Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching (DAI) Program

The Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching (DAI) Program is a semester-long professional development fellowship for primary and secondary school educators. Participants take graduate or advanced undergraduate level coursework at a U.S. host university, observe and co-teach in U.S. schools, and complete an educator project to bring practices back to their home schools. The program begins in August and runs through early December, and aims to build teachers' leadership, global competence and capacity to share best practices.

Semester-long training at a U.S. university school of education; coursework, classroom observation and co-teaching, educator project development, professional and cultural exchange. (Up to two grants will be awarded by Fulbright Greece.)

Applicants must be Greek citizens with permanent residency in Greece (dual U.S./Greek citizens are not eligible); hold full-time teaching positions (or equivalent combining positions) with at least 50% teaching to the local population; have completed at least three years of full-time teaching by the start of the program (most competitive candidates have five years); and have excellent English proficiency. Very limited private schools serving under-resourced populations may be considered; part-time, substitute teachers, tutors for expatriate schools, and those in the United States at time of application are not eligible.

Apply during the announced application period via the Fulbright Greece application procedures; candidates are selected based on professional experience, academic training, project idea, leadership potential and other criteria.