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The Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program
will provide opportunities to up to eight Indian secondary school
teachers (6th to 12th grades) of English, Mathematics, or Science to
participate in direct exchange of positions with US teachers for the
semester beginning August/September 2011. Indian teachers selected for
this exchange will have the opportunity to work within a US school
system and experience US society and culture. Similarly, US teachers
will work in an Indian school and share their expertise. The perspective
will benefit both the Indian and US teachers and flow through to their
students, schools and communities.
Duration
of the Grant: One semester (August-December 2011/January
2012)
Eligibility Requirements
In addition to the
General Prerequisites, the applicant
should:
- have a master's degree in English,
Mathematics, or Science subjects with a teacher training degree;
- be a full time teacher (6th to 12th
grades) with five or more years of experience in a recognized
secondary school; and
- must be eligible to obtain leave
with pay during the period of exchange.
School's
Agreement to Host
Direct exchange of teaching assignments requires that
the Indian school also agree to accept a teacher from the US. The Indian
school will have no financial obligations with regard to the US
teacher. However, the school should be willing to facilitate housing
for the US teacher. Both the US and Indian teachers must secure a leave
of absence with pay.
If an Indian teacher is proposed for an
exchange, his/her school will have the opportunity to review the
credentials of the US teacher who will be exchanging the position with
the Indian teacher, and to accept or reject the proposed exchange
arrangement. In order for an exchange to take place, it must be
accepted by the US teacher, the US school administrators, the Indian
teacher and the Indian school administrators, and must be approved by
the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB). The US exchange teacher
requires clearance by the Government of India.
Grant
Benefits
The grant will provide a monthly stipend, round-trip economy class air
travel, modest settling-in and material allowance, and accident and
sickness coverage per US Government guidelines.
Note: No allowance or
travel is provided for dependents and the stipend provided under the
grant is not sufficient to support family members. Scholars with
accompanying dependents must have adequate personal funds to support
their stay in the U.S.
How to
Apply
Please refer to
Application Procedure and Guidelines and
Download Application Forms. In
addition, Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program applicants are also advised
to request three referees, one of whom should be the immediate
supervisor, to send in their recommendations directly to the
Executive Director, USIEF, 12 Hailey Road, New Delhi 110 001.
The recommendation of the immediate supervisor should be on the
Immediate Supervisor Reference for Applicant form and the remaining two
recommendations on the Reference for Applicant form.
Application Due Date: September 15, 2010.
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