The ECA Department is offering the E-Teacher Scholarship Program and Professional Development Workshop to improve English language teaching worldwide. Accredited U.S. post-secondary educational institutions can propose implementing two components: distance learning courses for up to 1,200 English teaching professionals and a three-week workshop for 26 E-Teacher alumni from various regions. The program aims to enhance the quality of English language teaching in alignment with the U.S. Department of State’s objectives. Deadline for submissions is April 13, 2012.
Opportunity ID: 147154
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | ECA-A-L-12-04-OY-B |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | E-Teacher Scholarship Program and Professional Development Workshop |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation:: | Please see full announcement. |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 19.421 — Academic Exchange Programs – English Language Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | Yes |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Feb 28, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Apr 13, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Apr 13, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Apr 14, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 1,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $1,200,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $ |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Please see full announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs |
| Description:: | The Office of English Language Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA/A/L) announces an open competition for the E-Teacher Scholarship Program and Professional Development Workshop. The E-Teacher Scholarship Program and Professional Development Workshop advance the U.S. Department of States goals by improving the quality of English language teaching throughout the world. Accredited U.S. post-secondary educational institutions, or consortia of such institutions, meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit a proposal to implement two components of the E-Teacher Scholarship Program and Professional Development Workshop. 1. The first component includes distance learning courses: six to eight university-level English as a Foreign or Second Language professional development courses, lasting 10 to 12 weeks, and optional two to four short-duration courses, lasting three to five weeks, for up to 1,200 English teaching professionals from throughout the world (with a minimum of 75 percent of the participants enrolled in the longer courses). 2. The second component is a three-week English teaching professional development workshop for approximately 26 E-Teacher alumni from multiple geographic regions of the world. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 19.421 |
| Competition ID: | ECA-A-L-12-04-OY-B |
| Competition Title: | E-Teacher Scholarship Program and Professional Development Workshop |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00100312 |
| Opening Date: | Feb 28, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Apr 13, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Hans Posey |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] |
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Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] Attachments [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.421 | ECA-A-L-12-04-OY-B | E-Teacher Scholarship Program and Professional Development Workshop | PKG00100312 | Feb 28, 2012 | Apr 13, 2012 | View | Hans Posey | Organization Applicants |