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. Read more: Fresh primary scholarship results published after technical glitch 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.

The US Embassy in Dhaka has invited applications from the Bangladeshi professionals for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship programme for the academic year 2023-2024. This unique one-year programme is open to Bangladeshi professionals currently working in the public and private sectors, including for local and international non-governmental organizations. The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Programme is one of the US government’s prestigious Fulbright programmes that brings accomplished mid-career professionals to the United States for a year of non-degree, graduate-level study, leadership development, and substantive professional collaboration with US counterparts.  Also read: Teacher Recruitment Circular: Know the application process By providing future leaders and policy makers with exposure to US society, culture, and professional fields, the program seeks to develop lasting, productive ties between program participants and their Americans counterparts. Over the past few decades, nearly 100 Bangladeshi professionals have participated in this prestigious exchange programme, said the US Embassy on Thursday.  Also read: Bangladesh to open first official visa application centre in Kolkata To apply, applicants first need to create an IIE account at https://apply.iie.org/huberthhumphrey and submit a complete application package containing the form and required documents. Applications can be submitted till July 7.

Centre for Peace and Justice (CPJ), Brac University has joined hands with Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), UiT - the Arctic University of Norway and Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Dhaka and offered a PhD scholarship for Bangladeshis. The scholarship will be provided from the project “Statelessness in the Bengali Borderlands” funded by the Research Council of Norway. Candidates must fulfill the general requirements for PhD admission to the University of Dhaka and the PhD scholarship is for a period of three years, full time, said a media release on Tuesday. Soft copy of the application needs to be sent by August 7, 2021 and short listed candidates will be informed and invited for an interview.

Indian High Commission in Dhaka has extended time until March 15 for receiving applications for ‘Bangladesh Youth Delegation - Visit to India 2020’.