Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program, Japan
- Funding
- Fully funded
- Level
- Teacher, Graduate
- Deadline
- Not announced yet
- Where
- United States · In person
A 9-month programme to teach Japanese at a US college or university for up to 20 hours a week while taking two courses each semester. Benefits include tuition for two courses per semester, a stipend, housing and meals from the host university, round-trip airfare and insurance.
Who can apply
Japanese citizens living in Japan with a bachelor’s degree, who hold an English teaching licence, have Japanese language teaching training, or plan to teach English or Japanese as a foreign language. TOEFL iBT 79 to 80 or IELTS 6.0 is required.
Deadline
Next deadline not announced yet. For the 2027 to 2028 programme year, online registration ran from 1 March to 1 May 2026 and paper documents were due on 1 June 2026. The next call has not been announced.