Fulbright Leaders for Global Schools Program

The Fulbright Leaders for Global Schools Program is a 10-day professional development fellowship for K–12 school and district administrators from the United States to study the Finnish education system. Participants engage in briefings, panel discussions, seminars, school visits, and cultural activities to learn about school leadership, teacher training, and the National Core Curriculum. The program supports exchange of best practices and aims to prepare leaders to foster globally ready students.

Travel, lodging, professional development programming, and cultural activities

Applicants must be U.S. citizens living in the U.S., a U.S. territory, or on a Department of Defense Education Activity campus; hold a master's degree; be full-time K-12 school or district administrators with five or more years of experience; and be able to travel for the entirety of the program.

Apply through the Fulbright Teacher Exchanges website for the Leaders for Global Schools program; applications are reviewed by an independent committee and finalists are recommended to the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.