Eligibility Requirements

An individual is eligible to participate in a Group Projects Abroad, if the individual:

1. is a citizen or national, or is a permanent resident of the United States,
2. is a graduate student, or a junior or senior in an institution of higher education enrolled in a program of study at the time of the 2010 AFA Program, who plans a teaching career in modern foreign languages or area studies,
3. has completed two years of Filipino in college or its equivalence
4. is a faculty member who teaches modern foreign languages or area studies in an institution of higher education,
5. is a teacher in an elementary or secondary school, or
6. is an experienced education administrator responsible for planning, conducting, or supervising programs in modern foreign languages or area studies at the elementary, secondary, or post-secondary level.

Individuals who are not eligible:

• have participated in either the US/ED Group Project Advanced Program or Seminar Abroad Program in the past three years (2007-2009); or
• have had two awards with either the US/ED Group Projects Abroad Program or Seminars Abroad Program, unless the award was received 10 years ago, are currently unemployed or not enrolled, are educated native speakers.

ALTHOUGH A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS OF FORMAL TRAINING IN TAGALOG (FILIPINO), OR THE EQUIVALENT, IS REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM, A HIGHER PROFICIENCY LEVEL IS PREFERRED.

ANY APPLICANT NOT HOLDING A VALID PASSPORT MUST OBTAIN ONE. VISAS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PARTICIPANTS.