Application Deadline: June
13, 2013
CFDA Number: 84.021A
Funding Opportunity Number:
ED-GRANTS-041713-003
The U.S. Department of
Education and the International and Foreign
Language Education (IFLE) office is pleased to
announce a Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad
Program opportunity.
Under the Fulbright-Hays Group
Projects Abroad (GPA) Program, the funds will
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, or group
research/study.
Duration:
Applicants may apply for a maximum grant
performance period up to eighteen months in
duration for short-term projects; proposed start
and end dates should be September 1, 2013-March
31, 2015. Educator groups may travel abroad
anytime during this eighteen month period. The
minimum time abroad is four weeks total.
Eligible Applicants:
(1) IHEs, (2) State departments of education,
(3) Private nonprofit educational organizations,
and (4) Consortia of these entities.
Eligible Participants:
An individual is eligible to participate in a
Fulbright-Hays GPA Short Term Project if she/he
is: (1) A citizen, national, or permanent
resident of the United States; and Currently
employed full-time in a United States school
system, institution of higher education, local
education agency or state education agency (not
applicable to students); (2) And at least one of
the following: a) A teacher in an elementary or
secondary school (please see note below); b) A
faculty member who teaches modern foreign
languages or area studies; c) An experienced
education administrator responsible for
planning, conducting, or supervising programs in
modern foreign languages or area studies at the
elementary, secondary, or postsecondary levels;
d) A graduate student or junior or senior in an
institution of higher education, who is a
prospective teacher in the areas of social
sciences, humanities and foreign languages. The
student should meet the provisions set by his or
her local and state education agencies.
Project Types:
Short-Term Seminars, Curriculum Development, and
Group Research or Study
Financial Provisions:
The institutional award will pay for group
travel and host country expenses,
including: maintenance stipends based on fifty
percent of the amount established by the U.S.
Department of State; round-trip international
travel; a local travel allowance for necessary
project-related travel within the host country;
purchase of project-related artifacts, books,
and other teaching materials in the country of
study; rent for instructional facilities in the
country of study; clerical and professional
services performed by resident instructional
personnel in the country of study; and other
expenses in the country of study deemed
necessary for the project's success and approved
in advance by the U.S. Department of Education.
Please note that the grant
does not provide funds for project-related
expenses within the United States. The GPA program will not
provide funds for: 1) U.S.-based salaries and
fringe benefits; and 2) U.S.-based activities
such as pre-departure orientations and
post-travel follow-up, although these activities
are required.
The application package will
be available starting April 18, 2013 at http://www.grants.gov/
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