Additional Opportunities Abroad
Austrian Teaching Assistantship Program
https://www.usta-austria.at/site/home
Each year, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science, and Research (BMBWF) seeks recent college and university graduates interested in teaching English in Austria. Fulbright Austria (Austrian-American Educational Commission) has been responsible for recruiting US citizens for this outstanding program since 1962, and it places more than 140 Americans in teaching assistant jobs in Austria every year.
As a US teaching assistant in Austria, you will work in one or two Austrian secondary schools, teaching 13 hours every week. Specific duties differ from school to school, but in general you can expect to:
- Team-teach with English teachers working at your school(s)
- Prepare engaging lesson plans focused on topics in collaboration with teachers
- Facilitate one-on-one and group discussions
- Help students prepare for upcoming English exams
- Talk to your classes about US culture and current events
- Plan activities to get your students actively speaking the language
If you have at least an undergraduate degree (or are currently in your final year), have a working knowledge of German (“intermediate mid” or above based on ACTFL guidelines), and are interested in a career in education, Fulbright Austria encourages you to apply online to teach English in Austria.
You can submit your application between November 15 and January 15
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals
https://culturalvistas.org/programs/abroad/congress-bundestag-youth-exchange-young-professionals/
The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) is a fellowship funded by the German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State, that annually provides 75 American and 75 German young professionals, between the ages of 18½–24, the opportunity to spend one year in each other’s countries, studying, interning, and living with hosts on a cultural immersion program.
The program consists of three phases:
- Two months of intensive German language training
- One semester of classes in one’s academic or career field at a university, technical or professional school
- Three-month internships in one’s career field
CBYX is open to candidates in all career fields who are interested in a year of academic, professional, and cultural exchange.
The North American Language and Culture Assistants Program (NALCAP)
https://www.educacionyfp.gob.es/eeuu/convocatorias-programas/convocatorias-eeuu/nalcap.html
American college students and graduates, who are native-like speakers of English, partner with elementary and secondary schools in Spain to bolster language programs, as teaching assistants (TAs) under the supervision and guidance of teachers of English or French as a World/Foreign Language.
Placements are offered all across Spain, running from October 1st to May 31st for most assignments. Short term contracts and/or alternative starting dates are unfortunately not available. NALCAP recipients receive a monthly stipend of 700 to 1000 euros depending on the assigned region and medical insurance from either the national government or the regional governments of Spain. Hours of assistant teaching range from 12 to 16 hours per week also depending on assignment awarded.
Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF)
https://www.tapif.org/index.php
The Teaching Assistant Program in France offers you the opportunity to work in France for 7 months, teaching English to French students of all ages. Each year, over 1,500 American citizens and permanent residents teach in public schools across all regions of metropolitan France and in the overseas departments of France such as French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion. The American cohort is part of the larger Assistants de langue en France program, which recruits 4,500 young educators from 60 countries to teach 15 languages annually in France.
ThinkSwiss Fellowship Program
ThinkSwiss is a scholarship program managed by the Office of Science, Technology, and Higher Education at the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington, D.C. The aim of the program is to promote research opportunities in Switzerland for American students and to foster exchange between Swiss, and U.S., universities and research institutions.
To apply for a ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship you must:
- currently be enrolled at an accredited U.S. university/college,
- be a graduate student or an undergraduate student who will have completed their sophomore year by the time the research stay in Switzerland begins, and
- provide a written confirmation from a professor at a Swiss university that they will accept you for a research stay in their group.
The ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship provides a prorated amount according to the length of your stay: a monthly scholarship of CHF 1,600 (approx. USD 1,600) for a period of two to three months (CHF 4,800 maximum).
