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  U.S. Embassy, JAKARTA

A Request for Proposals to Host an English Language Fellow

2007-2008 Academic year

•  Application Form (MS Word file)

The Public Affairs Section at the Embassy of the United States of America in Jakarta builds mutual understanding between people through its information, education and cultural programs.  One of our most important goals is to help the Indonesian education sector improve its management, instruction and institutional infrastructure.  A key support for these educational programs in the area of language instruction is the Regional English Language Programs Office (RELO).

This year we again invite Indonesian institutions to submit proposals for hosting English Language Fellows, American academics who stays in Indonesia on a 10-month Fellowship to assist institutions with developing and improving their English language instruction.  There are two levels of Fellows:  

·    Fellow:  The regular Fellows are academics with recent MA degree  in TEFL/TESL or related field.  They generally have previous overseas teaching experience.  The regular Fellow primarily will do direct teaching (20 hours per week)  in addition to some staff development and extracurricular projects such as assisting an English Club.  

·    Senior Fellow:  The Senior Fellows are experienced academics holding an MA or PhD degrees and who have previous overseas teaching and teacher training experience.  The Senior Fellow will do some direct teaching (no more than 12 hours per week), plus staff development and institution-wide projects.  The Senior Fellow can also assist with program assessment and strategic plans, as well as research projects related to their area(s) of expertise.

The program will run from August 2007 – June 2006. We place the Fellows through a competitive selection process based on proposals submitted by interested institutions.  An Embassy committee will review and select the best proposals in December. Approximately eight (8) proposals will be approved for Indonesia. Please note, submitting a proposal  is an indication of the host’s interest in participating in the program, but it is not a guarantee that the institution will receive a Fellow. 

Only proposals that are complete, meet the deadline, and follow the proposal guidelines below will be given serious consideration.  All proposals must be received in the Regional English Language Office by close of business December 20th,  2006. Proposals may be delivered, faxed or emailed to the RELO.  The contact information is listed below.

The Public Affairs Section of the Embassy will provide round-trip airfare from the Fellow’s home in the U.S. to the Indonesian city in which he or she will work, a 10-month stipend or salary for the Fellow, health insurance, a small cost of living allowance to assist with housing and other living expenses, a small book allowance for the Fellow’s professional materials needs, and a miscellaneous allowance to assist with pre-departure costs.

The Embassy expects that the institution will provide some of the costs of the hosting of the Fellow for 10 months.  This can be in-kind contributions. In previous years hosting institutions have covered costs for housing, including the rent (or partial rent) and providing the house (or apartment) with a hot water tank for the shower, a western style toilet, an air conditioner in the bedroom, a refrigerator and small stove in the kitchen, an Aqua Water dispenser, a working telephone and adequate furniture for the house.  The Fellow would be responsible for paying the electric, water, gas, and telephone bills for the house and costs for a housekeeper during the Fellow’s 10-month stay.  The Embassy would also expect the institution to provide the Fellow with office space, a desk and chairs, a computer with Internet access, a telephone, and a bookcase.  This does not need to be a private office.

We think that this is an exciting program that will not only benefit your institution, but will strengthen the mutual understanding between our two countries.  We look forward to receiving your proposal. 

Please address proposals to:

Michael E. Rudder, Ph.D and Kun Herrini
RELO Resource Center
Gedung Balai Pustaka, 6^th Fl.
Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya No. 4
Jakarta 10720

OR 
fax to:
Michael E. Rudder, Ph.D and Kun Herrini
Regional English Language Office
Fax. No.: 021-351-6919

OR
e-mail to:
Michael E. Rudder – RudderME2@state.gov
Kun Herrini – Relojkt1@cbn.net.id

Sincerely,

Donna Welton 
Cultural Attache
U.S. Embassy Jakarta

Note: softcopy of Application form can be downloaded from here (Ms word file) or request via email to: Relojkt1@cbn.net.id

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