Overseas Programs – Group Projects Abroad

To contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the United States by providing grants to support overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies for teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor.

Institutions of higher education, State departments of education, private nonprofit educational organizations, and a consortium of institutions, departments, and organizations.

A participant must be: a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the U.S., employed full-time in a U.S. school system, IHE, LEA or SEA. and at least one of the following:

• A teacher in a K-12 school;
• A faculty member who teaches modern foreign languages or area studies;
• An experienced administrator responsible for planning, conducting, or supervising programs in modern foreign languages or area studies at the K-12 or postsecondary levels;
• A graduate student or junior or senior in an IHE, who is a
prospective teacher in the areas of modern foreign languages or area studies. Students should meet the provisions set by their LEA or SEA; or
• For the Advanced Overseas Intensive Language Training project, the participating student,
other than those planning a teaching career, should be planning to apply their language skills
and knowledge of countries vital to U.S. national security in fields outside teaching.

An institution or organization interested in the program should plan and propose a group project that would significantly improve its program in foreign language and area studies. Specific guidelines for preparation of proposals as published in the Federal Register are available upon request from the Office of International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE). The institution or organization must give assurance that the individuals it nominates to undertake the projects are appropriately qualified.

With the advice of a panel of academic consultants and an assessment of the feasibility and suitability of each proposal by U.S. Embassies and Binational Commissions in the proposed countries of study, the IFLE will make initial selections, and preliminary recommendations of grant recipients to the Secretary. All recommended selections are subject to review and final approval by the presidentially appointed J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.