Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program 2022-23

The fellows will be selected through a merit-based open competition based on the following criteria - 

• Demonstration of a commitment to elementary or secondary education
• Demonstration of leadership potential
• Professional and educational experience and achievements
• Potential for developing long-term linkages between US and Indian educational institutions and schools
• Preparedness for an intensive US-based training program with very limited free time for personal travel or sightseeing
• Willingness and capacity to work and live collaboratively with international peers to foster a positive learning community for professional development
• Articulated ideas for applying program experience for improving primary or secondary education in the home country upon return
• Ability to express ideas clearly and effectively
• Adequate English language skills to manage coursework, develop lesson plans and team-teach in US schools

• Teacher trainers working with elementary or secondary pre-service or in-service teachers are eligible to apply.
• The candidates should plan to continue working in elementary or secondary education for at least five years after the conclusion of the program.
• Primary and secondary level library media specialists, guidance counselors, curriculum specialists, special education coordinators, and administrators who spend at least fifty percent of their time teaching or working directly with students may also apply to the program.
• Dependents can accompany the program participants. 
• Grantees are responsible for all costs for family members while in the US and must demonstrate that they have sufficient funds available to support their family while in the US.
• USIEF will provide fee vouchers toward the TOEFL exam for applicants who are selected as nominees and have not taken the IELTS or TOEFL test. The nominee should possess an internet-based TOEFL score of 61 or an IELTS score of 6.5.
• Preference will be given to applicants who are members of or who work with students from under-served communities or traditionally underrepresented groups including but not limited to women, racial, ethnic and religious minorities, people with disabilities, the LGBTI community. 
• Preference will also be given to applicants who have had few or no opportunities to travel to the US, and who have not previously received a Fulbright grant.
• Teachers who have participated in the Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) program may apply for Fulbright DAI.
• The shortlisted candidates will be interviewed by a committee in New Delhi which will select nominees whose names will be forwarded to Washington, D.C. for further consideration.
• Please do not send the paper copy of the application form.