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October 18, 2005 10:54 IST

What: The United States Educational Foundation in India invites applications for its Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Programme.

Fellowship details

~ The FLTA programme is an integral part of the Fulbright Student programme and is funded by the US Department of State.

~ Selected FLTA candidates will teach Hindi, Bengali and Urdu at select US campuses during their nine-month non-degree grant, beginning August/ September 2006.

Are you eligible?

~ You must be between 21 and 29 years old.

~ You must clearly demonstrate maturity, dependability, integrity and professionalism.

~ You must be fluent English and must have a TOEFL score of at least 213 (CBT).

~ You must hold at least a master's degree by August 2006.

~ You must be an English language teacher at the college level or must be training to become an English language teacher.

~ Candidates with prior teaching experience will be preferred.

Additional information

~ The grant will provide a monthly stipend, health insurance and travel support. US host institutions provide tuition awards to support the required coursework.

~ No allowances are provided for dependents.

How to apply

~ Obtain the application material from any of the USEFI offices.

~ You may also obtain the application material via post from the USEFI office by sending a request, along with a self-addressed envelope 10" x 7" in size, bearing a stamp worth Rs 25.

~ You may also download the application material by visiting www.fulbright-india.org.

~ To obtain the application form through e-mail, as an attachment in MS-Word format, send a request to ip@fulbright-india.org.

Important date

~ Please send in your completed application form before November 15.

Addresses

Delhi
The United States Educational Foundation in India
Fulbright House
12 Hailey Road
New Delhi -- 110 001

Phone: (011) 23328944

Fax: (011) 23329718

e-mail: info@fulbright-india.org

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Mumbai
USEFI Regional Office
The American Centre
4 New Marine Lines
Mumbai -- 400 020

Phone: (022) 22624603

Fax: (022) 22663956

e-mail: usefibom@bom3.vsnl.net.in

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Chennai
USEFI Regional Office
American Consulate Building
Mount Road, Anna Salai
Chennai -- 600 006

Phone: (044) 28112049

Fax: (044) 28112075

e-mail: usefimas@md2.vsnl.net.in

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Kolkata
USEFI Regional Office
The American Centre
38A, Jawaharlal Nehru Road
Kolkata -- 700 071

Phone: (033) 22881637

Fax: (033) 22881616

e-mail: usefical@giascl01.vsnl.net.in

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