Here’s what participants in the Fulbright-Hays Seminars

Abroad Program and Special Bilateral Projects have to

say about their experiences in the program:

“The Egypt seminar was a wonderful experience of

educational, cultural, and spiritual growth for me.”
– Robert Ely, Egypt Seminar Participant

“The Seminars Abroad Program was an experience of

a lifetime. My travel to New Zealand and the study of
the Maori people opened my eyes to an entirely new
learning experience. Through learning about other
people of the world, I have gained a deeper appreciation
and understanding of the various cultures I work with U.S. Department of Education
in my school and community.“ International Education Programs Service
– Amelia Poppell, New Zealand Seminar Participant

“Any time you learn firsthand about a different culture,

you enrich your own life and expand your world view.
As teachers, that’s something invaluable we can share
with our students.”
– Carol Ann Britt, Jordan/Israel Seminar Participant

“I teach in the Mississippi Delta, and most of my students

do not have the opportunity to visit another culture or to
experience a way of life that is very different from their
own.This experience has helped me to introduce aspects
of Chilean and Argentine culture into my classroom.” © Getty Images
– Lincoln Dall, Argentina/Chile Seminar Participant
Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad
Program and Special Bilateral Projects

U.S. Department of Education

Office of Postsecondary Education
International Education Programs Service
1990 K Street, N.W., 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20006-8521
Tel: 202-502-7700
Fax: 202-502-7860
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps
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Access to the World and Its Languages

The mission of the International Education Programs Eligibility Requirements
Service (IEPS) is to meet the national needs for expertise and Applicants must meet the following criteria:
competence in foreign languages and area or international • Citizenship—must be a citizen of the United States or a
studies. IEPS administers 14 international education permanent resident.
programs. These programs are complementary in nature • Academic Preparation—must hold at least a bachelor’s
and designed to benefit a variety of audiences through degree from an accredited college or university.
training programs, research, start-up or enhancement
• Professional Experience—(1) must have at least three years
projects, and fellowships. of full-time experience in the professions listed (by the time
of departure for the seminar); and (2) must be currently
employed full-time in a professional capacity in a U.S.
FULBRIGHT-HAYS SEMINARS ABROAD PROGRAM school system, institution of higher education, local
AND SPECIAL BILATERAL PROJECTS education agency (LEA), state education agency (SEA),
This program provides short-term study and travel seminars library or museum.
abroad for U.S. educators in the social sciences and • Health—must be physically and psychologically able to
humanities for the purpose of improving their understanding participate in all phases of the seminar.
and knowledge of the people and culture of other countries.
There are approximately 10 seminars with 16 participants in Please note:
each seminar annually. Seminars are four to six weeks in Individuals may not participate in more than one Fulbright-Hays
duration and are conducted in the summer. This program Seminars Abroad or Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad
holds an annual competition. Program within a four-year period. © Getty Images

Eligible Applicants Expenses Covered by the Award

Under the Fulbright-Hays Act, IEPS administers four
• Elementary School Teachers. The award includes round-trip economy airfare, room and board,
overseas programs that provide a variety of grants to
fees, and program-related travel within the host country.
• Middle or High School Teachers in fields of social individuals and institutions of higher education for projects in
sciences or humanities, including languages. foreign languages and area studies.
For More Information
• Administrators or Curriculum Specialists who have
responsibility for curriculum in fields of social sciences or E-mail questions to [email protected] or visit the IEPS Web site These include:
humanities, including languages. at www.ed.gov/programs/iegpssap for information, including: • Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program and
application deadline, application package, technical assistance, Special Bilateral Projects
• Faculty or Administrators from institutions of higher and program statute and regulations. • Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research
education—public or private, two- or four-year—in the Abroad Program
fields of social sciences or humanities, including languages. • Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Program
• Librarians, Museum Educators, Media or Resource • Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program
Specialists who have responsibility for curricula, at the
education levels noted above, in fields of social sciences If you would like more information about
or humanities, including languages. Fulbright-Hays programs, please visit the IEPS
Web site at www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps.

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