English Teaching Assistant Programs

2020-2021 Competition Deadline: Tuesday October 8, 2019 at 5 pm Eastern Time

The English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Programs place Fulbrighters in classrooms abroad to provide assistance to the local English teachers. ETAs help teach English language while serving as cultural ambassadors for the U.S. The age and academic level of the students varies by country, ranging from kindergarten to university level. Applicants for ETA Programs can apply to only one country. Consult the table below for details on specific country requirements and numbers of awards.

East Asia-Pacific

Country	# of Grants	Placement Type	Placement Locations	Teaching Commitment per week	Host Country Language Requirements
Hong Kong	2	University	Hong Kong	40 hours (including preparation)	None required
Indonesia	35	Secondary School	Rural areas, regional cities	25 hours	None required
Korea	80	Primary and Secondary School	Rural areas, regional cities, capital city	22 hours	None required
Laos	12	University	Regional cities	20 hours	None required
Macau	8	University	Macau	40 hours (including preparation)	None required
Malaysia	100	Secondary School	Rural areas, small cities	30-35 hours	None required
Mongolia	6	University	Capital city	16-20 hours classroom, 8-10 hours preparation, 6-8 hours extracurricular	None required
Taiwan	109	Primary and Middle School	Rural areas, small cities	35 hours (with 20 hours classroom)	None required
Thailand	15	Primary through Secondary School	Regional cities and town	16-18 hours, plus preparation and extracurricular activities	None required
Timor-Leste	2	Secondary School and University	University placement in capital city; secondary school placement in rural area	30 hours classroom, 5-10 extracurricular activities	None required
Vietnam	15	Secondary School and University	Rural areas	30 hours	None required

Europe

Country	# of Grants	Placement Type	Host Placements	Teaching Commitment per week	Host Country Language Requirements
Andorra	5	High School			Recommended - Intermediate
Armenia	2	Primarily University			Recommended - Novice
Azerbaijan	4	Primarily University	Capital city, regional cities		Recommended - Novice
Belarus	4	Primarily University			Required - Intermediate
Belgium	4	Primarily University	Regional cities	12 hours classroom	Recommended - Novice
Bosnia/Herzegovina	2	University or High Schools		10 hours classroom, plus educational advising	None required
Bulgaria	30	High Schools	Regional cities	15-20 hours classroom	None required
Croatia	2	University			None required
Cyprus	2	All Levels		25 hours classroom	None required
Czech Republic	30	High Schools	Rural areas, regional cities	< 20 hours	None required
Estonia	2	All Levels			None required
France	10	High Schools	Capital area	12 hours classroom, plus 20 hours educational advising	Required - Intermediate
Georgia	4	University			Recommended - Novice
Germany	140	Primary through High Schools	Rural areas, regional cities, capital city	< 20 hours	Conversational
Greece	13	Primary through High Schools			None required
Greenland	2	High School or University	Capital city		None required
Hungary	4	University	Capital city, regional cities		None required
Italy	10	High Schools	Southern Italy	< 20 hours	Recommended - Novice
Kosovo	4	Middle or High Schools	Regional cities		None required
Latvia	3	All Levels	Regional cities		None required
Lithuania	2	All Levels	Regional cities		None required
Luxembourg	4	High School and University	Regional cities	12 hours	Recommended - Novice
Macedonia	2	All Levels			None required
Malta	2	All Levels		12-16 hours classroom	None required
Moldova	3	Primarily University	Regional cities		Recommended - Novice
Montenegro	2	High Schools or University			None Required
Netherlands	12	Secondary and Vocational Training Schools	Regional cities	20-24 hours classroom	None Required
Norway	3	High Schools and University	Regional cities		None required
Poland	10	University	Regional cities	14 hours classroom, 4 educational advising	None required
Portugal	3	University	Regional cities		Recommended - Intermediate
Romania	10	University	Regional cities	12 hours classroom, plus educational advising	None required
Russia	25	University	Regional cities	20 hours	Required - Intermediate
Serbia	2	All Levels	Regional cities		None required
Slovak Republic	8	High Schools			None required
Spain	185	All Levels	Rural areas, regional cities, capital city	< 20 hours	Required - Intermediate
Turkey	20	University	Capital city	21 hours classroom, plus preparation and extracurricular activities	None required
Ukraine	4	University	Regional cities		Recommended - Novice

Middle East & North Africa

Country	# of Grants	Placement Type	Host Placements	Teaching Commitment per week	Host Country Language Requirements
Algeria	2	University/Post-Secondary Institution	Capital city	20 hours classroom	Recommended
Bahrain	2	University/Vocational School		25 hours	Recommended
Israel	6	University	Regional cities	20 hours	Recommended
Jordan	10	High Schools, Universities; Technical Schools; UN-affiliated teaching institutions	Regional cities	20 hours	Recommended
Morocco	12	University	Regional cities, capital city	< 20 hours	Recommended
Saudi Arabia	2	University/Post-Secondary Institution		25 hours	None required
West Bank	4	Other Educational Institution	Regional cities	20 hours	Recommended

South & Central Asia

Country	# of Grants	Placement Type	Host Placements	Teaching Commitment per week	Host Country Language Requirements
India	25	Middle and High School	Regional cities		None required
Kazakhstan	15	High School or University	Regional cities	20 hours	Recommended
Kyrgyzstan	3	High School	Rural areas, regional cities	20 hours	Recommended
Nepal	4	Primary through High School	Rural areas		None required
Sri Lanka	5	All Levels	Rural areas, regional cities	30-40 hours	Preferred
Tajikistan	3	High School	Rural areas	20 hours classroom, plus 5 hours educational advising	Recommended
Uzbekistan	10	University	Rural areas	20 hours, plus 5 hours educational advising	Recommended

Sub-Saharan Africa

Country	# of Grants	Placement Type	Host Placements	Teaching Commitment per week	Host Country Language Requirements
Benin	2*	High School and University		20 hours	Recommended
Cote d'Ivoire	5*	High School and University		20 hours	Recommended
Kenya	4*	High School and University	Rural areas, regional cities	25 hours classroom, plus preparation, and 5-10 hours extracurricular activities	None required (although Swahili might be useful)
Rwanda	3*	Technical College and University		20 hours	Not Required (although French and/or Kinyarwanda might be useful)
Senegal	6*	Middle and Secondary Schools		20 hours	Recommended
South Africa	10*	Secondary Schools	Regional cities, capital city	25 hours	None required

*These are estimates based on previous years’ numbers, and are subject to change.

Western Hemisphere

Country	# of Grants	Placement Type	Host Placements	Teaching Commitment per week	Host Country Language Requirements
Argentina	17	Teacher-Training Colleges; University	Regional cities	20 hours	Required - Intermediate
Brazil	100	Teacher-Training Institutes at Public Universities	Rural areas, regional cities, capital city	25 hours	Required - Intermediate
Colombia	80	University	Regional cities, capital city	>25 hours	Required - Intermediate
Costa Rica	2	University; High School; BNC	Regional cities		Required - Intermediate

Ecuador	5	University	Regional cities	20 hours	Required - Intermediate
Guatemala	2	University	Rural areas, regional cities	20 hours	Required - Intermediate
Honduras	1	University; High School; BNC		20-25 hours	Required - Intermediate
Mexico	54	Teacher-Training Institutes; High School; University	Rural areas, regional cities, capital city	25 hours	Required - Advanced
Panama	2	University	Rural areas, regional cities, capital city		Required - Intermediate
Paraguay	2	Other educational institution	Capital city	25 hours	Required - Intermediate
Peru	6	Teacher-Training Institutes; BNCs; University	Regional cities, capital city	25 hours	Required - Intermediate
Uruguay	6	All Levels; Primary/Secondary Schools; Teacher-Training Institutes	Regional cities, capital city	20-25 hours	Required - Intermediate

*BNC - Binational Center for Language Training and Advising