Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching: Short-Term Program

Description

Are you an outstanding elementary, middle, or high school educator from the United States and ready to share your educational expertise globally at a school, nonprofit organization, teacher training institution, or other educational organization abroad? Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Short-Term Program fellows participate in short-term international projects, collaborate with colleagues abroad, and share educational policy and practice on a global scale.

The Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Short-Term Program (Fulbright DAST) sends expert U.S. K–12 educators to participating countries to support projects in schools, teacher training colleges, government ministries, or educational nongovernmental organizations, as identified by U.S. Embassies and Fulbright Commissions.

Cycle 1: Projects taking place between June-September 2020. 

• Ghana: Increasing the Interest of Female Ghanaian Trainee Teachers in Becoming STEM Educators
• Mexico: Sharing Innovative U.S. Mathematical Teaching Approaches with Mexican Pre-Service Teachers
• Uzbekistan: Developing EFL and Soft Skills Education at an Uzbek English Language Summer Camp
• Uzbekistan: Introducing Innovative EFL Teaching Techniques at an Uzbek Teacher Training Center
• West Bank/Gaza: Training Palestinian Secondary School Teachers in Robotics Education

Cycle 2: Projects taking place from October 2020-May 2021 (application opens in winter 2020).