2012-2013 Distinguished Fulbright Awards in Teaching Programhopl

The Distinguished Fulbright Awards in Teaching program, sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State, is open to teachers from Argentina, India, Israel, Finland, Mexico, Morocco, Singapore and South Africa will send highly accomplished primary to secondary school teachers from the U.S. abroad and bring international teachers to the U.S for a semester-long program. Selected international participants will be placed at a U.S. host university with a respected School of Education from late August to mid-December, 2012.



Eligibility:

• Hold at least a bachelor's degree and a teacher training degree;
• Be full time teachers teaching at any level (primary, middle or secondary) or administrators/academic coordinators who spend 50% of their time in classroom teaching;
• Teachers of any subject may apply;
• Have at least five years teaching experience;
• Demonstrate experience conducting and leading professional development activities;
• Demonstrate accomplishment in teaching or have previously received a teaching award or an exemplary evaluation by a school administrator;
• Demonstrate good English language competence and possess a paper based TOEFL score of 550 (213 Computer Based TOEFL, 79 Internet Based TOEFL) or an IELTS score of 6.5.
• If you have taken any standard test of English language proficiency such as the TOEFL or IELTS, please attach a photocopy of the score report to your application. If you have not taken the TOEFL or IELTS and are selected as a nominee, you will be required to take the TOEFL in December 2011. USIEF will provide fee vouchers towards the TOEFL exam.

How to apply:

• All applications, hand delivered or posted, must reach the USIEF, Fulbright House, 12 Hailey Road, New Delhi 110001, no later than October 1, 2011. Don't forget to write 'ATTN: Distinguished Fulbright Awards in Teaching' on the envelope.
• Applicants wishing to obtain application form through e-mail (as an attachment in MS Word format) may send a request to ip@usief.org.in, specifying Distinguished Fulbright Awards in Teaching Program in the subject line
• Application form can also be obtained in person from a USIEF office. If making a request by mail, send a self-addressed stamped (Rs.45) A4 envelope to the USIEF office in your region.

Last date: October 1, 2011



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