Grant Name: Fulbright Classroom Teacher Exchange
Program
Funding Organization: Fulbright Program
Grant Cycle: October 15
Address: Fulbright Teacher Programs
FHI 360
1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009-5721
FHI 360
1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009-5721
Website: http://www.fulbrightteacherexchange.org/cte.cfm
Email: fulbrightcte@fhi360.org (for questions related to the
Fulbright Classroom Teacher Exchange Program)
Eligibility: Elementary through high school teachers
are eligible to apply. However, not all applicants are eligible for all
countries. Please see the Participating Countries listing for country specific
eligibility requirements.
To meet the basic eligibility requirements of the program, an applicant must meet all of the following six 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;
•be fluent in English;
•hold at least a Bachelor's degree;
•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; and
•meet current FSB eligibility requirements regarding previous grants: previous Fulbright recipients who completed a grant of longer than eight weeks in 2007 or earlier are eligible to apply. Previous Fulbright recipients who completed a grant of eight weeks or less in 2010 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 = 1/2 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.
To meet the basic eligibility requirements of the program, an applicant must meet all of the following six 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;
•be fluent in English;
•hold at least a Bachelor's degree;
•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; and
•meet current FSB eligibility requirements regarding previous grants: previous Fulbright recipients who completed a grant of longer than eight weeks in 2007 or earlier are eligible to apply. Previous Fulbright recipients who completed a grant of eight weeks or less in 2010 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 = 1/2 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.
Background: The Fulbright Classroom Teacher Exchange
Program Provides Opportunities For Teachers To Participate In Direct Exchanges
Of Positions With Colleagues From Other Countries For A Semester Or Academic
Year. By Living And Working In The Cultures Of Their Host Countries, Fulbright
Teachers Gain An Understanding And Appreciation Of The Similarities And
Differences In National Cultures And Education Systems. Fulbright Teachers
Enrich Their Schools And Communities With A New Awareness Of Other Cultures And
Of Events Occurring In Different Parts Of The World, Providing Students And
Citizens With New Perspectives About The World In Which They Live.
Other Important Information: The
Fulbright program was established in 1946 under legislation introduced by
Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. The Fulbright Program became part of
the Fulbright-Hays Act (the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act) which
was signed by President Kennedy in 1961.
The Fulbright Program is the flagship
international exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government designed to
increase mutual understanding of the people of the United States and people of
other countries. The Fulbright Program provides participants—chosen for their
academic merit and leadership potential—with the opportunity to study, teach
and conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to
shared international concerns.
The Fulbright Classroom Teacher Exchange Program
provides opportunities for teachers to participate in direct exchanges of
positions with colleagues from other countries for a semester or academic
year. By living and working in the cultures of their host countries,
Fulbright teachers gain an understanding and appreciation of the similarities
and differences in national cultures and education systems. Fulbright
teachers enrich their schools and communities with a new awareness of other
cultures and of events occurring in different parts of the world, providing
students and citizens with new perspectives about the world in which they live.
Fulbright exchanges result in continuing
relationships between schools, some of which establish their own student and
faculty exchanges and Internet links. In other instances, exchanges
benefit local communities by providing them with international resources that
are not otherwise available. International collaborations such as these
foster enduring relationships and continuously provide students with
opportunities to increase their subject knowledge and understand its relevance
in the greater context of the world. Participating teachers develop and
share their expertise with colleagues abroad, and schools gain from the
experience of having an international resource in their communities.
Full-time U.S. teachers are eligible to apply
for a year-long or semester-long direct exchange of teaching positions with a
counterpart in another country teaching the same subject(s) at the same level.
Fulbright program staff in the U.S. and abroad match U.S. and overseas
candidates in the spring of each year. Fulbright staff then propose
matched-exchanges that each candidate and each school administration must
approve before the program takes place.
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