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A Call for Grant Proposals
Many returned Fulbright teachers stay involved with the Teacher Exchange Program through both formal and informal alumni networks. The Fulbright Teacher Exchange office at the State Department recognizes the significant personal and financial contributions teachers make toward pursuing the goals of the international exchange. Alumni groups and individuals are involved in a host of activities: they provide support for current foreign teachers, recruit applicants for the program, provide pre-departure orientation services to U.S. Teachers, and make presentations at professional, community and school events. Fulbright groups are as diverse as the returned Fulbrighters who organize them; however, membership gives alumni a sense of a shared and common experience and the power to affect change. The Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program is dedicated to expending the network of returned Fulbright teachers and friends of the program who share the common goal of working toward greater international understanding in their communities.
The National Humanities Center's Fulbright at Fifty Report recommended that the Fulbright program should 'engage alumni' so as to 'internationalize' communities in the U.S. The Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program is committed to supporting alumni groups and their activities. To that end, a grant program was established to help fund the activities of returned Fulbright teachers.
Grant Applications
The Fulbright Teacher Exchange office at the U.S. State Department is awarding up to twenty $1,500.00 grants per year on a competitive basis to individual alumni teachers, small groups of two or more alumni, alumni organizations, or Fulbright Association chapters that support the above goals and activities. We encourage alumni to be creative and pursue projects that meet local or regional interests. Proposals that demonstrate long-term impact and collaborative activities are preferred. Grant proposals should be no longer than two pages and should include the following:
- A contact person's name, address, E-mail, and phone number.
- Names, years, and exchange countries of all Fulbright alumni and current teachers involved in the activity.
- Name of organization and number of members, if applicable.
- A description of the goals and activity/activities.
- A budget breakdown and narrative.
Grant proposals will be reviewed by the Fulbright Teacher Exchange staff at the U.S. State Department and awarded on an ongoing basis. Please submit grant applications to Karmen Baretich; Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program; Graduate School, USDA; 600 Maryland Ave., SW #320; Washington, DC 20024-2520. Telephone: 202-314-3502, Fax: 202-479-6806, E-mail: karmen_baretich@grad.usda.gov. Grants are considered for an October 15 deadline and a January 30 deadline. Upon completion of your activity, federal guidelines require that you send expense receipts to the U.S. State Department as well as a brief but complete report documenting the activities performed during the grant.
Please download and fill in the attached application in Word format and mail it to the address indicated on the application.
Questions about applications or the grant process can be directed to Karmen Baretich at the contact information listed above.
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