Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program

U.S. Department of State Invites Applications for Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program

The U.S. Department of State's Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program invites applications from U.S. citizen teachers and administrators at K-12 schools and two-year colleges who wish to participate in the Fulbright teacher exchange outside the U.S. during the 2006-2007 academic year.
The Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs administers these exchanges under the Fulbright Program, the flagship exchange program of the U.S. Government that promotes mutual understanding between citizens of the United States and other countries. Approximately 267,500 Americans and citizens of other countries have participated as students, scholars, and teachers since the inception of the Fulbright Program in 1946.

The Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program features direct one-to-one exchanges. Schools and communities gain the expertise and perspective of the visiting exchange teacher and, subsequently, share the experiences of their returning U.S. citizen faculty members. Approximately 400 educators take part in the program each year. U.S. and international teachers continue to be paid by their home institutions while exchanging classrooms.

Administrator exchanges consist of reciprocal three- to six-week visits to each administrator's institution. The U.S. administrator works with his or her foreign counterpart as a team in shadowing and sharing information on administrative duties. The program also offers two summer seminars for teachers of Latin, Greek, or the Classics.

Participating countries for the academic year 2006-2007 include Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Mexico, Morocco, Oman, Peru, Poland, Romania, Senegal, Slovak Republic, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay.

U.S. educators interested in participating must be U.S. citizens, have a full-time teaching or administrative position, be in at least the third year of full-time employment (for teaching and administrative exchanges) or in the second year of full-time teaching (for summer seminar participation), and be fluent in English. In some countries, demonstrated fluency in the appropriate language is required. The Presidentially-appointed J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board will select participants.

Applications must be postmarked no later than October 15, 2005. Requests for applications, publicity material, and general information should be directed to Ms. Roberta Croll, Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Suite 320, Washington, DC, 20024; phone 800-726-0479; e-mail: fulbright@grad.usda.gov ; Website: fulbrightexchanges.org.

Press Statement Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC June 20, 2005 2005/637 Released on June 20, 2005 Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program