PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Government of the United States of America is
pleased to announce the International Educators Program (IEP)




The International Educators Program is a new program of the Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, and is
administered by IREX (the International Research & Exchanges Board), a
Washington, DC based nonprofit organization. IEP will provide 56
teachers from the Near East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia with unique
opportunities to develop expertise in their subject areas, enhance their
teaching skills and increase their knowledge about the United States.
The program will consist of a semester-long academic program at a U.S.
university, including coursework and intensive training in teaching
methodologies, curriculum writing, teaching strategies for their home
environment, educational leadership, as well as the use of computers for
Internet, word processing and as tools for teaching. The semester-long
program, which will commence in January 2007 and conclude in June 2007,
will also include an 8-week internship at a secondary school to engage
participants actively with the American teachers and students. Trips to
U.S. cultural sites and academic support will be provided for
participants throughout the program.



The fellowship provides J-1 visa support, round-trip airfare from the
participant's home city to and within the U.S., academic program fees,
accident and sickness insurance, housing (generally shared with other
program participants), daily allowance for meals and incidentals,
transportation allowance for travel to school internship (if necessary),
one laptop computer; and a book/ professional development allowance.



Applications for the International Educators Program can be obtained and
submitted by contacting: Fulbright Commission, c/o AMINEF, Balai Pustaka
Building, 6th floor, Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya, No. 4, Jakarta 10720; tel:
021-345-2016; email: piet@aminef.or.id.
Applications are also available on-line at www.irex.org
. The deadline for the application will be June
2, 2006. See application for eligibility requirements.