Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program
| To: | Superintendents, Principals |
| From: | David P. Driscoll, Commissioner of Education |
| Date: | August 2, 2007 |
The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program provides opportunities for overseas experience. The program is open to educators and administrators with responsibilities for curriculum development in fields related to humanities, languages, and area studies. Topics and host countries of the seminars vary from year to year. All seminars are in non-western European countries. Seminars are designed to provide a broad and introductory cultural orientation to a particular country/countries. The program is geared towards those educators with little or no experience in the host country/countries who demonstrate the need to develop and enhance their curriculum through short-term study and travel abroad. There are ten seminars being offered for 2007 with 16 positions per seminar, subject to the availability of funds. Seminars take place from late June to mid-August for four to six weeks.The application deadline is September 13, 2007. Country seminars to be offered in 2008 include: - For elementary and secondary level educators and administrators: India (Math & Science only), India & Sri Lanka, and Mexico & Peru.
- For secondary and postsecondary educators and administrators: Bulgaria & Greece, Korea, Morocco, and South Africa.
Further information about the program, including application materials, is available at http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpssap/index.html.
Last Updated: August 7, 2007
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