ensure that its programs reflect the ethnic diversity of the United States, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs welcomes the opportunity to promote the appreciation and understanding of a multicultural America just as the Fulbright Program promotes the appreciation and understanding of a multicultural world.
Repeat applicants:
Previous applicants are eligible to apply for the program. All repeat applicants must submit a current application form in order to be considered. Additionally, repeat applicants must submit a current application form and sabbatical support form in order to be considered. However, repeat applicants need not submit the two additional references, provided those on file were submitted within the past year. Repeat applicants will be advised if additional information or interviews are necessary.
Application file: http://www.fulbrightteacherexchange.org/U.S.%202010-11%20Distinguished%20Fulbright%20Awards%20in%20Teaching%20Application.pdf
Applications and supporting documents must be postmarked no later than February 15, 2010.
For questions about the application please contact Lamese Hasan at lhasan@aed.org or 202-464-3819.
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
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