English Teaching Assistant for Higher Education Institutions

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English Teaching Assistant for Higher Education Institutions

Call for higher education institutions in Colombia to host English language assistants for one academic year.

Who is this program for?

This call is aimed at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Colombia interested in strengthening English language teaching and internationalization through the integration of US citizens as assistants in the process.

By participating, HEIs will be able to:

Improve their students’ English language training through interaction with native speakers.
Promote cultural exchange in the academic environment.
Strengthen English communication skills through innovative teaching strategies.
Teaching assistants have training in pedagogy, linguistics, or related areas and support HEIs in teaching the English language.

Call for applications open until February 15, 2026

Read the Terms of Reference by clicking here.

Description of the exchange

Through the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) program, the Fulbright Commission Colombia offers Colombian higher education institutions (HEIs) the opportunity to receive support from one or more US scholarship recipients to assist with English language teaching at HEIs, according to their needs, for a period of 10 months (between August 2026 and May 2027), for the 2026 term.

The Fulbright ETA program seeks to strengthen English as a second language in Colombian higher education institutions. Likewise, the scholarship allows both the institutions and the participants to benefit from a permanent cultural exchange that enriches their experience during the scholarship period and opens new windows and opportunities for all parties involved.

Requirements

Higher education institutions (HEIs) interested in participating must meet the following requirements:

Be duly constituted as a Higher Education Institution in Colombia.
Complete the application on the Fulbright Colombia platform.
Submit an action plan describing the objectives and strategies for integrating the Fulbright assistant into English language teaching.
Appoint a mentor responsible for guiding and accompanying the assistant during their stay.
Submit a letter of institutional commitment, signed by an authorized representative, demonstrating institutional support for the program.
Once the institution has been notified of its selection, it must comply with the deadline set by the Commission to send the signed agreement together with the supporting legal documents, in accordance with the terms under which it applied for the scholarship, and for the number of Fulbright ETA scholarship recipients requested.

Benefits

Selected organizations and/or Fulbright ETA assistants receive the following benefits:

1. On behalf of the Fulbright Commission Colombia:

Selection process for Fulbright assistants in the United States.
Visa costs and procedures.
Basic Accident and Illness Program with Minimum Coverage (ASPE)
Seminars in Colombia (with the support of partner organizations).
Comprehensive support and monitoring during the program period.
Access to the Fulbright community.

2. Counterpart contribution by the Host Institution:

Monthly allowance for the Fulbright assistant.
Travel costs between the United States and Colombia.

How to apply?

To complete the scholarship application process, the Host Institution must follow these steps:

Read the Terms of Reference and annexes carefully.. Read carefully the Annex 1 corresponding to the Operating Protocol for Host Institutions and the commitments they undertake when participating in the Fulbright ETA Program.
Create an account on our Fulbright Colombia Application Platform. Once created, you will receive an email to verify and activate your account (see Annex 2).
Complete the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Program Registration Form (for institutions), cohort 2026, in accordance with the provisions set forth in each of the questions on our platform. This form will be enabled once you have completed the Registration Form indicated in the step. This space will allow you to complete the information on the action/work plan to be developed within the framework of the Scholarship, and the contact information of the person designated as the tutor for each requested assistant, which is a requirement within the framework of this call.
Each applicant institution must send a letter of institutional commitment duly signed in order for the application to be considered, through the Fulbright Colombia Application Portal, in the field of the form enabled to upload this document. Those institutions that require, or prefer, to send at one time the duly signed Academic Cooperation Agreement duly signed, may do so, but this will not be a reason for disqualification at the time of application. If it will be a disqualification requirement once the Institution has been notified of its pre-selection, and has a deadline to send the signed Agreement together with the legal supporting documents. The model of the letter and Agreement can be found in the Application Form in the corresponding item.
Schedule:

This schedule is subject to change without prior notice, which will be published on the website and other communication channels of the Fulbright Commission Colombia.

Call for applications: From November 19, 2025, to February 15, 2026 (11:59 p.m.).
Application evaluation and selection process: February 2026.
Communication to selected institutions: February 2026.
Legalization of Agreements: March 13, 2026 (deadline).
Assignment and notification of ETA(s) by Fulbright Colombia: May–June 2026.
Start date for Fulbright scholars: August 2026.

Note: It is the responsibility of the interested institution to periodically review the call schedule.

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