Teaching Excellence And Achievement Program

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 organisation.

Eligibility for the Teaching Excellence And Achievement Program :

• The applicants for the Teaching Excellence And Achievement Program should be citizens or non-citizen residents of Latvia.
• The candidates should be full-time teachers (secondary level) and should have a classroom experience of five or more years in English as a Foreign Language or Math and Sciences, Social Studies and it also includes special education teachers in those subjects.
• The candidates should have proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Applicants of the Teaching Excellence And Achievement Program should continue teaching for at least five years after completion of the program.
• Candidates are expected to submit a completed online application.
• Candidates should have proficiency in written and spoken English, a minimum TOEFL score from 45 to 46 iBT.
• Applicants should continue teaching for at least five years after completion of the program.

Value of the Teaching Excellence And Achievement Program :

This scholarship offers many benefits :

• J-1 visa support
• A pre-departure orientation held in 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