Deadline: 6 April 2025
The U.S. Embassy in Lithuania has launched its Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program to 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.
Benefits
- The TEA fellowship is fully funded and provides:
- J‐1 visa support
- A pre‐departure orientation held in participant’s home country
- Round‐trip airfare to and within the U.S
- A welcome Orientation in Washington, D.C.
- 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 closing Workshop in Washington, D.C.
- The opportunity to apply for alumni small grants
Eligibility Criteria
- Current secondary-level (middle and high school) full-time teachers of
- English,
- English as a Foreign Language (EFL),
- Math,
- Science,
- Lithuanian language,
- Social studies,
- Special education (including in the subjects above).
- Teachers should work at institutions serving primarily a local population (12-18 year students), must have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, minimum of three years of full-time teaching experience by the start of the program, demonstrate oral and written English language proficiency.
For more information, visit U.S. Embassy in Lithuania.
