The Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (Fulbright TEA) is accepting applications for the academic year 2023-24.

The US Department of State exchange programme provides scholarships for Bangladeshi secondary-level teachers of English, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), mathematics, science, and social studies, including special education teachers in those subjects.

Participants will receive scholarships to participate in a six-week non-degree professional development programme in the US.

This programme will take place in January 2023 or September 2023. Participants will get the opportunity to take part in academic seminars for professional development and to observe and share their expertise with teachers and students at host universities and at local secondary schools. 

The Fulbright TEA will consist of general academic seminars focusing on new teaching methodologies, student-centred learning, content-based instruction, lesson planning, and instructional technology training for teachers. Intensive English language instruction will be offered to teachers who need additional practice.

Also, the programme will include a practicum of at least 40 hours with a US partner teacher in a secondary school near the host university to actively engage participants in the US classroom environment.

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Cultural enrichment, mentoring, and support will be provided to participants throughout the programme, which will provide participants with practical resources they can use in their teaching, as well as skills to train trainers.

The eligible participants need to have a minimum of five years of experience in full-time teaching by the start of the programme.

They are also required to have excellent oral and written English language skills, to engage in postgraduate level coursework, familiarity with using Microsoft Office suite platforms such as Microsoft Word and Excel, and to be Bangladeshi citizens currently residing in Bangladesh. 

The application window will remain open till 11:59pm EST Washington DC time April 10, 2023.