The competition for JFDP 2009-2010 is closed.

The Junior Faculty Development Program provides university instructors with a semester-long opportunity to expand their knowledge and expertise in their academic field by attending classes and working with faculty members at universities in the United States. Individuals may apply for fields in the humanities and social sciences.

The JFDP is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State (ECA). American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, an American non-profit, non-governmental organization, receives a grant from ECA to administer the JFDP, and oversee each participant's successful completion of the program. The United States Congress annually appropriates funds to finance the JFDP, and authorizes the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to oversee these funds.

Eligibility:

1) Citizens of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia
2) Teaching full-time in an institution of higher education in your home country;
3) Have at least two years of university-level teaching experience
4) Highly proficient in English.

JFDP fields for 2009–2010 are as follows:

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSION: AUGUST 21, 2009

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Not sure you want to participate? Want to hear from colleagues who have been on the program? To hear about the experiences of former participants of the JFDP program, please visit our JFDP ALUMNI PROFILES section.

An online application and a downloadable, printable application will be available at this website in early-June 2009. Check back at this website for updates.