The JFDP is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State (ECA). American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, an American non-profit, non-governmental organization, receives a grant from ECA to manage the JFDP and oversee each participant's successful completion of the program.
The JFDP provides university instructors with a semester-long opportunity to engage in curriculum development and explore alternative teaching methodologies; expand their knowledge in their fields of study; gather new teaching materials and resources; and, develop relationships between their U.S. host universities and their home universities. JFDP Fellows work with faculty members at universities in the United States. Individuals may apply for fields in the humanities and social sciences. Each JFDP Fellow will spend a total of five (5) months (January-May 2011) in the United States.
The competition is open to citizens from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. In addition, to qualify for a JFDP Fellowship, an applicant must:
* a university degree;
* currently teach full-time at an institution of higher education in the country of citizenship;
* have at least two years of full-time teaching experience at an institution of higher education; and,
* be highly proficient in the English language.
Applications and inquiries must be submitted to the local office of American Councils (or IRO in Zagreb). A list of office locations is available at the JFDP website: . The website also includes the application, the 2010-2011 calendar, academic field descriptions, a list of frequently asked questions, and information about past program participants and host institutions.
The due date for applications is 17:00, 9 July 2010, for all office locations.
For inquiries and applications, find a representative office in your country at the JFDP website.
Visit the website at http://www.jfdp.org/locations.php
