Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program
The Fulbright TEA program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and implemented by IREX, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization. This program is a six-week exchange program for secondary school teachers. Participants will gain unique opportunities to develop expertise in their subject areas, enhance their teaching skills, and increase their knowledge about the United States.
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching for International Teachers (DAI)
The Fulbright DAI program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and implemented by IREX, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization. The program will provide primary and secondary school teachers with unique opportunities to develop expertise in their subject areas, enhance their teaching skills, and increase their knowledge about the United States.
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program brings mid-career professionals from developing countries, who have exemplified leadership in public service, to the United States for one year of study and practical, work-related experience.
International Visitor Leadership Program
The International Visitor Leadership Program sends grantees to the United States to meet with professional counterparts and experience first-hand the U.S. and its institutions. Several members of the past cabinet and at least three dozen members of the Bangladesh Parliament have been International Visitors. Others have included leaders in business, academics, and journalists.
Community Engagement Exchange (CEE) Program
The Community Engagement Exchange (CEE) Program is a fully funded, year-long leadership program designed to provide 21-28 year old Bangladeshi civil society leaders the opportunity to work on themes such as civil dialogue and peacebuilding, open and participatory government, resilience and sustainable development, women and gender issues, and youth engagement with their U.S. counterparts. Fellows will get to do a three-months practicum in the U.S. Afterwards, fellows return home to implement an actionable project focused on these themes.For more information, please click here.
Citizen Exchange Programs
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ Office of Citizen Exchanges supports a variety of professional, youth, cultural, and sports exchanges programs to further the U.S. foreign policy, to provide foreign participants with the opportunity to enhance their knowledge and understanding so they can better address the challenges facing their countries, and to offer Americans the opportunity to share their expertise and experience with their foreign counterparts.
Conflict Transformation Across Cultures (CONTACT) Program
CONTACT is a short-term, concentrated, and intense educational immersion program for rising leaders from around the world who are engaged in responding to conflict, promoting social change, and building sustainable peace. CONTACT offers professional development programs and a graduate certificate program in conflict transformation, leading to a Master’s Degree at the SIT Graduate Institute.
Community Solutions Program
The Community Solutions Program is a professional development program for the best and brightest global community leaders working in Transparency & Accountability, Tolerance & Conflict Resolution, Environmental Issues, and Women & Gender Issues.