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FellowshipWhere: NationalNational: schools in any US state$Who gets the money: Goes to a teacherIn-kindClosed for this round

U.S. Department of State, administered by IREX

Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms

A year-long paid professional learning program: a fall online course in global education, a D.C. workshop, and a 2 to 3 week trip to a partner country to visit and teach in schools.

Amount
Fully funded: online course, airfare, lodging and meals for a Washington, D.C. symposium, and a 2 to 3 week trip abroad
Can a for-profit school apply?
?Unclear: ask the funder
Deadline
Next round not posted
Who this fits
Microschool · Private schoolPrivate schools (secular or faith-based) are named. Teacher must be full-time with 3 years of full-time K-12 experience; part-time co-op teachers would not qualify.✓Religious schools: yes
New schools
Not stated for new schools
Where
National: schools in any US state
Last checked
Oct 10, 2026on fulbrightteacherexchanges.org
See the funder’s page↗(opens fulbrightteacherexchanges.org in a new tab)

Unconfirmed: check with the funder

We couldn’t confirm these on an official page. Treat them as open questions, not facts.

  • ?Exact 2027 open and close dates

What to do now

  1. Step 1: Watch the page in December for the application
  2. Step 2: Gather references and documents
  3. Step 3: Write the short essays in the IREX online system
  4. Step 4: Submit by the February deadline

Funders change their requirements. Check the official page before you apply. Getting ready? See what funders usually ask for.

Who can apply

“The Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program is open to full-time elementary, middle, and high school educators who are employed at a public, private (secular or faith-based), or charter school in the United States, or within the Department of Defense Education Activity.”
In the funder’s own words, from fulbrightteacherexchanges.org, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • U.S. citizen living in the U.S.
  • Full-time K-12 educator, at least 50% student-facing
  • At least 3 years full-time K-12 teaching
  • Not a past TGC participant
  • References and supporting documents

Timing

Applications typically open in December and close in February; applicants hear back in the summer. Exact 2027 dates not posted.

Not legal or tax advice. Whether your school should be for-profit or a nonprofit, or take on a loan, is a decision for your CPA or attorney. Always confirm the details on the funder’s own page before you apply.

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This is not legal, tax or financial advice. Whether your school should be for-profit or a nonprofit, or take on a loan, is a decision for your CPA or attorney. Always confirm the details on the funder’s own page before you apply.

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