Apply Now: Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (Tajikistan)

The Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (FTEA) Program provides international secondary-level teachers with unique opportunities to develop expertise in their subject areas, enhance their teaching skills, and increase their knowledge about the United States. FTEA consists of a six-week non-degree, non-credit customized academic program, which includes seminars on new teaching methodologies, student-centered learning, content-based instruction, lesson planning, and instructional technology. Participants will also take part in a practicum in a U.S. secondary school near their host university to work closely with U.S. teachers and teach and present to U.S. students.  Cultural enrichment, mentoring, and support will be provided throughout the program.  The international participants will travel to the United States in two cohorts of approximately 80 teachers each in in Spring 2026 and Fall 2026. Fulbright Teachers support people-to-people diplomacy throughout their time in the United States, in U.S. host classrooms and communities.

Benefits

• The TEA fellowship is fully funded and provides:
  • Funding to cover Internet-based TOEFL (iBT) testing
  • J-1 visa support
  • A pre-departure orientation held in participant’s home country
  • Round-trip airfare to and within the United States
  • An end-of program workshop in Washington, DC.
  • Academic program fees
  • Housing (generally shared with other program fellows) and meals
  • Accident and sickness medical insurance coverage
  • Transportation to the teaching practicum school (if necessary)
  • A daily allowance for meals and incidentals during the academic program
  • A baggage/shipping allowance (domestic and international)
  • A book/professional development allowance

Eligibility Criteria

• Current secondary level (middle and high school), full-time teachers of English, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), math, science, social studies, including special education teachers in those subjects at an institution serving primarily a local population.
• Have earned a bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Be citizens and residents of Tajikistan.
• Minimum of three years of experience of full-time teaching by the start of program, with a preference for those who have completed at least five years of full-time experience.
• Proficient in written and spoken English with a paper based TOEFL score of 450 or TOEFL iBT score of 45 or higher.
• Continue teaching after completion of the program; and
• Have submitted a complete online application.

For more information, visit U.S. Embassy in Tajikistan.