Fulbright Faculty Development Program (FFDP)

offers a one-semester, non-degree professional development program. Program activities include participation in two intensive seminars in New York, familiarization with the best American approaches to educational program development, access to resources for research and professional development, collaborating with U.S. colleagues, giving presentations.

The Fulbright Faculty Development Program offers scholarships in any academic field.

Fulbright Faculty Development Program provides promising junior university faculty with the opportunity to:

  • develop new courses and ideas for curriculum reform at their home institutions;

  • cultivate teaching skills and techniques based on personal observation of U.S. educational methods;

  • expand the information base in their fields of study;

  • become a vehicle for on-going contact and exchange between their home and host institutions.

Since the Fulbright Faculty Development Program is a non-degree program, Fellows are not required or permitted to receive transcripts, grades or credit.

Eligibility

Interested candidates must: 

  • be Belarusian citizens; 

  • hold a university degree; 

  • be currently teaching at an institution of higher education in Belarus or another country; 

  • have at least two years of teaching experience at an institution of higher education by the time of application; 

  • demonstrate proficiency in oral and written English (selected finalists will be required to take TOEFL).

Program Funding

The Fulbright Faculty Development Program provides round-trip international and domestic transportation, medical insurance, monthly stipends.

Application Process

Applications for this program are usually accepted once a year from July to September. The application season for this program is currently closed. If you have questions about the program, please contact us at belarus@americancouncils.org.

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The program offers equal opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, native language, handicap or disability.

The Fulbright Faculty Development Program is open to all Belarusian citizens who meet the eligibility criteria irrespective of their current place of residence.