Work on a US campus as a German-language teaching assistant while attending 2–3 courses per semester.
Applications for the FLTA program must be submitted online using the IIE platform. Please download and carefully read the FLTA application instructions in our Download Area and the information about grant provided below before proceeding to the application.
Applications are not currently being accepted. The link to the online application management system will be available on this page when the application period starts.
Generally speaking, FLTAs assist their host institutions in the instruction of German for 20 hours per week. FLTA duties vary widely based on the specific needs of individual institutions—some FLTAs are expected to teach language courses on their own with minimal in-class supervision, while others may be much more involved in providing extracurricular support for established language programs, such as leading conversation groups, participating in community events or lectures, working in language laboratories, or contributing to language materials development. Some FLTAs live on campus with their students in an international house and actively participate in the campus community. The idea of the program is to have a native speaker on campus as a linguistic and cultural resource, both inside and outside the classroom. Many institutions are looking for young, lively, and energetic native speakers of German that spark their students' excitement for language learning and international travel.
Every FLTA package is tailor-made, and the roles vary slightly based on the needs of the host institution. Fulbright Austria ensures that all FLTAs receive roughly the same financial package based on the offers made by specific host institutions. FLTAs receive support from Fulbright Austria and the Institute of International Education (IIE) in New York before their departure to the US and throughout their stay.
The following benefits are included in every FLTA package:
I am truly grateful for the experiences I have been able to have. Joining the Fulbright Program can be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but it can also open doors to opportunities I never thought I would have.
-Carla Harold, Austrian FLTA, 2021–22
Candidates must submit an online application on the platform managed by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
Candidates must also upload the following documents to complete their online application:
Please note that the following documents are not required at this point of the application:
Candidates are requested to submit both their application and their letters of recommendation online. The deadline to submit a completed application is 15 November. Incomplete applications and/or late applications will not be considered.
Although we work with long-standing partner institutions, some institutions that host FLTAs vary from year to year. The 2022–23 FLTA cohort teaches and assists at:
Agnes Scott College (Decatur, Georgia)
Bates College (Lewiston, Maine)
College of Wooster (Wooster, Ohio)
Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire)
Lafayette College (Easton, Pennsylvania)
The Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio)
University of Montana (Missoula, Montana)
University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
* FLTAs receive a J-1 visa that requires them to return to their country of origin (i.e., Austria) for two years before they are eligible to apply for a work permit or green card. It is, however, possible to return to the US as a tourist (for 90 days) or on a student visa.
**Students in the second half of the old Diplomstudium may also apply.
