Deadline: 2-Apr-23
The Embassy of the United States of America is offering multi-year funding for the organization and implementation of an annual, nationwide teacher training seminar for educators on the high school level, curriculum developers, teacher trainers, senior, junior, and future teachers, as well as textbook editors in Germany.
The seminar will focus on subjects such as English, American Studies, history, and the social sciences. Special attention will be given to “Quereinsteiger” teachers, who will be teaching in the English-language classroom without rigorous university training in American Studies.
Input and materials should go beyond textbook content. They should significantly deepen the participants’ understanding of U.S. society and help them strengthen democratic values in the classroom. Expert speakers should focus on, for example:
- balanced and broad political, historical, and cultural content
- current developments in the U.S.
- issues and measures related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEIA) to foster an appreciation of individual differences
- innovative concepts to combat global challenges such as climate change and to modernize the educational, social, and economic systems
- concepts to strengthen the transatlantic partnership that involve the next generation.
Through their participation in the seminar, project participants should be empowered to provide their students with relevant, current, and profound insights into U.S. related content.
The successful applicant (the “implementer”) should have a deep understanding of Germany’s federal educational landscape and school curricula in 16 German Länder in subjects that cover U.S. related content, among them predominantly English as well as history and the social sciences. The implementer should serve as a bridge between schools and the university and should be able to update teachers on state-of-the art research in American Studies and pedagogy conducted on the University level.
Funding Information
- Length of performance period: Up to 36 months
- Number of awards anticipated: 1
- Award amounts: Up to $100,000
Ineligible Projects
The following types of programs are not eligible for funding:
- One time study trips for school and university classes, travel to student conferences such as MUN
- All types of in-school programming
- Social welfare projects, charitable or development activities; fund-raising campaigns
- Any activities that appear partisan or that support individual or party electoral campaigns;
- Lobbying for specific legislation or programs;
- Construction programs;
- Scientific or medical research and -studies;
- Production of media such as films, art, literature, music;
- Programs intended primarily for the growth or institutional development of the organization;
- Duplications of existing programs;
- Completion of activities begun with other funds (however, new activities that build from lessons learned as the result of an earlier project are acceptable);
Eligibility Criteria
- PD considers applications from Germany, including:
- Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations;
- Individuals;
- Non-profit or governmental educational institutions;
- Governmental institutions
- Non-German organizations are required to partner with a German organization.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.