Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program

Eligibility

• It is necessary to be a citizen of the Republic of Turkey. 
• Applicants must have an English Language Teaching diploma or be students in the English Language Teaching departments of universities in Turkey
• People who have graduated from the English Language and Literature, American Culture and Literature, English Linguistics, English Translation and Interpreting departments, or who are currently students in these departments 
• Candidates who will not have a pedagogical formation certificate by the application deadline must have been accepted to a master's program with or without thesis in one of the fields of Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Management, Teaching Turkish to Foreigners or Teaching Foreign Language (English). 
• Candidates who will apply from Turkish Language Teaching, Turkish Language and Literature, Linguistics and Journalism and Media departments are required to submit both a Pedagogical Formation Certificate and  have at least 2 years of teaching experience
• Applicants should not have more than seven years of teaching experience.

• Good knowledge of English is required. To document this, a valid TOEFL iBT score must be at least 79 or an IELTS Academic score must be at least 6.

• Applicants must reside in Turkey throughout the nomination and selection process and must return to Turkey at the end of the nine-month program.
• Candidates are required to demonstrate maturity, reliability, integrity and professionalism. 

Scholarship requirements