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Awards > Awards for Argentine citizens > Awards for Teachers of English
 
Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Awards

Purpose
Grants offered by the Fulbright Commission and the Argentine Ministry of Education to enable Argentine teachers of English to work as Language Assistants in universities or colleges in the United States.

Specific Eligibility Criteria
In addition to the general requirements, candidates must show proof of:

  • Argentine Citizenship
  • English Teacher (Tertiary or University Degree)
  • Submit Application form in English (two copies); in Spanish (one original).
  • Résumé and evidence of teaching experience.
  • GPA: 7 (seven)
  • Academic / Professional Recommendation Letters
  • Between 21 and 29 years old
  • Teaching Experience
  • Pass the IBT TOEFL (passing score is 79/80)
  • Ability and interest in: establishing relationships within the host community, and transmitting the home culture, history, and traits
  • The grantee will not be allowed to take her/his family along during the grant

Benefits
Roundtrip airfare, living expenses, housing, health insurance, and tuition for mandatory courses.

Duration
9 to 10 months beginning in August, every year.

Deadline
November 6th, 2009

Application form
Please, send your applications to the Fulbright Commission only.


Or request a copy to:
Comisión de Intercambio Educativo entre los Estados Unidos y Argentina
Viamonte 1653, 2 Piso
1055 - Buenos Aires
Teléfono: (011) 4814 3561/62
Fax: (011) 4814-1377
Email:

Also to:

Ministerio de Educación
Dirección de Cooperación Internacional
Pizzurno 935, Piso 2do, Of. 231
1020 – Buenos Aires
Telefax: (011) 4129 1187

Teaching Excellence and Achievement awards

Overview
Scholarships for teachers of English from the Western Hemisphere (including Argentina), Eurasia, South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The grantees will travel to the United States to participate in a 6-week professional development program at a U.S. university. The professional development program will include coursework and intensive training in teaching methodologies, lesson planning, teaching strategies for the participants’ home environment, educational leadership, as well as the use of computers for Internet, word processing, and as teaching tools. The 6-week program will include a 2 to 3-week internship at a secondary school. Trips to U.S. cultural sites and academic support will be provided for participants throughout the program. In April 2012 a cohort of 40 U.S. teachers will reciprocate the visits of the international teachers. Each U.S. teacher will be hosted by an alumni school in the participating country where they will team-teach, and discuss best teaching practices, curriculum, and educational issues in the host country.

Eligible applicants must be:

  • Secondary-level, full-time teachers with five or more years of classroom experience in English as a Foreign Language after graduating
  • Citizens of Argentina.
  • Degree in Teaching of English from a University or Instituto del Profesorado (minimum four- year course work) .
  • GPA 7 points or more
  • English proficiency equivalent to 550 TOEFL.
  • Excellent academic and professional background.
  • Up to 45 years old

Benefits
The TEA fellowship is fully funded and provides:

• J-1 visa support;
• Round-trip airfare from participant’s home city to and within the United States;
• A Welcome Orientation in Washington, D.C.;
• University training program;
• Accident and sickness coverage;
• Housing (generally shared with other program participants) and meals;
• Transportation allowance for travel to school internship (if necessary);
• Book allowance;
• An End of Program Conference hosted by one of the TEA host universities in the U.S.;
• The opportunity to host a U.S. teacher for two weeks; and
• The opportunity to apply for follow-on grants

Duration
Six weeks in February or September, 2011.

Deadline
April 26, 2010

Applications for the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program can be obtained and submitted by contacting:

Fulbright Commission: Viamonte 1653, P. 2º, C1055ABE, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA; tel.: (011) 48143561/62

info@fulbright.com.ar; www.fulbright.edu.ar

Distinguished Award Program

Overview
The program brings highly accomplished primary and secondary english teachers to the U.S. for a semester-long program. International participants will be placed at a U.S. host university with a respected School of Education. The host university will provide a broad range of resources in the teachers’ fields of teaching expertise. In addition, participants may enroll in graduate level classes, conduct research, lead classes and seminars for U.S. teachers and students, and engage in other teaching related activities. During the program Distinguished Teachers will work toward the completion of a capstone project of their own design. Additionally, the teachers may team teach and conduct occasional master classes as part of the in-service training of teachers at local secondary schools. Upon returning home, teachers will be expected to share knowledge and experience gained on the program with teachers and students in their home schools and with their communities.

Eligible applicants must be:

  • Hold an undergraduate degree in English Teaching from an accredited school in the home country
  • Hold citizenship and be residents in Argentina;
  • Be full time teachers;
  • Have at least five years teaching experience;
  • Demonstrate experience conducting and leading professional development activities;
  • Be up to 52 years old;
  • Possess a paper based TOEFL score of 550 (213 Computer Based TOEFL, 79 Internet Based TOEFL) or an IELTS score of 6.5; Applicants not holding any of these tests can submit their applications and, if selected, will be required to pass the official IBT TOEFL at a later date.
  • Candidates who have had a Fulbright grant before cannot apply

Benefits
The DAT fellowship is fully funded and provides:

-Roundtrip airfare;
-Program costs: tuition, room and board, and transportation are covered by the grant; participants will receive a maintenance allowance designed to assist with the costs of food and lodging during the U.S. program.
- Distinguished Teachers will also have the opportunity to apply for professional enrichment funds to support development, research, or cover expenses of attending a conference or workshop related to their fields of teaching expertise.
- J-1 exchange visa sponsored by the U.S.Government
- Dependents may accompany program participants; all dependants’ expenses, however, will be paid for by the grantee
- Health insurance (for emergencies only)

Application Guidelines
Please read the following instructions before starting your application form:

Download the application form

Please follow these guidelines for submitting your application materials:

Send by regular mail by the deadline or bring the materials to the Fulbright office in person (in one envelope only and within a transparent folder) one stapled copy of all the documents arranged as follows (print A4 sheets):

1. Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board form
2. Original application
3. Responses to the five short essay questions
4. Capstone project proposal narrative
5. Resume or Curriculum Vitae
6. Completed “Letter of Recommendation” forms (2)
7. Copies of any previous teaching or leadership awards
8. Certified university transcripts (1 copy for each university attended)
9. TOEFL score (for applicants that have already passed this test)

Please note that only preselected candidates will be required to submit the “Sabbatical Leave Authorization Form” and the“Administrador Referral Form” that are part of the application form.

Comisión de Intercambio Educativo entre Estados Unidos y Argentina
Viamonte 1653 2º (C1055ABE) Buenos Aires, Argentina - Tel (54 11) 4814.3561/2/1956, (54 11) 4811.1494 - Fax: 4814.1377 -