Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program Short Term Projects
 
Application Deadline: June 13, 2013
 
CFDA Number: 84.021A
 
Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-041713-003
 
The U.S. Department of Education and the International and Foreign Language
 Education (IFLE) office is pleased to announce a Fulbright-Hays Group
 Projects Abroad Program opportunity.
 
Under the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program, the funds will
 support overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development
 in modern foreign languages and area studies for teachers, students, and
 faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Projects may include short-term
 seminars, curriculum development, or group research/study.  
 
Duration: Applicants may apply for a maximum grant performance period up to
 eighteen months in duration for short-term projects; proposed start and end
 dates should be September 1, 2013-March 31, 2015.  Educator groups may
 travel abroad anytime during this eighteen month period. The minimum time
 abroad is four weeks total.  
 
Eligible Applicants:  (1) IHEs, (2) State departments of education, (3)
 Private nonprofit educational organizations, and (4) Consortia of these
 entities.

Eligible Participants: An individual is eligible to participate in a
 Fulbright-Hays GPA Short Term Project if she/he is: (1) A citizen, national,
 or permanent resident of the United States; and Currently employed full-time
 in a United States school system, institution of higher education, local
 education agency or state education agency (not applicable to students); (2)
 And at least one of the following: a) A teacher in an elementary or
 secondary school (please see note below);  b) A faculty member who teaches
 modern foreign languages or area studies;  c) An experienced education
 administrator responsible for planning, conducting, or supervising programs
 in modern foreign languages or area studies at the elementary, secondary, or
 postsecondary levels;  d) A graduate student or junior or senior in an
 institution of higher education, who is a prospective teacher in the areas
 of social sciences, humanities and foreign languages. The student should
 meet the provisions set by his or her local and state education agencies.
 
Project Types: Short-Term Seminars, Curriculum Development, and Group
 Research or Study
 
Financial Provisions: The institutional award will pay for group travel and
 host country expenses, including: maintenance stipends based on fifty
 percent of the amount established by the U.S. Department of State;
 round-trip international travel; a local travel allowance for necessary
 project-related travel within the host country; purchase of project-related
 artifacts, books, and other teaching materials in the country of study; rent
 for instructional facilities in the country of study; clerical and
 professional services performed by resident instructional personnel in the
 country of study; and other expenses in the country of study deemed
 necessary for the project's success and approved in advance by the U.S.
 Department of Education. 
 
Please note that the grant does not provide funds for project-related
 expenses within the United States. The GPA program will not provide funds
 for: 1) U.S.-based salaries and fringe benefits; and  2) U.S.-based
 activities such as pre-departure orientations and post-travel follow-up,
 although these activities are required.  
 
The application package will be available starting April 18, 2013 at
 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=dYkcRxyYrlCfvkKLDQjkZy0nh7nZQ6y2pPkpGGjGyQZvpzgmjBdc!-189593869
 
   For more information, please go to
 http://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsgpa/applicant.html