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Stream recent webinars at IFLE’s YouTube Channel
- FY 2022 NRC and FLAS Program Competition Webinar
- FY 2022 CIBE Program Competition Webinar
- FY 2022 GPA Competition Webinar (Short-Term)
- FY 2022 GPA Competition Webinar (Long-Term)
View slides and FAQs from the FY 2022 NRC and FLAS program competition webinar
- Slide Deck: PowerPoint (3.7M)
- FAQs: PDF (307K)
We are now accepting applications for the FY 2022 Title VI Centers for International Business Education Program. Application deadline: Dec. 16, 2021
Visit the CIBE program “Applicant Info” page for more information and details on how to apply.
We are now accepting applications for the FY 2022 Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program (for summer 2022 seminars). Application deadline: Dec. 28, 2021.
Visit the program “Applicant Info” page for more information and details on how to apply.
We are now accepting applications for the FY 2022 Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program. Application deadline: Jan. 11, 2022.
Visit the program “Applicant Info” page for more information and details on how to apply.
IFLE administers a variety of domestic and international grant and fellowship competitions throughout the year and we are always looking for specialists to serve as peer reviewers.
FLYER: Call for Peer Reviewers – PDF (444K)
To sign up to be a peer reviewer for IFLE, please send your CV to ifle@ed.gov and also register in the G5 system.
| Programs | Contacts | News | Resources |
The International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) office administers Title VI (domestic) and Fulbright-Hays (overseas) grant and fellowship programs that strengthen foreign language instruction, area/international studies teaching and research, professional development for educators, and curriculum development at the K-12, graduate, and postsecondary levels.
IFLE programs:
- Respond to the ongoing national need for individuals with expertise and competence in world languages and area or international studies
- Advance national security by developing a pipeline of highly proficient linguists and experts in critical world regions
- Contribute to developing a globally competent workforce able to engage with a multilingual and multicultural clientele at home and abroad
- Expand access to international and foreign language learning, especially for traditionally underserved students.
- Support teaching and research on critical world regions, languages, and issues
Learn more:
- Introduction to IFLE – The Basics (Video Presentation): Stream on YouTube
- 2017 IFLE Annual Report: PDF (3.2M)
- Google Map of IFLE FY 2021 Grantees
- Program Press Kits
- American Overseas Research Centers
- Business and International Education
- Centers for International Business Education
- Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships
- International Research and Studies
- Language Resource Centers
- National Resource Centers
- Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program
- Announcement: FY 2018 IFLE Awards
- Announcement: IFLE Awards Over $71 Million in FY 2017 Grants
- BeGlobalReady Initiative
- U.S. Department of Education International Strategy (revised in 2018)
- International Education Week 2021
- Go Global Ed Podcast
- 2020 Fulbright-Hays Virtual Summit
- Fulbright-Hays 60th Anniversary
- Internship Opportunities with IFLE
- IFLE’s Newsletters
- IFLE's Press Releases
- All Office of Postsecondary Education open grant competitions
- Discretionary Grant Competitions ED-wide
- Peer Reviewers Needed
- FLYER: Call for Peer Reviewers – PDF (444K)
- Consultations with Federal Agencies on Areas of National Need
- Framework for Global and Cultural Competency: MS PowerPoint (198K)
- Joint Statement of Principles in Support of International Education: PDF (359K)
- Travel Abroad Safety and Health
- Opportunities for Teachers: MS Word (45K)
- International Education Archived Resources
Programs
Programs Authorized Under Title VI of the Higher Education Act
Title VI programs offer domestic grants to institutions of higher education to develop and maintain capacity and performance in area/international studies and world languages.
Programs Authorized Under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act (Fulbright-Hays Act)
Fulbright-Hays programs provide overseas funding to current and prospective U.S. educators to participate in advanced overseas study and research.
News and Information
Competition Information
Resources
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Postsecondary Education
International and Foreign Language Education
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Room 3E200
Washington, D.C. 20202
Telephone: (202) 453-6950
Fax: (202) 453-5780
