Timeline

The Group Projects Abroad program oversees two competitions. Annual competitions are held for short-term seminars, curriculum development teams, and group research or study projects. Competitions are held every four years for advanced overseas intensive language projects. The most recent overseas intensive language projects competition was held in FY 2008 and the next is scheduled for FY 2012.

Current competition: FY 2009
Application available: August 15, 2008
Deadline for transmission of applications: September 26, 2008

Federal Register Notices

• Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for FY 2009, (August 15, 2008) PDF

Current Application

The FY 2009 competition is now closed. The archived application below should be used for reference only.

Below is the "Application Instructions" document that was published on Grants.gov for the FY 2008 competition. The forms required to complete this package are not available in this document. Those forms are only available on Grants.gov while an application is available for submission. For your reference, the Department has provided a forms library. Some of the forms referenced in this document may be found in the forms library.

• FY 2009 Application (archived): MS Word (796K) | PDF (722K)

Tips and Assistance

Financial Provisions

The grant does not provide funds for project-related expenses within the United States. Grant funds may be used only for the following:

• a maintenance stipend based on fifty percent of the amount established by the U.S. Department of State;
• round-trip international travel;
• a local travel allowance for necessary project-related transportation within the country of study, exclusive of the purchase of transportation equipment;
• purchase of project-related artifacts, books, and other teaching materials in the country of study;
• rent for instructional facilities in the country of study;
• clerical and professional services performed by resident instructional personnel in the country of study; and
• other expenses in the country of study, if necessary for the project's success and approved in advance by the U.S. Department of Education.

Project Type Descriptions: Learn more about project features, timeframes, key personnel, and participant types for each project.

Application Contact

Michelle Guilfoil, Senior Program Officer
Room 6098, (202) 502-7625
E-mail: michelle.guilfoil@ed.gov

U.S. Department of Education
International Education Programs Service
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program
1990 K Street, N.W., 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20006-8521
Main Telephone: (202) 502-7700
Fax: (202) 502-7860

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