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U.S. Teaching Assistantships at Austrian
Secondary
Schools
Applications by U.S. citizens for the English Language Teaching Assistantship
Program are administered by the Fulbright Commission for the Austrian
Ministry of Education, the Arts and Culture.
Please make sure to read the program
description!
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Application
Graduating seniors may apply, provided they have their degrees before
assuming the positions. Complete applications for 2011/12 will be accepted
starting November 15, 2010 with a deadline of January 15, 2011 (date of
postmark) and should be sent to:
Fulbright Commission
quartier21/MQ
Museumsplatz 1
1070 Vienna
Austria/Europe
They must include
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3 signed copies of the application form
available online during the application period. |
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3 copies of a short essay (about one page in length)
describing you as an individual and explaining reasons why you want
to be a teaching assistant in Austria |
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A resumé |
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2 letters of reference in sealed and signed envelopes |
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1 certificate or letter by a German department (or
German language school, Goethe institute, etc.) documenting the
candidate's proficiency in German (minimum requirement intermediate
mid level according to the ACTFL
guidelines) |
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1 current and original transcript of academic records
in its original and sealed envelope - no copies! (including the
B.A. when available)
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Final selection and placement
Finalists will be informed in late April about their status and may plan
on having a teaching assistantship position in Austria. A non-refundable
administrative fee of US $100 is due to the Fulbright Commission upon
acceptance of the position. If you have any further questions about the
program which are not answered by the information online, please call
or send us an email.
Comments Pertinent to Writing/Submitting Your Application
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You can write your essay
in German or English. Write in the language in which you feel most
at ease. |
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A comment upon writing style and content:
The ultimate purpose for writing an application essay is to convey
to us a sense of who YOU are. Therefore, it is usually best to write
whatever flows naturally (that is, assuming it bears a degree of
relevance to the subject matter, i.e., you). Perhaps the most valuable
advice one can give is to be sincere. |
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Good letters of recommendation (from people who are
in an appropriate position to comment upon your work ethic and other
related beneficial qualities) always work in your favor. |
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Because one of the major goals of this program is
to give future German teachers in the U.S. some excellent teaching
experience, it always helps if you want to be one. |
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Only COMPLETE applications will be considered. |
Link to the ONLINE APPLICATION: only available during the application period (15 November - 15 January).
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The Austrian-American
Educational Commission (Fulbright Commission) endeavors to update
the information on this site on a regular basis, but cannot guarantee its
accuracy at all times. |
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modified 10/05/2004
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