Becas Fulbright-García Robles

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Teacher Exchange Programs

A. Spanish-language and/or ESL teachers at the Primary, Junior High, Senior High, or Community College levels. (Academic Year).

Overview:

Spanish and ESL language teachers from primary, junior and senior high school levels, and the community college level are invited to apply for the academic year exchange program. Please note that priority is given to Spanish language and/or ESL teachers from the United States. This exchange program matches a U.S. teacher with a Mexican counterpart for a direct simultaneous school to school exchange. Applicants should be aware that most Mexican public schools have larger class sizes than do schools in the U.S.

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
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Requirements: Be a U.S. citizen.
 
Be fluent in English.
 
Hold at least a Bachelor’s degree.
 
Have a current full-time teaching (with at least three years of full-time teaching).
 
Have not participated in a Fulbright Teacher Exchange longer than eight weeks in the last two years.
 
Benefits:   Matching to Mexican institution.
 
    Health insurance for the US grantee.
 
    Round trip air ticket for the U.S. grantee (up to $1,000 USD).
 
    Processing of the FM3 Mexican visa for the grantee and dependants.
 
    $500 to purchase school materials, books, audio-visual equipment to be donated to the Mexican host institution.
 
Grant Information:
Starting Date:   August 2011.
Period of Grant:   10 months (Academic Year).
Application Deadline:   October 15, 2010.
T
he application will be available through the following web site: www.fulbrightexchanges.org
Selection Process:   December 2010.
Results:   February 2011.
Contact:   Shenandoah Sampson
Program Officer
Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program
Academy for Educational Development
1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009
ssampson@aed.org

Claudia González
cgonzalez@comexus.org.mx