International Exchange Opportunities from the

U.S. Department of State

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Diversity

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State strives to ensure that its efforts reflect the diversity of U.S. society and societies abroad. The Bureau seeks and encourages the involvement of

people from traditionally underrepresented audiences in all its grants, programs and other activities and in its workforce and workplace. Opportunities are open to people regardless of their race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, geographic location, socio-economic status, disability (physical or mental), sexual orientation or gender identity.

The Bureau is committed to fairness, equity and inclusion.

Fulbright Programs– U.S. Scholar Program– U.S. International Education

Administrators Program– Specialists Program– U.S. Student Program– Scholar-In-Residence Program– Visiting Scholar Program– Occasional Lecturer Fund– Foreign Language Teaching

Assistant Program English Language Programs Global Undergraduate Exchange

Programs

Gilman Scholarship Program Community College Initiative

Program Critical Language Scholarship

Program Study of the U.S. Institutes EducationUSA Advising Centers International Visitor Leadership

Program Office of Citizen Exchanges National Clearinghouse on

Disability and Exchange International Education Week

Exchange Programs and Activities

The Fulbright Program

The U.S. Government’s flagship international academic exchange program

Legislation created by Senator Fulbright signed in 1946

Aims to foster mutual understanding between peoples through educational exchange

More than 310,000 alumni from the United States and 150 countries worldwide

http://fulbright.state.gov

www.cies.org/us_scholars

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Provides grants to U.S. faculty and professionals to lecture and research abroad in a variety of academic and professional fields

2 months to one academic year in more than 125 countries

Over 800 awards each year: 75% lecturers; 25% researchers

http://www.cies.org/IEA/

Fulbright International Education Administrators Program

Short-term seminars abroad for U.S. international education professionals and senior higher education officers

Grantees establish networks with U.S. and international colleagues

France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Russia

Fulbright Specialists Program

Grants to U.S. faculty and professionals to serve as expert consultants for educational institutions worldwide.

Grants are available for two to six weeks.

Approximately 300 awards available each year worldwide.

Fulbright Specialists: Develop and/or assess academic

curricula or educational materials. Conduct needs assessment and

surveys. Take part in specialized academic programs and conferences. Present lectures and seminars. Contribute to faculty development.www.cies.org/specialists

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

Grants to U.S. college graduates and graduate students to study or conduct research abroad or serve as a teaching assistant overseas

Grants are for one academic year in more than 130 countries worldwide

Over 1,800 awards annually

http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html

For U.S. Institutions: Fulbright Scholar-In-Residence Program (S-I-R) Bring visiting scholars from abroad to

lecture at U.S. colleges and universities.

Grants are for one semester or an academic year for teaching, primarily at the undergraduate level

Other activities often include: Giving campus-wide and community

lectures Helping to initiate international

programs Contributing to curriculum

development

Preference is given to Minority Serving Institutions, community colleges, and small liberal arts colleges www.cies.org/sir

A sampling of Institutions that Recently Hosted Fulbright Scholars-in-Residence

Alverno College, WI Bellevue Community College, WA Beloit College, WI Benedictine University, IL Bluefield State College, WV California St. U., San Marcos California State Univ. – Stanislaus Central Florida Community

College College of Wooster, OH Davidson County Comm. Coll., NC Drake University, IA Huston-Tillotson University, TX Lehigh University, PA Montgomery Cty Comm.Coll., PA

Mt. Wachusett Comm. Coll., MA North Carolina Central University Northern Arizona University Northwest Indian College, WA Randolph-Macon College, VA Southeast Missouri St. Univ. Southern Univ. and A&M Coll., LA Towson State University, MD Univ. of Arkansas-Fort Smith Universidad del Este, PR University of Colorado-Denver University of Guam University of North Texas Virginia State University Wittenburg University, OH

For U.S. Institutions:Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program

Brings foreign scholars to lecture and/or conduct postdoctoral research at U.S. institutions.

Grants are available for one semester or an academic year.

More than 800 scholars come to the United States each year under this program.

http://www.cies.org/vs_scholars/vs_awards/

For U.S. Institutions: Fulbright Occasional Lecturer Fund

Enables Fulbright Visiting Scholars already in the United States to visit other campuses.

Grants are available for a two to five day period and cover travel costs while the host institution provides accommodations.

Occasional Lecturers: Lecture to individual classes. Participate in department or campus-wide lectures. Address community organizations and school

districts.

www.cies.org/olf

For U.S. Institutions:Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program

www.iie.org/fulbright/flta

• Grants to young, foreign teachers of English to teach their native languages on U.S. campuses

• Grants are for one academic year

• Over 400 awards annually

• Teaching Assistants:

– Teach two classes per semester

– Enroll in courses related to U.S. studies and teaching methodologies

– Strengthen U.S. institutions’ foreign language instruction.

– Refine personal teaching methodologies

• Arabic• Bengali• Chinese• Dari• Dutch• Gujarati• Hausa

• Hindi• Urdu• Indonesian• Japanese• Kazakh• Kiswahili

• Korean• Kyrgyz• Malay• Mongolian• Persian• Portuguese

• French• Gaelic

(Irish)• German• Italian• Spanish

• Pashto• Punjabi• Russian• Tagalog• Tajik• Thai

• Turkish• Uzbek• Yoruba• Wolof• Finnish

Does your institution have a Fulbright representative on campus?

If so, do you know who they are? If not, we encourage you to do so.

Exchange Program Alumni: Staying Engaged After Returning Home

U.S. Fulbright Association Advocating increased worldwide support for Fulbright exchanges Facilitating lifelong interaction among alumni and current

participants Established in 1977; Nearly 10,000 members 48 chapters throughout the United States

State Alumni Interactive, dynamic and password-protected website Network with other alumni from around the globe Access free resources such as jobs and research databases,

including more than 20,000 journals, newspapers and publications.

http://www.fulbright.org

http://www.alumni.state.gov

English as a Second Language Programs

English Language Fellow ProgramGrants to qualified EFL/ESL professionals for projects with universities, teacher-training institutions, and bi-national centers worldwide

English Language Specialist ProgramGrants to U.S. academics in TEFL/TESL for projects in curriculum and teaching development.

http://elf.georgetown.edu http://exchanges.state.gov/education/engteaching/specialists

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program

Grants to U.S. undergraduate students to participate in study abroad programs worldwide.Awards up to $8000More than 2300 awards annuallyRecipients must currently:

Be a U.S. citizen,Be enrolled at 2-year or 4-year undergraduate college or university, Be receiving Federal Pell Grant Funding.

www.iie.org/gilman

Some Past Recipients of Gilman Scholarships

Cora Hagemann Anoka Ramsey Community College Costa Rica Otilia Husu Arizona State University Australia Salena Barnes Bennett College Greece Meredith Hoffman City University of New York, Lehman College Japan Jayme Temple Coastal Georgia Community College Finland Hennither Cole Coppin State University Spain Kimberly Howell Cornell University Dominican Republic Terence Swaine Evergreen State College Hungary Aria Strack Lewis & Clark College China Mara Dajevskis New York University Ghana Nathaniel Lewis II North Carolina A&T University Russia Nikki Helvey Rogue Community College Italy Michael Taylor San Diego City Community College France Lishaun FrancisSpelman College South Africa Erin Gentry St. Edwards University India Garrett Wilkerson Texas A&M University, College Station South Korea Patrick Friedel University of Iowa Egypt James Orr University of Oregon Ecuador Lisandra Colon University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Argentina

Colleges and Universities-Opportunities to Host

Global Undergraduate Exchange ProgramScholarships for students from Eurasia, the Near East, South Asia, East Asia and the Pacific and the Western Hemisphere to pursue one year of non-degree studies in the United States

Community College Initiative ProgramScholarships for students from selected countries worldwide to pursue one year of non-degree studies in the United State at U.S. community colleges.

http://www.exchanges.state.gov/academicexchanges/guep.html

http://exchanges.state.gov/globalexchanges

Colleges and Universities-Opportunities to host

Study of the U.S. Institutes4-6 week intensive academic programs for small groups of foreign scholars or undergraduates

http://exchanges.state.gov/education/academicexchanges/scholars; exchanges.state.gov/education/academicexchanges/students

Critical Language Scholarship Program

Grants for U.S. undergraduate, and graduate students to learn critical foreign languages

More than 600 scholarships for intensive overseas language study

Beginning, intermediate and advanced level programs

Languages include: Azerbaijani, Arabic, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, Urdu, Indonesian, Japanese

www.clscholarship.org

EducationUSA Advising Centers

Provides information and guidance for prospective international students about opportunities for study in the United States

Approximately 400 centers worldwide

EducationUSA provides info on: U.S. colleges and universities Financial aid Standardized testing Application procedures Living in the United States Promote your college or

university through the EducationUSA network http://educationusa.state.gov

“My experience at the advising center had a major impact in my educational pursuits, and I have benefited from valuable advice,

resources, and unique opportunities.”-Thiago, Brazil

International VisitorLeadership Program

Grants to International Visitors to come to the U.S. to meet and confer with their professional counterparts.

International Visitors: Are established or potential

foreign leaders in government, public policy, media, education, labor, the arts, and other key fields.

Participate in professional meetings and cultural activities.

www.nciv.org

Office of Citizen Exchanges

Promotes professional interaction on a global scale through a variety of exchange programs: Cultural Programs Professional Exchanges Sports Programs Youth Programs

Provides foreign participants with the opportunity to enhance their knowledge so they can better address the challenges facing their countries

Offers Americans the opportunity to share their experience with foreign counterparts.

Offers individual and institutional grantshttp://exchanges.state.gov/citizens/index.html

National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange

Provides resources to promote the participation in international exchange programs by people with disabilities

Information about the range of international opportunities available to people with disabilities

Guidance and assistance to secondary and postsecondary educational institutions and exchange organizations about the ways to increase participation of people with disabilities in their exchange programs

http://www.miusa.org/ncde

International Education Week: November 11-15, 2013

Purpose: To promote and celebrate the value and relevance of international education

Campuses are encouraged to hold activities celebrating international education

A joint effort between the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education

http://iew.state.gov/

Websites

U.S. Department of State www.state.gov Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs http://exchanges.state.gov/ Fulbright Program http://fulbright.state.gov Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program www.cies.org/us_scholars Fulbright U.S. International Education Administrators Program http://www.cies.org/IEA/ Fulbright Specialists Program www.cies.org/specialists Fulbright U.S. Student Program http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html Fulbright Scholar-In-Residence www.cies.org/sir Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program http://www.cies.org/vs_scholars/vs_awards/ Fulbright Occasional Lecture Fund www.cies.org/olf Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program www.iie.org/fulbright/flta Fulbright Association http://www.fulbright.org State Alumni http://alumni.state.gov English Language Fellow Program http://elf.georgetown.edu English Language Specialist Program http://exchanges.state.gov/education/engteaching/specialists.htm Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship Program www.iie.org/gilman Global Undergraduate Exchange Program exchanges.state.gov/academicexchanges/guep.html Community College Initiative http://exchanges.state.gov/globalexchanges Critical Language Scholarship Program clscholarship.org Study of the U.S. Institutes http://exchanges.state.gov/education/academicexchanges/scholars; /students EducationUSA Advising Centers http://educationusa.state.gov International Visitor Leadership Program exchanges.state.gov/ivlp/ivlp.html Office of Citizen Exchanges exchanges.state.gov/citizens/iddex.html National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange www.miusa.org/ncde International Education Week http://iew.state.gov

For Further Information:

David Levin Senior Program Manager & Diversity Coordinator Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs U.S. Department of State 2200 C Street, NW, Fourth Floor Washington, DC 20522-0504

Phone: 202-632-3236 LevinDN@state.gov Fax: 202-632-6490