Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program Announcement 2022-23
The Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (Fulbright TEA) is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Teachers are nominated to participate in the Fulbright TEA Program based on their educational experience, academic training, leadership and professional experience. Final selection of Fulbright TEA teachers is made by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB).
Program Components
Teachers who are selected to participate in the Fulbright TEA Program will:
1) Participate in advanced undergraduate or graduate-level classes at a U.S. host university.
2) Observe classes, co-teach, and share their expertise with U.S. colleagues in U.S. secondary schools.
3) Participate in an online professional learning community with other participants to share best practices and other elements of host and home country educational systems, and
4) Take part in other educational and cultural activities while on program in the United States.
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.
What the Program Covers
- J-1 Visa support
- Travel: International round travel to and from the program covered.
- Housing: Participants will live on or near the host university campus in housing in single rooms arranged for them by the university. Dependents are not permitted to accompany the teachers on the program.
- Maintenance Allowances: Each Fulbright teacher will receive a maintenance allowance during the program to cover expenses such as supplies for classes, household items, personal items, and cultural and other activities. Included in this total is a daily stipend.
Eligibility
- Be current secondary school-level, full-time teachers in a school that primarily serves public and private school students; (preference will be given to candidates from disadvantaged groups, including individuals with disabilities and women are strongly encouraged to apply)
- Have five or more years of classroom experience in TEA teaching disciplines: English, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, and special education;
- Be citizens of and residents of Nepal;
- Be proficient in written and spoken English with the ability to obtain a good score in paper-based TOEFL exam; and
- Demonstrate a commitment to continue teaching after the completion of the program.
University Coursework
Weekly Seminars: Teachers will participate in weekly seminars at their host university featuring presentations and discussions led by university staff, faculty members, and invited educational experts. The academic seminars will focus on new teaching methodologies, content-based instruction, project-based learning, infusing thematic topics into the curriculum, lesson planning, and instructional technology training for teachers.
U.S. School Placements: Teachers will be placed in a U.S. secondary school during the U.S. program, where they will observe classes, co-teach, and share their expertise and information about their home countries and schools. Each Fulbright teacher will be paired with a U.S. partner educator at their assigned school to facilitate the sharing of best practices between the teachers. Host University staff will identify schools and partner teachers near the university campus that are appropriate to each grantee’s teaching discipline(s).
Online Professional Learning Community: Each Fulbright teacher will participate in a virtual community with other international educators to collaborate and share best practices about education and leadership in the participating countries.
Program Timeline
Program Dates
- Application submission deadline: 11:59 PM, Monday, February 28, 2022
- Final interviews: Late March, 2022
- Commission nominates finalists and alternates to IREX: May, 2022
- Final selection by FFSB: August 2022
Click here for application submission.
The selection process for this program is highly competitive, and only a limited number of participants from Nepal will be selected. The Fulbright Commission will contact all applicants after the application deadline to notify them of their status. Applicants are not required to have taken the TOEFL exam prior to submitting an application but should be prepared to take the exam if selected by the U.S. Embassy.
For more information, contact (9863026750/ 9851123258) between 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday) or email fulbcomm@fulbrightnepal.org.np