Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program

The program equips educators to bring an international perspective to their schools through targeted training, experience abroad, and global collaboration.

Program Specifications

• Participants in the Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program will:
  • Complete a rigorous, semester-long online course focused on best practices in global education.
  • Gather for an in-person professional development workshop in Washington, D.C.
  • Travel abroad for two to three weeks to immerse themselves in another country’s culture and education system.
  • Create a global education guide that serves as a resource in their local community to share the skills, experiences, and resources they have developed throughout the program.

Benefits

• Participants receive funding that covers participation in the online global education course, as well as airfare, lodging, meals, and incidentals for the Global Education Symposium in Washington, D.C., and travel abroad for the international field experience.

Duration

• Online Global Education Course (September – December):
  • The online global education course combines simultaneous and self-paced coursework during the fall semester. Participants should be prepared for a thoughtful, content-rich, and rigorous experience with many opportunities built in for practical application and collaboration.
• Global Education Symposium in Washington, D.C. (February):
  • Participants gather in Washington, D.C., for an in-person professional learning workshop to build networks, collaborate, and develop strategies to enhance global learning.
• International Field Experience (Spring – Summer):
  • Participants’ two to three-week international field experience provides them with an opportunity to experience another country’s history, education system, and culture.
• Global Education Guide (ongoing):
  • During the program, participants create a global education guide that serves as a resource for their local community to build global awareness and mutual understanding.

Eligible Countries

• Brazil, Colombia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, Uruguay.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program is open to full-time elementary, middle, and high school educators who are employed at a public, private (secular or faith-based), or charter school in the United States, or within the Department of Defense Education Activity. Applicants are welcome from a wide range of disciplines. These include, but are not limited to, the humanities, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), English Language Arts, ESL/ESOL, library and media, the arts, and special education.
• To be eligible for the Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program, the applicant must:
  • be a U.S. citizen who resides in the United States, a U.S. territory, or who works on a campus within the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA).
  • hold at least a bachelor’s degree.
  • have a minimum of three years of full-time instructional experience in a U.S. K-12 educational institution.
  • be currently employed full-time in a U.S. K-12 educational institution with a minimum of 50% of contracted hours in a student-facing role.
  • have not resided abroad for five or more consecutive years in the six-year period preceding the date of application (a candidate who has lived outside the United States, a U.S. territory, or a school associated with the Department of Defense Education Activity for nine months or more during a calendar year is deemed to have resided abroad for that year).

Selection Criteria

• Applications are encouraged from individuals who:
  • work in high-need schools or districts, defined as having a student population that is of high socioeconomic need, especially where 40% or more qualifies for Free and Reduced-Price Meals (FARMS).
  • have had at least five years of full-time K-12 teaching experience in the United States, a U.S. territory, or a school associated with the Department of Defense Education Activity.
  • demonstrate commitment to remaining in U.S. K-12 education following their participation in the program.
  • have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
  • do not hold a Ph.D. in international education or a closely related field.
  • have not participated in another Fulbright Program and/or had recent significant professional experience abroad. Professional experience abroad includes study, teaching, research, or professional development. It does not include personal travel, undergraduate study abroad, leading student trips, religious or volunteer trips, service in the U.S. Armed Forces, or serving in the Peace Corps.

For more information, visit Fulbright Teacher Exchanges.