Happy cherry blossom season! For the last few months we’ve all, in our own ways, been grappling with the new administration’s dramatic policy changes roiling the city, the nation, and the world. For those of us involved in global education or other international work, the impacts have already been quite real and devastating. Our hearts go out to all those – at home and abroad – who are directly affected by budget cuts . . . .
Articles by: Sally Schwartz
Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program
Program Dates: SY2025-26; international travel in spring/summer 2026
App Deadline: Feb 17, 2025
A year-long PD fellowship for US K-12 teachers, including an international field experience.
KKC Teacher Study Tour to Japan 2025
Program Dates: June 23-July 1, 2025 (tentative)
App Deadline: Feb 28, 2025
A fully funded summer study tour to Japan for secondary social studies teachers.
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Research Program
Travel Dates: 3-6 months in SY2025-26
App Deadline: Feb 17, 2025
A US State Department-funded 3-6 month professional learning experience abroad for accomplished K-12 educators.
NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellowship
Program Dates: SY2025-26; travel in summer 2026
App Deadline: Apr 7, 2025
A fully funded 12-month PD program for K-12 public school teachers, including an international summer field experience.
Fulbright Leaders for Global Schools Program
Program Dates: SY2025-26 (dates TBD)
App Deadline: Feb 17, 2025
A State Department-funded 10-day international learning experience for K-12 administrators.
The Experiment Digital Climate Change and the Environment
Program Dates: June 23-Aug 17, 2025
Priority App Deadline: Feb 21, 2025; Final Deadline: May 12, 2025
A free eight-week virtual exchange on the environment for teens from the US and Latin America.
The Experiment Digital Leadership in STEM
Program Dates: June 23-Aug 3, 2025
Priority App Deadline: Feb 21, 2025; Final Deadline: May 12, 2025
Free six-week STEM-focused virtual exchange between teens in the US and Middle East/North Africa region.
TECHGirls
Program Dates: July 12-Aug 3, 2025
App Deadline: Dec 6, 2024
A free US-based summer exchange program for 15-17 year old girls from the US and around the world interested in STEM .
Youth Ambassadors Algeria
App Deadline: March 1, 2025
A free US-based, multi-city cultural exchange program between American and Algerian teens.