U.S. Department of Education

International Education Programs Service

Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program

**Access to the World and Its Languages**

> The mission of the International Education Programs Service (IEPS) is
> to meet the national needs for expertise and competence in foreign
> languages and area or international studies. IEPS administers 14
> international education programs. These programs are complementary in
> nature and designed to benefit a variety of audiences through training
> programs, research, start-up or enhancement projects, and fellowships.

## Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program 

This program provides grants to support overseas projects in training,
research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and
area studies by teachers, undergraduate and graduate 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 that focus on the humanities, social
sciences, or languages. This program holds an annual competition, except
the language projects, which compete every three years.

### Eligible Applicants 

Institutions of higher education, state departments of education, and
private, nonprofit educational organizations.

A participant in the group must be a citizen, national, or permanent
resident of the United States and also:

• A faculty member in modern foreign languages or area studies; or

• A teacher in an elementary or secondary school; or

• An experienced education administrator responsible for planning,
conducting, or supervising programs in modern foreign languages or area
studies at the elementary, secondary, or postsecondary level; or

• A graduate student, or a junior or senior in an institution of higher
education, who plans a teaching career in modern foreign languages or
area studies.

### Project Types 

**Short-Term Seminars**---Each seminar is designed to help integrate
international studies into an institution's or school system's general
curriculum. Seminars are normally four to six weeks in length and focus
on a particular aspect of area studies, such as the culture, history, or
politics of a region.

**Curriculum Development Teams**---Each team is composed of several
faculty members, teachers, or administrators who may spend four to eight
weeks in a foreign country or region acquiring resource materials for
curriculum development in modern foreign languages or area studies
programs.

**Group Research or Study Projects**---Each project enables a group of
faculty from institutions of higher education and graduate and
undergraduate students to undertake research or study overseas for three
to 12 months.

**Advanced Overseas Intensive Language Projects**---Each overseas
project provides intensive advanced foreign language training. Project
activities may be carried out during a full year, an academic year, a
semester, a trimester, a quarter, or a summer.

### Expenses Covered by the Award 

Grant funds may be used for the following:

• A maintenance stipend.

• International travel.

• Local travel allowance.

• Rent for instructional facilities in the country of study.

• Administrative and professional services performed by resident
personnel in the country of study.

• Purchase of artifacts, books, and teaching materials in the country of
study.

### For more information 

E-mail questions to ope_iegps@ed.gov or visit the IEPS Web site at
[www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsgpa](http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsgpa) for
information, including: application deadline, application package,
project abstracts, technical assistance, program statute and
regulations.

**[About IEPS Overseas Programs]{.smallcaps}**

Under the Fulbright-Hays Act, IEPS administers four overseas programs
that provide a variety of grants to individuals and institutions of
higher education for projects in foreign languages and area studies.

These include:

• Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program

• Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program

• Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Program

• Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program and Special Bilateral Projects

If you would like more information about Fulbright-Hays programs, please
visit the IEPS

Web site at [www.ed.gov/ope/iegps](http://www.ed.gov/ope/iegps).

Here's what participants in the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad
Program have to say about their experiences in the program:

"Being a participant in the Fulbright Program to Poland was the most
incredible experience I have had as an educator. I had participated in
foreign study in Europe while in college, but this program was the most
organized and comprehensive one I have encountered. We traveled to every
part of Poland and really got to see how people live. The speakers and
professors who worked with us were excellent, and the cultural programs
offered to us were enlightening and entertaining."

# Kristi Boroff Ferguson, Poland Program Participant 

"Our five-week study tour to Vietnam significantly altered several false
'understandings' about the country and allowed us to correct numerous
'professional biases and misconceptions.' The Fulbright-Hays Group
Projects Abroad program has also allowed us to build bridges with
Vietnamese academicians and other professionals for future collaboration
and exchanges that will be mutually beneficial for many years to come!"

# Theo Sypris, Vietnam Program Participant 

"I was able to visit places that my students can only experience in a
textbook. Bringing a firsthand account to the classroom is crucial to
being an effective teacher."

# James Klugh, Poland Program Participant 

"I feel very lucky to have participated in this program. This is an
opportunity of a lifetime. My oral Swahili skills have improved 10 times
and for the first time I feel comfortable speaking the language to
native speakers."

# Jessica Beard, Tanzania Program Participant 

U.S. Department of Education

Office of Postsecondary Education

International Education Programs Service

1990 K Street, N.W., 6th Floor

Washington, DC 20006-8521

Tel: 202-502-7700

Fax: 202-502-7860

[www.ed.gov/ope/iegps](http://www.ed.gov/ope/iegps)