The U.S. Embassy Hanoi and the U.S. Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City is pleased to announce the 2019-2020 Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program funded by the U.S. Department of State.
- Introduction
The Fulbright TEA Program provides middle and high school teachers with unique opportunities to develop expertise in their subject areas, enhance their teaching skills, and increase their knowledge about the United States.
- Number of scholarships: 04
- Scholarship policy: All participant costs, including program administration, international and domestic travel and ground transportation, housing and subsistence, health insurance, and book, cultural, mailing and incidental allowances will be sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
- Selection procedures and criteria
Fulbright TEA Fellows will be selected through a merit-based open competition based on the criteria below. Top candidates will be interviewed by a U.S. Embassy/U.S. Consulate General interview panel.
Applicants must:
- Be citizens of Vietnam;
- Be current secondary school-level, full-time teachers at a public school in Vietnam (including both middle and high school teachers serving students between approximately 12 and 18 years of age);
- Have five or more years of classroom experience in TEA teaching disciplines: English, EFL, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, or Special Education;
- Have earned a bachelor¡¦s degree or equivalent;
- Demonstrate a commitment to continue teaching after completion of the program; and
- Obtain a minimum score of 450 on paper based TOEFL or equivalent English language examination (Candidates are encouraged but NOT required to submit a certificate of English language proficiency. The U.S. Consulate General will arrange a free internet-based TOEFL test for the shortlisted candidates).
- How to Apply?
Applications must be submitted online at: https://oas.irex.org/fulbrighttea/
- Online submission deadline: April 15, 2019.
For more information, please download files here.
Contact Information
Ms. Tran Nguyen Hanh Nguyen, Cultural Affairs Assistant, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate General-Ho Chi Minh City. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Telephone: 090 241 4581 or 028-35204625.