

The 2020-22 Fulbright Leaders for Global Schools Travel Grants pilot program provides opportunities for primary and secondary school leaders from Espoo, Liminka and Oulu to develop diverse, equal and language aware schools from a leadership perspective. The program includes virtual and/or in-person U.S.-Finnish collaboration, professional development and networking, as well as opportunities for speaking engagements.
COVID-19 situation permitting, the program also includes short-term travel grants to the U.S. for a professional development opportunity and international collaboration with the goal of developing diverse, equal and language aware schools from a leadership perspective. The program in the U.S. consists of an opportunity to visit U.S. schools as well as professional development and networking opportunities at a conference appropriate for the program.
Primary funding for the Fulbright Leaders for the Travel Grants to the U.S. for 2020-22 comes from the Finnish National Agency for Education. The city of Espoo applied and received funding from the National Agency for Education as part of the 2020 Internationalization of Education Grant Application process in collaboration with the Fulbright Finland Foundation, municipality of Liminka and the City of Oulu.
The Fulbright Leaders for Global Schools Travel Grant Program provides:
Please send the completed application form as well as the required supplements to the Fulbright Finland Foundation, [email protected], in one email by November 29, 2020.
Please note that all the documents attached to your application need to be converted to a basic PDF file (no advanced file formats such as PDF Portfolios).
Required supplements:
You will receive an email from the Fulbright Finland Foundation if your application has passed an initial screening and you have been selected for an interview. At the very latest you will be notified of this a week before the date of your interview. Please note that the Fulbright Finland Foundation does not cover expenses resulting from the interview.
The interviews are compulsory and organized by the Fulbright Finland Foundation via Zoom in January 2021 according to the dates listed below. Read more about the selection process and preparing for the interview here.
Application period starts |
November, 2020 |
Application period ends |
November 29, 2020 |
Interview invitations are sent to the selected candidates |
December 17-18, 2020 |
Interviews are conducted |
January 8, 2021 (candidates from Liminka and Oulu) January 11, 2021 (candidates from Espoo) |
Selections are made and applicants are notified |
January 18, 2021 |
Compulsory Fulbright Finland Pre-Departure Orientation for the selected grantees going to the U.S. |
February 1, 2021 |
Virtual and local collaboration |
March 2021-September 2022 |
Program begins/Cohort arrives in the U.S. |
October, 2022 (exact dates TBD) |
The 2020-22 Fulbright Leaders for Global Schools Travel Grants Program is organized in collaboration with the Fulbright Finland Foundation and the municipalities of Espoo, Liminka, and Oulu with funding from the Finnish National Agency for Education.
The 2019 Fulbright Leaders for Global Schools Travel Grants Program was sponsored by the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government. The program was administered by the Fulbright Finland Foundation.
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State fosters mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries around the world. ECA strives to achieve this goal through a wide range of international exchanges as authorized by the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended. ECA works in close cooperation with U.S. Embassies and bilateral Fulbright Commissions overseas to promote personal, professional, and institutional ties between private citizens and organizations in the United States and abroad.
The Fulbright Finland Foundation is a private, independent, not-for-profit organization based in Helsinki, Finland. The Foundation’s aim is