FY 2006 Eurasia/South Asia Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program
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FY 2006 Eurasia/South Asia Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program: Executive Summary: The Fulbright Teacher Exchange Branch in the Office of Global Educational Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), U.S. Department of State, announces an open competition for an assistance award in the amount of $2,750,000 to support the FY 2006 Eurasia/South Asia Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program, a series of concurrent six- to seven-week professional enrichment programs in the U.S. for outstanding secondary-level teachers from selected countries in Eurasia and South Asia, followed by subsequent programs involving U.S. teachers with the Eurasian and South Asian teachers in their countries. Applicant organizations should be prepared to conduct recruitment and accommodate participants from the following countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. During the course of this two-year program, approximately 136 teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and the social sciences in groups of 20 to 25 teachers in each cohort will take part in U.S.-based professional development institutes to learn new teaching methodologies and approaches to curriculum development through workshops, seminars and, where possible, team-teaching in secondary-level classes with U.S. mentor teachers.
Federal Grant Title: | FY 2006 Eurasia/South Asia Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program |
Federal Agency Name: | Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs |
Grant Categories: | Other |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | ECA-A-S-X-06-02 |
Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
CFDA Numbers: | Information not provided |
CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
Current Application Deadline: | No deadline provided |
Original Application Deadline: | Jan 12, 2006 Please see full announcement. |
Posted Date: | Nov 17, 2005 |
Creation Date: | Nov 17, 2005 |
Archive Date: | Feb 11, 2006 |
Total Program Funding: | $2,750,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $2,750,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | |
Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Category Explanation
- Please see full announcement.
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Please see full announcement.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Information not provided
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Posey, Hans, Program Specialist, Phone 202-619-5416, Fax 202-205-2457, Email [email protected] [email protected] Posey, Hans