Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program for International Teachers (Fulbright DAI)

The Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program for International Teachers (Fulbright DAI) is a program sponsored by the US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The Fulbright Program was established in 1946 by the US Congress. Fulbright grants are awarded to students, scholars, teachers, and other professionals from the United States and to foreign nationals to study, teach, or conduct research. Since its inception in 1946, more than 400,000 “Fulbrighters” have participated in the Fulbright Program.

Participating locations for international applicants are Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Finland, Greece, India, Indonesia, Israel, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Philippines, Senegal, Singapore, Taiwan, Uganda, and the United Kingdom.

Educators are nominated to participate in the Fulbright DAI Program based on their professional experience, academic training, inquiry project idea, and leadership potential. The final selection of Fulbright Distinguished Teachers is made by the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB). The FFSB is an independent, presidentially appointed board that has oversight responsibility for all Fulbright academic exchange programs.

The Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching (Fulbright DAI) will provide approximately 40 educators with a unique opportunity to develop greater expertise in their subject areas, enhance their teaching skills, increase their knowledge about the United States, and complete an individual or group project.

Fulbright DAI is a semester-long non-degree, non-credit professional development program at a US university. Participants will audit courses in the host university’s school or department of education and thus will be part of the university community. The Program will include opportunities to observe and co-teach with US teachers in a US school near the host university, in order to actively engage participants in the US classroom environment. Cultural enrichment, mentoring, and support will be provided throughout the Program.

After returning home, educators who successfully complete the Program will be eligible to compete for small grants for essential teaching materials, to offer follow-on training for other educators, for collaborative projects with participating US schools, and other activities that build on the exchange experience.

Grant Benefits

The Fellowship provides:

• J-1 visa support;
• A pre-departure orientation;
• Round-trip airfare to and within the US;
• A Welcome and End of Program Workshop
• Academic program fees;
• Housing and meals;
• Accident and sickness medical coverage;
• Transportation to local schools (if necessary);
• A daily allowance for incidentals during the university academic program;
• A professional development allowance;
• A baggage allowance to offset the cost of travel
• A technology allowance for some locations; and
• The opportunity to apply for alumni small grants for alumni in good standing

Eligibility

Applicants must:

• Be current primary and secondary school-level (SD/SMP/SMA or equivalent) full-time teachers in a school that serves a primarily local (not expatriate) population
• At least three years of full-time teaching experience or working directly with students (five years or more preferred)
• Be an Indonesian citizen
• Hold a bachelor’s degree (S1) or equivalent
• Be proficient in written and spoken English with a minimum TOEFL ITP score of 500, or TOEFL iBT score of 61, or IELTS score of 6.0, or a Duolingo score of 95
• Demonstrate a commitment to continue teaching after completion of the Program or working in their field
• Primary and secondary level library media specialists, guidance counselors, curriculum specialists, special education coordinators, and other educators, including administrators who work with students at least fifty percent of their time, may also apply to the Program
• Candidates should plan to continue working in primary or secondary education for at least five years after the conclusion of the Program

The most competitive applicants will have shown evidence of leadership in their schools or districts.

Ineligibility Criteria

A candidate may be removed from consideration if they do not meet all technical eligibility requirements. Individuals who meet the following criteria are not eligible for the Fulbright DAI Program:

• US citizens.
• Non-US citizens living in the United States.
• Individuals currently participating in academic, training, or research programs in the US.
• Individuals currently studying, residing, or working outside of Indonesia.
• Individuals who have participated in an exchange visitor program sponsored or funded by the US government for a period of more than six weeks and who have not fulfilled their two-year home residency requirement by the time of their Fulbright DAI application.
• Individuals who have applied for US permanent residency.
• Employees, close family members of an employee, or dependents of an employee of AMINEF, the US Embassy, the US Department of State. They are also ineligible for one year following the termination of employment.
• Ministry of Education officials, full-time principals or educational administrators, university faculty, private English Language tutors and teachers from schools primarily serving expatriates are not eligible. Part-time teachers are not eligible.

How to Apply

There are two ways to apply: by submitting hard copies of application documents to AMINEF in Jakarta or by applying online. The details for each option are below:

Option 1: Submit a hardcopy of the application documents to the AMINEF office address:

1. First, you should download the application form, which consists of three documents, and complete them in full.
2. Then submit the completed form and the following items in hard copy to AMINEF:

• Clearly written, concise, one-page “Statement of Purpose”
• Institutional Support and Reference Form completed by your supervisor
• Hand-signed Privacy Policy and Application Certification Statement
• Leave Approval Form completed by your school director
• Copy of KTP or Passport
• Legalized copy of Academic Transcript and Diploma (in original language and English translation)
• Copy TOEFL ITP or another equivalent test like TOEFL iBT, or IELTS, or Duolingo
• Curriculum Vitae

Send or deliver to:

American Indonesian Exchange Foundation (AMINEF)
Intiland Tower, Lantai 11
Jalan Jenderal Sudirman Kav. 32
Jakarta 10220
Tel: (021) 579 39 085 ~ 9086

Note: You can also submit your documents using a dropbox provided on the ground floor of the Intiland Tower, even outside regular office hours or on non-working days.

Application Deadline: April 15, 2025

Option 2: Apply online

You will need to complete the online application at https://fulbright.irex.org/. The application link is also available on the program web pages: irex.org/fulbright-dai and fulbrightteacherexchanges.org. Before you complete and submit your online application form, you should download and read the application guidelines carefully here.

Please note that the following documents must be uploaded online in PDF format:

• Institutional Support and Reference Form (Part XIV)
• Leave Approval Form (Part XV)
• KTP or Passport (Part XVI)
• Transcript and Diploma
• Legalized copy of Academic Transcript and Diploma (in original language and English translation) (Part XVI)
• TOEFL ITP or another equivalent test like TOEFL iBT, or IELTS, or Duolingo (Part XVI)
• Curriculum Vitae (Part XVI)

The deadline is April 15, 2025, at 23:59 Eastern Standard Time (EST) or April 16, 2025, at 11:59 AM Waktu Indonesia Barat (WIB). After this time, the application link will no longer be available.

*The exact deadlines every year may be subject to change. If the application deadline falls on a weekend or public holiday, it is automatically extended to the next business day. Only short-listed applicants will be notified and interviewed.

Contact Information

For questions specifically related to the fellowship program, please direct inquiries via email to: infofulbright_ind@aminef.or.id