Fulbright Faculty Development Program (FFDP)

The Faculty Development Program model is designed for junior faculty currently teaching in Kosovo. Applicants should intend to return to their position at their home institution upon completion of the program, continue their teaching responsibilities, and apply newly gained knowledge and experience. The goal of the program is to introduce participants to best practices and theoretical approaches to curriculum development in the United States. Participants will learn concrete strategies on how to develop curriculum for a course, including an overview of academic and research resources. During the program, fellows will be expected to research and develop a course description and syllabus and outline specific teaching strategies for their proposed course.

Please read all instructions and information carefully before completing.

This is a joint program of the U.S. Department of State and the Government of Kosovo.

To qualify for the Fulbright Faculty Development Program, an applicant must:

• have citizenship of the Republic of Kosovo and permanent residence in the country

• be eligible for a U.S. J-1 visa (with two-year home-country residence requirement)

• hold a university degree;

• be currently teaching at an institution of higher education;

• have at least two years of teaching experience at an institution of higher education by the time of application;

• demonstrate proficiency in oral and written English (selected finalists will be required to take the TOEFL test)

The program offers equal opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, native language, handicap or disability.

For your reference and some background, the Faculty Development program is structured as a 5-month grant, beginning in the middle of August, and ending in the middle of January. The program begins with a two and a 1/2-day curriculum development workshop at IIE’s offices in New York City (NYC). All participants arrive in New York on the same day. The workshop provides strategies on how best to develop curriculum and tools to create course curricula.

After the New York component, grantees depart to their university hosts arranged by IIE’s Academic and Experiential Learning team. While at the university, working with a faculty advisor, grantees have the opportunity to develop field-specific content for their course curricula. The university affiliation would be organized to fit with the dates stipulated by the program, to ensure that grantees are able to attend both workshops in NYC.

As part of their university research affiliations, grantees receive a certain number of privileges. Since each university affiliation will vary, each grantee may receive different benefits. For example, some privileges may include:

• Permission to observe classes (non-credit)

• Access to appropriate laboratories

• Accounts for computer facilities

• Access to health services

• Access to recreational facilities (for a fee)

• Borrowing privileges at university libraries

• Office space

• Shared work space

• An university I.D. card

• On-campus housing

• Off-campus housing help

Upon completion of the research affiliation at the host university, grantees will return to New York City in early January for a 2-day workshop where grantees will be expected to present their course overview, share syllabi and discuss best practices learned through the program. This closing workshop is also led by the same professor from Montclair State University. Hotel arrangements will also be made on behalf of the students.

Grantees receive a monthly stipend for 5 months, as well as standard allowances. The Fulbright Faculty Development Program provides round-trip international and domestic transportation, medical insurance, a monthly stipend and funds for professional development. Because the Fulbright Faculty Development Program is a non-degree program, Fellows are not permitted to receive transcripts, grades or credit.

Please note: Applicants for the Fulbright Faculty Development Program in Kosovo will need to fill out the online application for Fulbright Foreign Student Program. This application is used for both the foreign student and faculty development program.

For the online application and instructions, please click here https://apply.iie.org/ffsp2021

Program Contact

https://apply.iie.org/ffsp2021