Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program competition for 2026 -2027
Program Overview: The Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (Fulbright TEA) Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The Fulbright program was established in 1946 under legislation introduced by former United States Senator William Fulbright of Arkansas. Fulbright grants are awarded to students, scholars, teachers, and other professionals from the United States and to foreign nationals to study, teach, or conduct research. Since its inception in 1946, more than 400,000 “Fulbrighters” have participated in the Fulbright program.
This program is open to anyone who:
- Is a citizen and resident of BiH qualified to hold a valid BiH passport.
- Is a current secondary-level, full-time teacher of English as a Foreign Language, math, science, foreign languages, social studies, journalism, communications, and special education at institutions serving primarily a local population.
- Has at least three years of full-time teaching experience by the start of the program, with a preference for those who have completed at least five years of full-time teaching. The most competitive applicants will have shown evidence of leadership in their schools.
- Has completed a bachelor’s degree or equivalent at the time of application.
- Demonstrates English language proficiency adequate to manage coursework, develop lesson plans, and team-teach in U.S. Schools.
- Is cleared by a physician to participate in the program (finalists only).
- Is eligible to receive and maintain the exchange visitor J-1 non-immigrant visa required for the program. Participants do not have to pay fees for the J-1 visa but need to be interviewed by the Embassy’s Consular Section.
- Is committed to returning to BiH for a minimum of two years. As J-1 visa holders, participants are subject to the two-year home-country foreign residency requirement.https://www.mreza-mira.net/vijesti/seminari-treninzi/fulbright-teaching-excellence-and-achievement-program-competition-for-2026-2027/