Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program

The Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program will provide opportunities to up to eight Indian secondary school teachers (6th to 12th grades) of English, Mathematics, or Science to participate in direct exchange of positions with US teachers for the semester beginning August/September 2011. Indian teachers selected for this exchange will have the opportunity to work within a US school system and experience US society and culture. Similarly, US teachers will work in an Indian school and share their expertise. The perspective will benefit both the Indian and US teachers and flow through to their students, schools and communities.

Duration of the Grant: One semester (August-December 2011/January 2012) 

Eligibility Requirements
In addition to the General Prerequisites, the applicant should:

• have a master's degree in English, Mathematics, or Science subjects with a teacher training degree;
• be a full time teacher (6th to 12th grades) with five or more years of experience in a recognized secondary school; and
• must be eligible to obtain leave with pay during the period of exchange. 

School's Agreement to Host
Direct exchange of teaching assignments requires that the Indian school also agree to accept a teacher from the US. The Indian school will have no financial obligations with regard to the US teacher.  However, the school should be willing to facilitate housing for the US teacher. Both the US and Indian teachers must secure a leave of absence with pay.

If an Indian teacher is proposed for an exchange, his/her school will have the opportunity to review the credentials of the US teacher who will be exchanging the position with the Indian teacher, and to accept or reject the proposed exchange arrangement.  In order for an exchange to take place, it must be accepted by the US teacher, the US school administrators, the Indian teacher and the Indian school administrators, and must be approved by the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB). The US exchange teacher requires clearance by the Government of India.

Grant Benefits
The grant will provide a monthly stipend, round-trip economy class air travel, modest settling-in and material allowance, and accident and sickness coverage per US Government guidelines.

Note: No allowance or travel is provided for dependents and the stipend provided under the grant is not sufficient to support family members. Scholars with accompanying dependents must have adequate personal funds to support their stay in the U.S.

How to Apply
Please refer to Application Procedure and Guidelines and Download Application Forms. In addition, Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program applicants are also advised to request three referees, one of whom should be the immediate supervisor, to send in their recommendations directly to the Executive Director, USIEF, 12 Hailey Road, New Delhi 110 001. The recommendation of the immediate supervisor should be on the Immediate Supervisor Reference for Applicant form and the remaining two recommendations on the Reference for Applicant form.

Application Due Date: September 15, 2010.