What: The United States Educational Foundation in India invites applications for its Teaching Excellence and Achievement Programme.

Details

~ The programme will bring outstanding teachers from Eurasia and South Asia to the United States for six weeks.

~ The professional development programme is to develop expertise in the subject areas, to enhance teaching skills, and to increase their knowledge about the United States.

~ The academic programme will include coursework and intensive training in teaching methodologies, curriculum writing, teaching strategies and educational leadership.

~ Selected teachers will receive round-trip transportation, room and board and applicable allowances and will travel on J-1 visas.

Are you eligible?

~ You must be a secondary-level (classes IX to XII) full-time teacher in a recognised secondary school.

~ You must have at least five years of classroom experience in teaching English and  social studies including history, civics, geography and economics.

~ You must live and teach in the states of Chhattisgarh, Goa [Images], Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and all Union Territories in Western India.

~ You must hold a bachelor's degree in the teaching subject with a teacher training degree.

~ You must be a citizen of India and be qualified to hold a valid Indian passport by January 31, 2007.

~ You must be present in India at the time of submitting the application and for the interview.

Important date

~ Please send in your completed application form before December 15.

How to apply

~ Download the application form by visiting www.fulbright-india.org.

~ Or, write to ip@fulbright-india.org or usefibom@bom3.vsnl.net.in.

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