Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching International (Fulbright DAI) / Premio Fulbright a la Docencia Distinguida

The Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching International (DAI) is a cohort-based exchange scholarship for outstanding basic and upper-secondary school teachers. Participants take advanced undergraduate and/or graduate-level courses at a host university in the United States, observe and co-teach in U.S. schools, and implement U.S. educational methods in their home schools. The program includes cultural and professional development activities and places participants at a U.S. host university selected through a competitive proposal process.

International airfare and baggage, tuition, accommodation and meals, accident and health insurance, local transportation to schools when needed, daily stipend for incidentals, professional development stipend, possible technology stipend, visa support, orientation sessions; opportunity to take university courses and co-teach in U.S. schools.

Applicants must be Mexican nationals who reside and work in Mexico and be full-time teachers in basic education or upper-secondary education (defined as currently working 40 hours or equivalent in direct contact with students). Applicants must have a minimum of three years' classroom experience; part-time teachers, substitutes, non-permanent staff, private tutors serving expatriate communities, administrators who do not work directly with students, and those residing outside Mexico are not eligible. Candidates who have lived in the United States for more than nine months in the five years prior to the closing of the call are not eligible.

Submit institutional support and reference form (signed by direct supervisor), leave approval form (signed by school director or SEP), and supplemental documents (proof of Mexican citizenship, CV in English, academic degrees and transcripts, TOEFL). Shortlisted candidates interview via Zoom; TOEFL vouchers available by separate request (application for voucher must be submitted by 2026-03-08).