Overseas Seminars Abroad-Bilateral Projects (84.018)

Program

84.018 Overseas Seminars Abroad-Bilateral Projects

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Education
Office: Office Of Postsecondary Education

Authorization

Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended,, Executive Order Section 102(b)(6)., Public Law 87-256.

Program Number

84.018

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To increase mutual understanding and knowledge between the people of the United States and those in other countries by offering qualified U.S. educators opportunities to participate in short-term study seminars abroad on topics in the social sciences and the humanities.

Types of Assistance

PROJECT GRANTS

Uses and Use Restrictions

Program funds provide round-trip economy airfare, room and board, tuition and fees for seminars. Actual locations may vary from year-to-year. No dependents are to accompany awardees participating in seminars.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

(1) Applicants must be U.S. citizens or have permanent resident status; (2) must hold a bachelor's degree; (3) must have at least 3 years full-time in teaching, administering or supervising in the humanities, the social sciences or social studies subjects; (4) applicants must be currently employed full-time in teaching, administering or supervising in the aforementioned areas; (5) applicants also must meet any language requirements if applicable (see the application booklet for details). If selected, awardees must furnish evidence of good health and emotional maturity.

Beneficiary Eligibility

(1) Undergraduate faculty members of four year colleges/universities and 2-year community colleges in the fields of the humanities and social sciences; (2) supervisors and secondary (grades 9 through 12) and elementary and junior high school (grades K through 8) teachers of social studies and humanities; and (3) curriculum development specialists, administrators of local and State education agencies who have direct responsibility for developing curriculum in the subject areas encompassed by the social sciences and the humanities.

Credentials/Documentation

Applicants' basic data; education and professional preparation; present and previous employment; specific statement of objectives; plans to utilize the knowledge and experience gained from the seminar; involvement in educational/professional/civic groups, associations/organizations; personal traits; honors/awards/publications, etc. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

International Education Graduate Programs Service, Department of Education, publishes an annual announcement of opportunities and conducts open competition to select participants. Binational commissions or foundations or other appropriate agencies receive funding to conduct the seminars. The standard application forms as furnished by the Federal agency and as required by OMB Circular No. A-102 must be used for this program. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Eligible applicants may submit applications for a position in one of the seminars when the announcement of a new competition is made though journals, newsletters, educational associations, individuals, etc.

Award Procedure

Recommendations are made to the Secretary of Education following advice from a panel of consultants. All recommended selections are subject to review and final approval by the presidentially appointed J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Applicants notified in mid March of selection for seminars.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

This program has no statutory formula.

This program has no matching requirements.

This program does not have MOE requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

From 4 to 6 weeks. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: The information is included in the award documents.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Individual curriculum projects and program evaluations from participants are submitted. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable.

Audits

No audits are required for this program.

Records

Retained for one year.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: Approximately 96 participants were enrolled in 6 projects. Fiscal Year 2009: 142 participants enrolled in 9 projects. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

91-0201-0-1-502.

Obligations

(Project Grants) FY 08 $2,149,000; FY 09 est $233,613; FY 10 est $2,333,613

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

Varies by competition.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

Education Department General Administrative Regulations. Program announcements and related information are available from the Program Officer for International Education, Department of Education.

Related Programs

84.015 National Resource Centers Program for Foreign Language and Area Studies or Foreign Language and International Studies Program and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship Program; 84.016 Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Programs; 84.017 International Research and Studies; 84.019 Overseas Programs - Faculty Research Abroad; 84.021 Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad; 84.022 Overseas Programs - Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad; 84.229 Language Resource Centers

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

Michelle Ward International Education Programs Service, Department of Education, 1990 K St NW, 6th Floor, Washington, District of Columbia 20006 Email: michelle.ward@ed.gov Phone: (202) 502-7623

Web Site Address

http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpssap/.

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2008: Seminars have been conducted in Chile, China, Egypt, Hungary, Poland, Malaysia, Mexico, and Zimbabwe. Annual language training programs are offered in Japan for teachers of Japanese. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Contact the Program Office for information.