Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program (DAI)
Forecasted
Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program (DAI) supports Israeli school educators with U.S. inquiry projects, coursework, and classroom experience to strengthen teaching, school partnerships, and cultural understanding.
Funder: Fulbright Israel
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to 2 awards covering maintenance, housing, academic fees, airfare, and basic health insurance
Summary: A non-degree U.S. professional development exchange for Israeli school educators combining inquiry projects, university coursework, and classroom experience.
Key Information: Fellows cannot bring spouses or dependents and must fulfill a two-year return-residency requirement in Israel.
Description
Fulbright Israel’s Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program for International Teachers brings primary and secondary school educators to a U.S. host university for a non-degree semester of professional development. Participants undertake individual or group inquiry projects, audit university courses, and join leadership training and instructional technology seminars. Field experiences offer opportunities to observe, co-teach, and lead master classes while exchanging expertise with U.S. colleagues and other international participants.
Projects address participants’ educational practice and critical needs in their home countries. Topics include subject-specific teaching methods, special needs education, civic engagement and service learning, environmental education, and school management and leadership. The program emphasizes international best-practice exchange, lasting school partnerships, and cultural understanding through professional, civic, and cultural activities.
