Deadline: 7-May-23
The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce a call for proposals from U.S.-based organizations and universities for its English Language Capacity Building program.
The program invites U.S.-based organizations and universities to submit a proposal to conduct a comprehensive training certificate program for English-language teachers working in public schools throughout Azerbaijan. The program should be innovative and cost-effective with both virtual and in-person components and utilize a synchronous online learning platform, practical curriculum, and live personal coaching in support of a key Embassy goal in Azerbaijan: improve the quality of English language instruction and increase English language fluency of Azerbaijani students at all levels of education.
Objectives
- The program’s objectives are:
- Provide professional development opportunities to Azerbaijani English language teachers to enhance the quality of English language teaching in Azerbaijan by helping teachers reinforce their English skills and learn the latest strategies and methods for teaching English as a foreign language.
- Offer a high-quality English-language training certificate program that is based on communicative teaching methods and that focuses on enhancing the teachers and eventually their students’ conversational and comprehension skills while taking into account the elements of the National Curriculum of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
- Strengthen people-to-people ties between the United States and Azerbaijan through promotion of community service and activities to enhance critical-thinking skills among participants, information sharing, and experiences between American experts and target audiences that increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and Azerbaijan.
Scope
- The program’s structure and schedule need to be designed to accommodate working English/EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers who have families and careers that may not permit them to engage in full-time or overseas study.
- Teachers that complete the program should emerge with greater knowledge, skills, confidence, tools, and credentials to be more effective EFL teachers in the government schools of Azerbaijan.
- The scope of the program should entail a minimum of five months (one semester) of active teaching hours over the course of the program for 100 teachers minimum.
- The schedule should encompass 18 to 20 active teaching weeks of at least two 1.5 – 2 hour classes every week.
Funding Information
- Number of awards anticipated: 1-2 awards, depending on availability of funds
- Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $50,000 to a maximum of $100,000
Participants and Audiences
- The intended audiences for potential projects are young and less-experienced Azerbaijani English language teachers exposed to minimum or no prior professional development opportunities working at public schools. Special consideration will be given to programs that focus on secondary school English language teachers working with disadvantaged communities (rural areas, low-income, IDP etc.) in regions outside of Baku.
Eligibility Criteria
- U.S. non-commercial organizations and academic institutions (both Public and Private) with relevant experience are eligible to apply.
- This experience should be documented in the proposal.
- Previous recipients who are not/were not in compliance with the terms of their financial and program reporting requirements are ineligible to apply.
- It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure they are in compliance with all applicable terms, conditions, and Office of Management and Budget guidance and requirements.
- Those organizations found to be in non-compliance may be found ineligible for funding or designated high risk if selected for funding.
For more information, visit U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan.