Deadline: 27 January 2017
The ADA Anniversary Inclusive Education Fellowship Program awarded to the University of Minnesota and Arizona State University by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is currently soliciting applications from professionals working in inclusive settings or otherwise supporting children and youth with disabilities.
This international fellowship is designed to enhance the skills of professionals to work in inclusive settings and to build partnerships with colleagues from the U.S. and internationally.
Fellows selected for participation in this program will work with program staff to design person-centered fellowship plans, travel to Minnesota or Arizona for 6 weeks to gain knowledge and expertise in the field and share their experiences, get to know other fellows from the four countries participating the program, and following their return home, implement a Grand Challenge project with assistance from the project team and U.S. mentors.
Program Activities
During their fellowship experience participants will learn:
- Strategies to enhance the educational development of all students within inclusive classrooms;
- About the critical roles and responsibilities of regular and special education teachers and specialists, parents/families, and students themselves in the inclusive education process;
- How to develop and work effectively within multidisciplinary inclusive education teams;
- Strategies that will enhance the ability of children and youth with disabilities and their families to more easily access education within inclusive classrooms;
- Approaches to effectively working with program administrators and policy-makers to increase support for educating all children within inclusive classrooms;
- Steps to support the development of family-based inclusive education advocacy groups;
- Much more!
Eligibility Criteria
In order to take part in the program participants need to be:
- A citizen and resident of Ukraine
- An early to mid-career professional between 25–45 years of age (born between January 1st 1972 and January 1st 1992)
- Eligible to receive a U.S. J-1 visa
- Not currently participating in an academic, training, or research program in the U.S. Preference will be given to candidates who have not previously taken part in U.S. government sponsored exchanges
- Available to travel to the U.S. between mid-April and late May 2017 for 6 weeks
- Committed to returning to their country for a minimum of 2-years after completing the program
- Proficient in spoken and written English;
- Willing and able to collaborate with other team members to implement an Inclusive Education Grand
- Challenge Project following return to one’s home country
How to Apply
Applications are available and can be submitted via given website.
Eligible Country: Ukraine
For more information, please visit Inclusive Education Fellowship Program.