Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad ProgramApplication Deadline: Dec. 18, 2020The Seminars Abroad Program provides U.S. educators in the social sciences and humanities with opportunities to participate in short-term seminars abroad to improve their understanding and knowledge of the peoples and cultures of other countries. In 2021, summer seminars will be offered in Iceland, Morocco, and Mexico. Each seminar features educational lectures and interactive, cultural activities specifically designed for educators, including visits to local schools and organizations and meetings with education administrators, government officials, policymakers, teachers, and students. Participants draw on their experiences during the program to create new or to enhance cross-cultural curricula for use in their U.S. classrooms and school systems. Sixteen educators participate in each seminar. The program covers airfare, room and board, and program costs. Teacher participants are responsible for a cost-share of $650. The deadline to apply is Dec. 18, 2020. For more information, please visit:https://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpssap/applicant.html
COMING SOON!Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad ProgramApplications Available (Estimated): January 2021The Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program provides grants to institutions and private, nonprofit educational entities to organize programs for K-12 teachers, postsecondary students, and faculty. The program provides opportunities for participants to engage in short-term or long-term overseas projects focused on training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies. GPA short-term projects include seminars, curriculum development, and group research or study. GPA long-term projects offer intensive advanced language training programs overseas and opportunities to use the language in the culture of the host country. The program competition will be announced in the coming weeks via the Federal Register and IFLE’s website. Please check the GPA Program “Applicant Information” webpage for updates.
I am a career coach, consultant, and head of a not for profit - the Forage Center - that offers humanitarian education training. I also teach at George Mason University and Drexel University. A one time lawyer, I spent many years teaching in a community college where I was a Fulbright U.S. Scholar teaching in Estonia. I'm the author of Peace Jobs: A Student's Guide to Starting a Career Working for Peace (IAP 2016). I've been married to my best friend for over 31 years and we have two well adjusted adult children who teach me something new everyday. I live in Rockville, Maryland.
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Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad ProgramApplication Deadline: Dec. 18, 2020The Seminars Abroad Program provides U.S. educators in the social sciences and humanities with opportunities to participate in short-term seminars abroad to improve their understanding and knowledge of the peoples and cultures of other countries. In 2021, summer seminars will be offered in Iceland, Morocco, and Mexico. Each seminar features educational lectures and interactive, cultural activities specifically designed for educators, including visits to local schools and organizations and meetings with education administrators, government officials, policymakers, teachers, and students. Participants draw on their experiences during the program to create new or to enhance cross-cultural curricula for use in their U.S. classrooms and school systems. Sixteen educators participate in each seminar. The program covers airfare, room and board, and program costs. Teacher participants are responsible for a cost-share of $650. The deadline to apply is Dec. 18, 2020. For more information, please visit:https://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpssap/applicant.html 
COMING SOON!Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad ProgramApplications Available (Estimated): January 2021The Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program provides grants to institutions and private, nonprofit educational entities to organize programs for K-12 teachers, postsecondary students, and faculty. The program provides opportunities for participants to engage in short-term or long-term overseas projects focused on training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies. GPA short-term projects include seminars, curriculum development, and group research or study. GPA long-term projects offer intensive advanced language training programs overseas and opportunities to use the language in the culture of the host country. The program competition will be announced in the coming weeks via the Federal Register and IFLE’s website. Please check the GPA Program “Applicant Information” webpage for updates.
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