English Teaching Assistant Programs
The 2025-2026 application is now closed. The 2026-2027 competition will open in Spring 2025.
The English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Programs place Fulbrighters in classrooms abroad to provide assistance to the local English teachers. ETAs help teach English language while serving as cultural ambassadors for the U.S. The age and academic level of the students varies by country, ranging from kindergarten to university level. Applicants for ETA Programs can apply to only one country. Consult the table below for details on specific country requirements and numbers of awards.
East Asia-Pacific
|
Country |
Placement Type |
Placement Locations |
Teaching Commitment per week |
Host Country Language Requirements |
|
Cambodia 6 Grants |
Secondary School, Vocational/Technical School, Teacher Training or University/Post-Secondary Institution |
Capital or regional city |
12-16 classroom hours |
None required |
|
Indonesia |
Secondary School |
Rural areas |
20-25 classroom hours Up to 10 hours leading extracurriculars |
None required |
|
Laos |
Secondary School or University |
Capital city or regional city |
20 hours |
None required |
|
Mongolia |
University |
Capital or regional city |
34-38 hours |
None required |
|
Papua New Guinea |
Secondary School or Teacher Training |
Regional city |
16-18 hours |
None Required |
|
South Korea |
Primary through Secondary School, Other Educational/ Community Institution |
Rural areas or regional city |
22 hours |
Recommended - Novice |
|
Taiwan |
Primary through Secondary School, University, Other Educational/ Community Institution |
Regional cities or capital city |
35 hours |
None required |
|
Thailand |
Primary through Secondary School |
Regional cities and town |
16-18 hours |
None required |
|
Timor-Leste |
University |
Capital city |
25-30 hours |
None required |
|
Vietnam |
Secondary School, and University, Teacher Training, or Other Educational/ Community Institution |
Regional Cities |
30 hours |
None required |
Europe
|
Country |
Placement Type |
Host Placements |
Teaching Commitment per week |
Host Country Language Requirements |
|
Albania |
Middle Schools, Secondary School, Vocational/Technical School |
Capital City and regional cities |
16 classroom hours |
None required |
|
Andorra |
Secondary School, Vocational/ Technical School, or Upper Secondary Education Center |
Regional cities |
12 classroom hours |
Recommended - Advanced |
|
Armenia |
Middle School, Secondary School, University, or Other Educational/ Community Institution |
Capital city |
10-14 classroom hours |
Recommended - Novice |
|
Azerbaijan |
University, Vocational/ Technical School, Teacher Training, or Other Educational/ Community Institution |
Capital city and regional cities |
Recommended - Novice |
|
|
Belgium |
Secondary School, Vocational/Technical School, University, or Other Educational/ Community Institution |
Capital city and regional cities |
12 hours |
Recommended - Novice |
|
Bosnia/Herzegovina |
Secondary School or University |
Capital city and regional cities |
20 hours |
Recommended – Novice |
|
Bulgaria |
Middle School, Secondary School |
Regional cities |
14-18 classroom hours |
None required |
|
Croatia |
University/Post-Secondary Institution |
Capital city and regional cities |
25 hours |
None required |
|
Cyprus |
Primary through Secondary School or University |
Regional city, Capital city, or rural areas |
25 classroom hours |
Recommended - Novice |
|
Czech Republic |
Secondary School |
Rural areas |
20 hours |
None required |
|
Estonia |
Middle School, Secondary School, Vocational/ Technical School, or University, or Other Educational/Community Institution |
Regional cities |
20 hours |
None required |
|
France |
Secondary School |
Regional cities |
12 hours |
Required - Intermediate |
|
Georgia |
University |
Regional cities |
Recommended - Novice |
|
|
Germany |
Primary through Secondary School, Vocational/Technical School, or Other Educational/Community Institution |
Rural areas, regional cities, capital city |
12 hours |
Required- Intermediate |
|
Greece |
Primary through Secondary School |
Capital city |
None required |
|
|
Hungary |
University/Post-Secondary Institution |
Capital city, regional cities |
None required |
|
|
Italy |
Secondary School or Vocational/Technical school |
Rural areas and regional cities in Southern Italy |
16 hours |
Recommended - Novice |
|
Kosovo |
University/Post-Secondary Institution, Other Educational/Community Institution |
Capital city, regional cities |
15 hours |
None required |
|
Latvia |
Middle School, Secondary School, University, or Other Educational/ Community Institution |
Regional cities |
None required |
|
|
Lithuania |
Middle School or Secondary School |
Regional cities or rural areas |
25 classroom hours |
None required |
|
Luxembourg |
Primary through Secondary School, or University |
Regional cities |
16 hours |
Recommended - Novice |
|
Malta |
Middle School, Secondary School, or University |
Regional cities |
12-16 hours |
None required |
|
Moldova |
University/Post-Secondary Institution or Vocational/ Technical School |
Regional cities |
Recommended - Novice |
|
|
Montenegro |
Secondary School or University |
Capital city or regional cities |
20 hours |
None Required |
|
North Macedonia |
Elementary School, Secondary School, or University |
Regional cities |
None Required |
|
|
Norway |
Secondary School or University |
Regional cities or rural areas |
None required |
|
|
Poland |
University |
Regional cities |
10-18 hours |
Recommended - Novice |
|
Portugal |
University |
Capital or Regional cities |
16 hours |
Required - Intermediate |
|
Romania |
University |
Capital or Regional cities |
14-18 hours |
None required |
|
Serbia |
Teacher Training, University/Post-Secondary Institution |
Capital city or Regional cities |
None required |
|
|
Slovak Republic |
Secondary School |
Regional cities or rural areas |
15-18 hours |
None required |
|
Spain |
Early Childhood through Secondary School, Vocational/ Technical School, or University |
Rural areas, Capital city, or regional cities |
16-18 hours |
Required - Intermediate |
|
Switzerland |
Secondary School, Vocational/Technical School |
Capital city, regional cities, rural areas |
12 hours |
Recommended - Novice |
|
Turkey (Türkiye) |
University |
Regional cities |
None required |
|
|
Ukraine |
University |
Regional cities |
Recommended - Novice |
Middle East & North Africa
|
Country |
Placement Type |
Host Placements |
Teaching Commitment per week |
Host Country Language Requirements |
|
Algeria |
University/Post-Secondary Institution |
Regional cities |
20 classroom hours |
Recommended - Intermediate |
|
Bahrain |
University/Post-Secondary Institution; Other Educational/Community Institution |
Capital city, regional cities, rural areas |
25 hours |
None required |
|
Jordan |
Primary Schools Through Secondary Schools and Universities |
Capital city |
20 hours |
Recommended - Intermediate |
|
Morocco |
Universities and Other Educational/Community Institutions |
Regional cities, Capital city |
20 hours |
Recommended - Intermediate |
|
Palestinian Territories (West Bank) |
University, Teacher Training, and Other Educational Institutions |
Regional cities |
20 hours |
Recommended - Intermediate |
|
Saudi Arabia |
University/Post-Secondary Institution |
Capital city, regional cities,or Rural |
25 hours |
None required |
South & Central Asia
|
Country |
Placement Type |
Host Placements |
Teaching Commitment per week |
Host Country Language Requirements |
|
Kazakhstan |
University |
Regional cities |
10-14 hours |
Recommended - Novice |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
Vocational/Technical School or University, Other Educational/ Community Institution |
Capital city or regional cities |
20 hours |
Recommended - Novice |
|
Nepal |
Secondary School, Teacher Training, Other Educational/Community Institution |
Capital city |
20-25 hours |
Recommended - Novice |
|
Tajikistan |
Other Educational/ Community Institution |
Capital city or regional cities |
20-25 hours |
Recommended - Novice |
|
Uzbekistan |
Middle School, Secondary School, or University |
Regional cities |
30 hours |
Recommended - Novice |
Sub-Saharan Africa
|
Country |
Placement Type |
Host Placements |
Teaching Commitment per week |
Host Country Language Requirements |
|
Benin |
Secondary School or University |
Regional cities |
20 hours |
None Required |
|
Botswana |
Elementary through Secondary School, and Vocational/Technical School |
Rural areas |
20 hours |
Recommended - Novice |
|
Cameroon |
University and Teacher Training Institute |
Capital city |
20 hours |
Recommended - Novice |
|
Cote d'Ivoire |
Secondary School or University |
Regional cities |
20 hours |
Recommended - Intermediate |
|
Ghana |
Middle School, Secondary School, Teacher Training and University/Post-Secondary Institutions |
Regional city and rural areas |
20 hours |
Not Required |
|
Kenya |
Secondary School or University |
Regional cities |
25 hours |
None required |
|
Madagascar |
Secondary School |
Capital city |
20 hours |
Recommended - Intermediate |
|
Malawi |
Secondary Schools and Vocational/Technical Schools |
Capital city, regional cities, and rural areas |
20-25 hours |
None Required |
|
Mauritius |
Secondary School |
Regional cities and rural areas |
20 |
Recommended - Novice |
|
Mozambique |
Secondary School |
Capital city or regional cities |
20-25 hours |
Required - Intermediate |
|
Rwanda |
University |
Capital city or regional cities |
20 hours |
None Required |
|
Senegal |
Middle School or Secondary Schools |
Capital city or regional cities |
20 hours |
Recommended- Intermediate |
|
Uganda |
University |
Capital city or regional cities |
20-25 hours |
None required |
|
Zambia |
Teacher Training, University/Post-Secondary Institution, Other Educational/Community Institution |
Capital city or regional cities |
20 hours |
None required |
*These are estimates based on previous years’ numbers, and are subject to change.
Western Hemisphere
|
Country |
Placement Type |
Host Placements |
Teaching Commitment per week |
Host Country Language Requirements |
|
Argentina |
Teacher Training College and University/Post-Secondary Institutions |
Regional cities, capital city |
18 hours |
Required - Intermediate |
|
Brazil |
University/ Post-secondary Institution |
Rural areas, capital city, regional cities |
30 hours |
Required - Intermediate |
|
Colombia |
University/ Post-secondary Institution; Other Educational/Community Institution |
Regional cities, capital city, and rural areas |
30 hours |
Required - Intermediate |
|
Costa Rica |
Secondary School or University |
Rural areas |
Required - Intermediate |
|
|
Ecuador |
University/Post-Secondary Institution |
Capital city, regional cities or rural areas |
26 hours |
Required - Intermediate |
|
Guatemala |
University/ Post-secondary Institution |
Regional cities |
20 hours |
Required - Intermediate |
|
Honduras |
University or Other Educational/ Community Institution |
Capital city and regional cities |
20-25 hours |
Required - Intermediate |
|
Mexico |
Primary through Secondary School, Vocational/ Technical School, Teacher Training, or University |
Capital city, regional cities, and rural areas |
20-25 hours |
Required - Advanced |
|
Panama |
Primary through Secondary School, Other Educational/ Community Institution, or University |
Regional cities or rural areas |
25 hours |
Required - Intermediate |
|
Paraguay |
Other Educational/ Community Institution or University |
Capital city |
25 hours |
Required - Intermediate |
|
Peru |
Secondary School, University/ Post-secondary Institution |
Capital city, regional cities or rural areas |
20-25 hours |
Required - Advanced |
|
Uruguay |
Primary through Secondary School, Vocational/ Technical School, Teacher Training, or University |
Regional cities, capital city, or rural areas |
20-25 hours |
Required - Intermediate |
*BNC - Binational Center for Language Training and Advising