Deadline: 8 March 2025
The U.S. Embassy in Egypt Fulbright’s Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program will bring international secondary-level teachers to the United States for a six-week program to take academic seminars for professional development at a host university and to observe and share their expertise with teachers and students at the host university and at local secondary schools.
Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement participants attend academic seminars at a host university that focus on topics such as new teaching methodologies, student-centered learning, instructional technology, and content-based instruction. Participants complete a minimum of 40 hours in a field experience with a U.S. partner educator of their same or a similar discipline in a local secondary school. Participants also learn about the United States and their host communities through an offering of cultural activities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must:
- Be a current secondary-level (middle and high school), full-time teachers of English, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), math, science, foreign language, social studies, journalism, or communications, including special education teachers in those subjects, at institutions serving primarily a local population.
- Have minimum of three years of full-time teaching experience by the start of the program, with a preference for those who have completed at least five years of full-time teaching.
- Have demonstrated oral and written English language proficiency.
- Come from institutions seeking to introduce aspects of U.S. studies into its curricula, enhance existing courses on the United States, or offer specialized seminars/workshops for professionals.
- Be a citizen, national, or permanent resident of Egypt.
- Have little or no prior experience living in or visiting the United States.
Selection Criteria
- Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement participants are selected through an open competition. Applications are reviewed by U.S. Embassies and/or Fulbright Commissions in participating countries and nominated according to a number of evaluation criteria.
- Preference will be given for applicants who have not participated in another Fulbright program and/or have not had significant previous professional experience abroad in the last five years (study, teaching, research, or employment). The Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board approves all final nominations.
- In an effort to reflect the diversity of the United States and global society, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs programs, funding, and other activities encourage the involvement of U.S. and international participants from traditionally underrepresented groups, including women, racial and ethnic minorities, and people with disabilities. Opportunities are open to people regardless of their race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, geographic location, socioeconomic status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The Bureau is committed to fairness, equity, and inclusion.
For more information, visit U.S. Embassy in Egypt.
