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GROUP PROJECTS ABROAD PROGRAM FOR U.S. TEACHERS The Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program provides grants to support overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies by teachers, students and faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Projects may include short-term seminars, curriculum development, group research or study, or advanced intensive language programs. Projects must focus on the humanities, social sciences and languages and on one or more of the following areas: Africa, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, the Western Hemisphere (Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean), East Central Europe and Eurasia, and the Near East. Applications that propose projects focused on Canada or Western Europe will not be funded. The GPA program oversees two competitions: one annually and the other every three years.
It holds an annual competition for the following: (A) Short-Term Seminars
The Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad program is designed to help integrate international studies into an institution's or school system's general curriculum. Seminars are normally five to six weeks in length and focus on a particular aspect of area studies, such as the culture of the area or a portion of the culture.
(B) A Curriculum Development Team
A curriculum development team, composed of several faculty members or teachers or administrators, may spend four to six weeks in a foreign country or region acquiring resource materials for curriculum development in the modern foreign language or area studies programs. Resource materials may include artifacts, documents, books, educational films, museum reproductions, recordings, and other instructional materials. The project shall provide a systemic use and dissemination in the US. (C) Group Research or Study Projects
A group research or study project is designed to permit a group of faculty from institutions of higher education and graduate and undergraduate students to undertake research or study in a foreign country or region for a period of three to twelve months. The institution should make arrangements for any clearances or affiliations necessary for conducting research in the host country. It holds a competition every three years for the following: Advanced Overseas Intensive Language Projects
An advanced overseas intensive language project is designed to take advantage of the opportunities present in the foreign country by providing intensive advanced foreign language training. Language training shall be given at the advanced level, i.e., at the level equivalent to that provided to students who have successfully completed at least two academic years of language training. The language to be studied shall be indigenous to the host country and maximum use shall be made of local institutions and personnel. Under the grant, an advanced overseas intensive language project period may range up to three years. Project activities may be carried out during a full year, an academic year, a semester, a trimester, a quarter, or a summer. Duration: Ranges from five weeks to three years, depending on the project. Eligibility:
A faculty member in modern foreign languages or area studies Or a teacher in an elementary or secondary school Or an experienced educator responsible for planning, conducting, or supervising programs in modern foreign languages or area studies at the elementary, secondary, or postsecondary levels or A graduate student or a junior or senior in an institution of higher education, who plans a teaching career in modern foreign languages or area studies. Grant Benefits: The grant does not provide funds for project-related expenses within the United States. Grant funds may be used only for the following:
Round-trip international travels A local travel allowance for necessary project-related transportation within the country of study (exclusive of the purchase of transportation equipment) Purchase of project-related artifacts, books, and other teaching materials in the country of study Rent for instructional facilities in the country of study Clerical and professional services performed by resident instructional personnel in the country of study Other expenses in the country of study, if necessary for the project's success and approved in advance by the U.S. Department of Education. Procedure To Apply: Application Deadline: Please visit the website for up-to-date information. Website: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
