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Teacher Exchange
Programs
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Distinguished Fulbright Award In Teaching.
Program Description:
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.
This highly prestigious program will provide U.S. award recipients with the
opportunity to study in an overseas research center or university. International
participants will gather at a single U.S. university college of education which
will provide a broad range of education classes and faculty support.
Participants can take advanced undergraduate or graduate level classes, conduct
research, design and lead seminars for host country teachers and students, and
engage in other teaching related activities. Grantees will propose an
action-based research project at the time of application that should encourage
cross-cultural dialogue, reflection, and support teaching activities. In
conjunction with a host institution mentor, each grantee will design program
activities that will enhance the action-based research project and contribute to
its successful completion. Upon returning home, teachers will be expected to
share the knowledge and experience gained on the program with teachers and
students in their home schools and within their communities.
Grantees will be expected to produce a final action-based research project at
the end of the program, with the form and content of the project proposed by the
applicant at the time of application; projects should encourage cross-cultural
dialogue and support future teaching activities. Participants should be creative
in developing program activities that will enhance their project and contribute
to its successful implementation. Each international teacher will be encouraged
to give presentations on their project activities, and to compile written
reflections and photographic or other records of their U.S. experiences.
Security Policy
The commission follows the recommendations of both the Mexican government and
the U.S. Embassy Travel Warnings when placing US Fulbright grantees in Mexico.
This may mean that placement will be restricted in certain states or areas of
Mexico depending upon these recommendations.
Eligibility Criteria:
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.
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:
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Requirements: |
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Be a U.S. citizen;
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Be employed full-time
at an accredited school in the U.S. or its territories. For the purpose
of determining eligibility, "full-time" refers to applicants who are
currently employed full-time by a 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;
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Hold a Master’s
degree (or be enrolled in a Master’s program at the time the grant
begins);
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Be in at least the
fifth year of full-time teaching;
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Demonstrate
experience conducting and leading professional development activities;
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Have received
teaching award(s) or exemplary evaluation(s) by a school administrator;
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Meet current FSB
eligibility requirements regarding previous grants. Previous Fulbright
recipients who completed a grant of longer than eight weeks in 2006 or
earlier are eligible to apply. Previous Fulbright recipients who
completed a grant of eight weeks or less in 2009 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).
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In addition, nominating schools must: |
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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;
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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
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching program. Although release of
candidates with salary is strongly encouraged, teachers are eligible to
participate in the program with paid or unpaid leave.
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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. 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.
Note for Previous Fulbright
Grantees:
Preference will be given to candidates who have not
had previous Fulbright grants. However, recipients of a semester or
year-long Fulbright grant are eligible to receive another Fulbright
grant five years after the date of completion of the previous grant. The
five-year requirement between two grants does not apply to short-term
grants, which are defined as grants of under two months duration.
Waiting periods with regard to short-term, which are defined as grants
of under two months duration. Waiting periods with regard to short term
grants are as follows:
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Recipients of a short-term grant are eligible to
receive a semester or year-long grant two years after the date of
completion of the preceding short-term grant.
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Recipients of a semester or year-long grant are
eligible to receive a short-term grant two years after the date of
completion of the preceding basic grant.
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Recipients of a short-term grant are eligible to
receive another short-term grant two years after the completion of the
preceding short-term grant.
Number of Awards: The maximum number of any combination of basic
Fulbright grants for Scholars and Teachers is limited to two with the
following conditions and exceptions:
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A student grant does not count toward this lifetime
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A short-term grant (two months or less) shall count
as ½ of a basic Fulbright grant for purposes of counting in a lifetime
limit and shall not exceed two in a lifetime.
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Benefits: |
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Program costs such as
tuition, room and board, and transportation are covered by the grant;
participants will receive a maintenance allowance designed to assist
with the costs of food and lodging during the program. Distinguished
Teachers will also have the opportunity to apply for professional
development funds to support development and research, or cover the
expenses of attending a conference or workshop related to their fields
of teaching expertise. Dependents may accompany program participants;
all dependents' expenses, however, will be paid for by the grantee.
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Grant Information: |
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Starting Date: |
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Summer 2011. |
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Period of Grant: |
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One academic semester. |
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Application Deadline: |
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December 15, 2010. |
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Selection Process: |
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January-February 2011. |
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Results: |
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March-April 2011. |
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Contact: |
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Lamese Hasan
lhasan@aed.org
202-464-3819.
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