 Is your institution thinking about applying to the 2016 Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program?
Join the International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) team for a webinar at 1:00pm ET on June 9th to learn more about the application process for the 2016 Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program. Fulbright-Hays GPA Short-Term and Long-Term Projects provide grants to
support overseas training, research, curriculum development and advanced
overseas intensive language training projects in modern foreign languages and
area studies for teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor.
This webinar will provide guidance about the competition priorities, the
budget, the impact and evaluation criterion, and the Performance Measures Form,
in addition to other application components. In order for the webinar to best serve the needs of all applicants, the public may submit any questions regarding the competition and application in advance to Reha Mallory (reha.mallory@ed.gov) so that we can be sure to address them.
When: Thursday, June 9, 2016 (1:00pm - 3:00pm ET)
How to Participate: Register online at http://bit.ly/1Uim0yZ. You will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the video portion of the webinar. To join the audio portion, dial 1-888-381-5776 (then enter participant passcode: 9726595). * Please note that participants will need to join BOTH the video and audio portions on the day of the webinar.
  
Did you know that the
U.S. Department of Education provides grants to support educators as they travel abroad for training, research, and curriculum development?
 The Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program provides 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. Projects may include short-term seminars, curriculum development, group research or study, or advanced intensive language programs.
Projects must focus on the humanities, social sciences and languages, and must focus on one of the following areas: Africa, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Western Hemisphere, East Central Europe and Eurasia, and Near East. Applications that propose projects focused on Canada or Western Europe will not be funded.
The FY 2016 Group Projects Abroad Program will hold a competition for short-term (short-term seminars, curriculum development teams, and group research or study projects) and long-term projects (advanced overseas intensive language projects).
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Read these first-hand accounts from the GPA Program:
“It’s important that we’re able to show our students
other cultures in order for them to empathize and have more of a worldly view. African
culture is already in the standard curriculum, but we’re going to be able to
go deeper with it and show our kids through relics and stories and personal
experience.”
- Participant of the 2015 Group Project Abroad to Ghana, Savannah State University
“It gives me a great sense of accomplishment. I think you can’t get that unless you experience a place or a culture. Not just a picture of it.”
- Participant of the 2014 Group Project Abroad to the Philippines, Northern Illinois University
“Teachers need to be afforded the chance to experience life in countries from which their students hail. When teachers are familiar with a student’s background, they are able to provide culturally relevant instruction.”
-St. John's University Education professor and organizer of the university's 2014 Group Project to India
Questions about the webinar? Contact Carla White at carla.white@ed.gov.
Questions about the Group Projects Abroad Program? Contact Reha Mallory at reha.mallory@ed.gov.
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