Applications are welcome from graduating seniors interested in all academic fields, and/or graduate students interested in international education. Previous teaching experience is preferred. Positions require teaching 15 to 20 45-minute class periods per week. In addition, grantees are encouraged to have a supplementary project, such as a film club, an English conversation club, a sports club or a community-building activity to further engage with their students and local communities.
Applicants must be articulate native English speakers. Knowledge of Czech is an advantage.
The school year is 10 months, September 1 through June 30. The grant period starts approximately a week before the start of the academic year by a 4-day orientation seminar for all English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) in Liblice, about an hour away of Prague. After the seminar, ETAs will transfer to their host institutions. Additionally, the Fulbright Commission organizes a 3-day orientation in mid-September in Prague, a mid-year conference in early February and a farewell meeting at the end of the grant period. Attendance at all these events is mandatory.
Grantees will be placed as assistant teachers in English classes at Czech secondary schools corresponding to their academic background, interests and project priorities. Grantees are placed outside of Prague in smaller towns and they are assigned placements to schools based on information in their applications. Grantees can not directly request or influence the selection of the placement, the Commission decided the most appropriate placement for every grantee. Housing will be arranged with the help of the host institution and the Fulbright Commission.
The program in the US is administered by Institute of International Education. All information and online application can be found at the IIE website.
Applicants are encouraged to consult their applications and supplementary projects with Commission.
Photo: Grantees at the ETA Training in Liblice, August 2023
Applicants are encouraged to check the following resources:
All of our US grantees for the winter semester have arrived. We organized an orientation where they learned about the Czech Republic and discussed their projects. The grantees and their families were also hosted by the US Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Bijan Sabet. Curious
EducationUSA advising center is now fully virtual, operating out of Brno. EducationUSA transitioned from the Fulbright Commission to being part of the AFS framework, but all of our activities remain the same. The only difference is my new email address, . For library books, please visit our American centers or
Twenty five ETAs participate in a four days training in Liblice castle. Next Monday they start their Fulbright year at secondary schools in almost all regions of the Czech Republic. Good luck to all ETAs! Check the list of schools which host ETAs this year.