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Office of International Programs
UNCP
One University Drive
Pembroke, NC 28372-1510

Phone: 910.775.4095
Fax: 910.521.6864
Email: ip@uncp.edu

Location: International House
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fulbright Hays Seminars Abroad: Summer 2009


Closing Date: September 12, 2008


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(ies). The program is geared towards those educators with little or no experience in the host country(ies) who demonstrate the need to develop and enhance their curriculum through short-term study and travel abroad. There are nine seminars being offered for Summer 2009 with 16 positions per seminar, subject to the availability of funds. Seminars take place from late June to mid-August for a duration of four to six weeks.

Country seminars to be offered in 2009 include:

* The China for Language Instructors seminar is open to U.S. secondary educators and administrators whose sole responsibility is curriculum and instruction in foreign language and/or ESL/EFL/ESOL.
Terms of the award include: (1) round-trip economy airfare; (2) room and board; (3) fees; and (4) program-related travel within the host country(ies). Participants are responsible for a cost share, usually $400.00. Updated application forms are now available. The summer 2009 application and reference form deadline is September 12, 2008.
Those qualified to apply:

  • Elementary school teachers in the fields of social sciences, humanities, including languages;
  • Middle or high school educators in the fields of social sciences, humanities, including languages;
  • Administrators or curriculum specialists who have responsibility for curriculum in the fields of social sciences, humanities, including languages;
  • Librarians, museum educators or media or resource specialists who have responsibility for curriculum in the fields of social sciences, humanities, including languages; and
  • Faculty or administrators from public or private, two- or four-year institutions of higher education whose discipline is related to social sciences, humanities, languages, and/or area studies.

Basic eligibility requirements:

  • Citizenship - must be a citizen of the United States or a permanent resident.
  • Academic Preparation - must hold at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
  • Professional Experience - (1) must have at least three years of education-related full-time experience by the time of departure for the seminar; (2) must be currently employed full-time in a U.S. school system, institution of higher education, local education agency, state education agency, library, or museum.
  • Health - The candidate must be physically and psychologically able to participate in all phases of the seminar. Award recipients must provide a physician's statement to reflect participant's readiness for travel.
  • Those individuals who have participated previously in short-term (under two months) Fulbright awards such as the Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program, the Group Projects Abroad Program, or the Fulbright Memorial Fund Program, may become eligible to participate again two years after completion of a previous program. Please be sure to check with the Fulbright-Hays office concerning your eligibility.

Application Inquiries:
Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program, U.S. Department of Education, International Education Programs Service, 1990 K Street, N.W., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20006-8521.
Program Officer: Gale Holdren - gale.holdren@ed.gov
Program Assistant: Michelle Ward - michelle.ward@ed.gov
The application package is available online at http://e-grants.ed.gov.


Rotary International Group Study Exchange Teams

Each year Rotary International districts worldwide exchange teams of mid-career professionals for periods of approximately 30 days for the purposes of fostering goodwill and intercultural understanding and for sharing different perspectives on the various vocations.

This Rotary Year, July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009, UNCP’s Rotary District is sponsoring two Group Study Exchanges: one to Madagascar, Mauritius, and Reunion Island, and one to Spain and the Canary Islands.

The dates for the Exchange to Madagascar are, approximately, April 18, 2009 to May 18, 2009.
The dates for the Exchange to Spain are, approximately, April 25, 2009 to May 25, 2009.

Each Team will consist of four to five young professionals led by an experienced Rotarian. Members of the Teams will be selected, following application and interviews, from all professions. While there is no requirement to speak either French or Spanish, some language facility would be a plus. Training will be provided so that Team Members may discourse, in basic terms, in the host country language.

Criteria for selection:  be between the ages of 25 and 40, be employed fulltime in their chosen career field, be able to travel to Madagascar or to Spain during the time periods listed above. While in either Madagascar or in Spain, Team Members will introduced to the host country in great detail while being submerged in the respective cultures.

Costs: Travel costs are paid by Rotary International; meals, lodging, and transportation within both Madagascar and between Mauritius and Reunion Island and within Spain will be provided by Rotary Club members in those Districts. Team Members will be responsible only for their personal and incidental expenses.

Expectations of Team Members:  be outstanding representatives of their professions/career fields, their Country, and of Rotary; be able to make a four week commitment to participate in these Exchanges; be prepared and able
to present timely programs both in Madagascar and Spain and in the Rotary District here in Southeastern North Carolina on return.

The application for Team Membership can be found here.

Deadline for applications is August 31, 2008.
Interviews will be conducted during September 2008.
Please note the requirement to submit an "Essay of Intent".

For further information, contact Mr. Dave Baggett, District 7730 GSE Chair.
Email: dbaggett@nc.rr.com.

Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2008

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