PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES FOR 2012-13
CZECH REPUBLIC
Dates: September through June
Estimated Awards: 2
Dependents: Permitted
Language Proficiency: Language of instruction is English. Fluency in Czech not required; some ability useful.
Teaching Assignment: English as a second language, history, math, or physical education in English at a Czech secondary school.
Level/Subject: Teachers (grades 6-12) of English as a second language, history, math, or physical education.
Terms of Agreement: Direct exchange of teaching assignments. Requires that U.S. teacher obtain a leave of absence with pay from school administration. The U.S. school agrees to accept a teacher from the Czech Republic who has also secured a leave of absence with pay (Czech teacher will receive a maintenance allowance; no additional cost will accrue to the U.S. school).
Transportation Award: Round-trip economy airfare, for grantee only, from airport nearest grantee’s home.
Other Allowances: U.S. participants will receive a $4000 maintenance allowance per semester.
Other Benefits: Four-day pre-departure orientation workshop for grantee in Washington, D.C. Orientation workshop upon arrival in Prague, mid-year conference, Czech language course upon arrival (optional but recommended), book allowance (contingent upon the availability of funding).
Counterpart Agency: J. William Fulbright Commission for Educational Exchange in the Czech Republic, Prague. If you are a Czech citizen and would like more information on applying, please see the Commission’s web site at www.fulbright.cz for further details.
FRANCE
Dates: September through July
Estimated Awards: 7
Dependents: Permitted
Language Proficiency: Fluency in French required.
Teaching Assignment: English language and American literature and civilization. Placement in French junior and senior high schools or in the special two-year post-baccalaureate “Brevet de Technicien Supérieur” (BTS) classes (roughly equivalent to the community college level in the U.S.). Level may or may not correspond to the teaching assignment in the U.S. Exchanges are also possible with the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the French Antilles. Candidates should be aware, however, that the cost of living is higher in these areas than in metropolitan areas of France and the U.S.
Level/Subject: US teachers of French (grades 7-12). The French teacher’s U.S. assignment should consist only of French language, literature, and civilization.
Terms of Agreement: Direct exchange of teaching assignments. Requires that U.S. teacher obtain a leave of absence with pay from school administration. The U.S. school agrees to accept a teacher from France who has also secured a leave of absence with pay.
Transportation Award: Round-trip economy airfare, for grantee only, from airport nearest grantee’s home.
Other Allowances: U.S. participants will receive a $4000 maintenance allowance per semester. It is suggested that a couple with two children have available approximately $30,000 for the school year.
Other Benefits: Four-day pre-departure orientation workshop for grantee in Washington, D.C. Orientation/information meeting held in the Paris area shortly after arrival, organized by the Franco-American Commission (Fulbright Commission) and the Centre International d’études Pedagogiques (CIEP).
Counterpart Agency: The Franco-American Commission for Educational Exchange (Fulbright Commission) in cooperation with CIEP. If you are a French citizen and would like more information on applying, please see the web site of the Commission at www.fulbright-france.org and the website for CIEP at http://www.ciep.fr.
HUNGARY
Dates: September through June
Estimated Awards: 3
Dependents: Permitted
Language Proficiency: Language of instruction is English. Fluency in Hungarian not required, some ability highly useful.
Teaching Assignment: Teaching English as a foreign language, history, math, or art at a secondary institution in Hungary.
Level/Subject: Teachers (grades 7-12) of English as a second language, history, math, or art.
Terms of Agreement: Direct exchange of teaching assignments. Requires that U.S. teacher obtain a leave of absence with pay from school administration. The U.S. school agrees to accept a teacher from Hungary who has also secured a leave of absence with pay (Hungarian teacher will receive a maintenance allowance; no additional cost will accrue to the U.S. school).
Transportation Award: Round-trip economy airfare, for grantee only, from airport nearest grantee’s home.
Other Allowances: U.S. participants will receive a $4000 maintenance allowance per semester.
Other Benefits: Four-day pre-departure orientation workshop for grantee in Washington, D.C. Two orientation workshops upon arrival in Budapest: an orientation day in August dedicated to Teacher Exchange participants only and an orientation week for all U.S. Fulbright grantees to Hungary in the first week of September.
Counterpart Agency: The Hungarian-American Commission for Educational Exchange (Fulbright Commission), Budapest. If you are a Hungarian citizen and would like more information on applying, please see the web site of the Commission at www.fulbright.hu.
INDIA
Dates: Mid-August through December/January
Estimated Awards: 7
Dependents: Permitted
Language Proficiency: English
Teaching Assignment: English, math or science at a secondary school.
Level/Subject: Middle or high school teachers of English, math or science. Teachers of math or science must have a degree in the subject of instruction.
Terms of Agreement: Direct exchange of teaching assignments. Requires that U.S. teacher obtain a leave of absence with pay from school administration. The U.S. school agrees to accept a teacher from India who has also secured a leave of absence with pay (Indian teacher will receive a maintenance allowance; no additional cost will accrue to the U.S. school).
Transportation Award: Round-trip economy airfare, for grantee only, from airport nearest grantee’s home.
Other Allowances: U.S. participants will receive a $4000 maintenance allowance.
Other Benefits: Four-day pre-departure orientation workshop for grantee in Washington, D.C. and a Fulbright Commission sponsored orientation workshop in New Delhi, India.
Counterpart Agency: U.S.-India Educational Foundation (Fulbright Commission), New Delhi. If you are an Indian citizen and would like more information on applying, please see the Commission’s web site at www.usief.org.in.
MEXICO
Dates: August through early July
Estimated Awards: 7
Dependents: Permitted
Language Proficiency: Fluency in Spanish required
Teaching Assignment: English at a Mexican institution. (Depending on the level taught in the U.S.)
Level/Subject: Teachers of Spanish or ESL (K-12).
Terms of Agreement: Direct exchange of teaching assignments. Requires that U.S. teacher obtain a leave of absence with pay from school administration. The U.S. school agrees to accept a teacher from Mexico who has also secured a leave of absence with pay (Mexican teacher will receive a maintenance allowance; no additional cost will accrue to the U.S. school). U.S. teachers should be aware that Mexican class sizes average approximately 45 students and teachers usually teach 25 hours per week.
Transportation Award: Round-trip economy airfare, for the grantee only, from airport nearest grantee’s home, or reimbursement for certain expenses if grantee drives to Mexico.
Other Allowances: U.S. participants will also receive a $3000 maintenance allowance per semester.
Other Benefits: Four-day pre-departure orientation workshop for grantee in Washington, D.C. and mid-term meeting in Mexico City.
Counterpart Agency: U.S.-Mexico Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange (Fulbright-García Robles Commission), Mexico City. If you are a Mexican citizen and would like more information on applying, please see the Commission’s web site at www.comexus.org.mx.
SWITZERLAND
Dates: August through July
Estimated Awards: 2
Dependents: Permitted*
Language Proficiency: Proficiency in German, French or Italian strongly recommended.**
Teaching Assignment: English language and literature or other subjects for which the U.S. teacher has been trained or certified: foreign languages, math, science, history, geography, art, music or physical education. Placement may be at any type of Swiss secondary school.
Level/Subject: Teachers (grades 7-12) of German, French, Italian, English, English as a second language, Spanish, mathematics, science, history, geography, art, music, or physical education.
Terms of Agreement: Direct exchange of teaching assignments. Requires that U.S. teacher obtain a leave of absence with pay from school administration. The U.S. school agrees to accept a teacher from Switzerland who has also secured a leave of absence with pay (no additional cost will accrue to the U.S. school).
Transportation Award: Round-trip economy airfare, for grantee only, from airport nearest grantee’s home.
Other Allowances: U.S. participants will receive a $4000 maintenance allowance per semester. Please note that the cost of living in Switzerland is significantly higher than in the U.S. Applicants should budget accordingly.
Other Benefits: Four-day pre-departure orientation workshop for grantee in Washington, D.C. One day orientation workshop in Switzerland.
Counterpart Agency: If you are a Swiss citizen and would like more information on applying, please see the website of CH Youth Exchange, Solothurn at http://www.echanges.ch.
*Free schooling for dependent children in Swiss public schools.
** Language of instruction is generally English, except when teaching a foreign language, although some Swiss schools may request U.S. teachers teach non-language classes in German, French or Italian.
UNITED KINGDOM
Dates: August/September to mid to late July for year-long exchanges; August start for one-semester exchanges.
Estimated Awards: 20
Dependents: Permitted
Language Proficiency: English
Teaching Assignment: Any subject area, at any level from elementary through high school. U.S. teachers must follow the U.K. National Curriculum. Elementary school teachers will be expected to teach all core academic subjects in the U.K.: English, reading, and language arts, mathematics, social studies and science as well as physical education, music, art, and information technology. Some elementary schools will require teachers to teach religion.
Secondary schools in the U.K are comprised of students from ages 11-16 or 11-18. In order to be eligible for a match in a secondary school in the UK, U.S. applicants must be qualified to teach students from 11-18 years of age.
U.S. secondary school science teachers must be able to teach physics, chemistry and biology to 11-18 year olds in a secondary school in the U.K.
Level/Subject: Elementary and secondary school teachers. Any subject field.
Terms of Agreement: Direct exchange of teaching assignments. Requires that U.S. teacher obtain a leave of absence with pay from school administration. The U.S. school agrees to accept a teacher from the U.K. who has also secured a leave of absence with pay (no additional cost will accrue to the U.S. school).
Transportation Award: Round-trip economy airfare, for grantee only, from airport nearest grantee’s home.
Other Allowances: U.S. participants in year-long exchanges will receive a $4000 maintenance allowance per semester. Grantees should have available for the school year a net sum, including salary, or at least £25,000 for a single teacher and £30,000 for a family of four. Additional funds would be necessary for international vacation travel or purchase of a car while abroad. Teachers appointed to the London metropolitan area and other major cities will require additional funds.
Other Benefits: Four-day pre-departure orientation workshop for grantee in Washington, D.C.
Counterpart Agency: British Council, Belfast. If you are a UK citizen and are interested in applying, please see the British Council's website at http://www.britishcouncil.org.
