Teaching Excellence And Achievement Program 2024

The Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State and implemented by IREX, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization.

Eligibility for the Teaching Excellence And Achievement Program:

• Students need to be secondary-level with at least a Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent, full-time teachers with three or more years of classroom experience in either English as a Foreign Language, Social Studies, Math, and Sciences, including special education teachers in those subjects.
• Students need to be classified as citizens of Latvia.
• Students should have proficiency in written and spoken English and a minimum TOEFL score from 45 to 46 iBT.
• Students must continue teaching for at least five years after completion of the program.
• Applicants must hold at least a Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent

Application Process:

Students need to submit an online application.

Value of the Teaching Excellence And Achievement Program:

This scholarship offers many benefits :

• J-1 visa support
• A pre-departure orientation is held in the participant’s home country
• Round-trip airfare to and within the U.S.
• Baggage allowance
• A welcome orientation in Washington, D.C.
• Academic program fees
• Housing (generally shared with other program fellows) and meals
• Accident and sickness coverage
• Transportation to the internship school (if necessary)
• A book/professional development allowance
• A closing seminar