Funding
The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program is open to educators and administrators with responsibilities for curriculum development in fields related to humanities, languages, and area studies. The Department of Education will host a webinar session on December 5.
Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program
The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program provides opportunities for overseas experience. The program is open to educators and administrators with responsibilities for curriculum development in fields related to humanities, languages, and area studies. Topics and host countries of the seminars vary from year to year. All seminars are in non-Western European countries. Seminars are designed to provide a broad and introductory cultural orientation to a particular country or countries. The program is geared towards those educators with little or no experience in the host country(ies) who demonstrate the need to develop and enhance their curriculum through short-term study and travel abroad.
Each seminar features educational lectures and activities specifically designed for the group, including visits to local schools and organizations, meetings with teachers and students, and visits to cultural sites. Participants draw on their experiences during the program to create new, cross-cultural curricula for their classrooms and school systems back in the U.S.
In 2017, summer programs will be offered in Bulgaria, Chile, and Thailand. A total of 48 awards are available (sixteen per program). The program covers airfare, room and board, and program costs. Teacher participants are responsible for a cost-share of $600.
Terms of the award include: (1) round-trip economy airfare; (2) room and board; (3) fees; and (4) program-related travel within the host country(ies). Participants are responsible for a cost share, usually $600 (to defray the costs of the pre-departure orientation), plus travel insurance, inoculations required by the country (if applicable), personal passport, and visa costs.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
In order to be eligible for the Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad program, the applicant must meet the following requirements:
- Must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States
- Must hold a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- Must have at least 3 years of full-time teaching or administrative experience by time of departure
- Must be currently employed full-time in a U.S. school, institution of higher education, Local Educational Agency, State Educational Agency, library, or museum as a teacher/ administrator
- Must be an educator in the Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences (this criterion does not apply to administrators)
- Must work at the grade level of the seminar
- Must be physically and psychologically able
APPLICATION
The 2017 Seminars Abroad application is now available on the G5 website at www.g5.gov.
Webinar: Application Technical Assistance, December 5
Join the Department of Education for a webinar at 2 p.m. (EST) on December 5, 2016, for technical assistance in preparing your Seminars Abroad application. IFLE staff will provide webinar attendees with guidance on how to use the G5 electronic application system, prepare a competitive application, and troubleshoot technical issues.
In order for the webinar to best serve the needs of all applicants, please submit any questions regarding the competition and application in advance to Maria Chang (maria.chang@ed.gov) so that they can be sure to address them during the session.
When: Wednesday, December 5, 2016 (2-3 p.m. EST)
How to Participate: Register online at http://ow.ly/sgWU306cTQa