Fulbright Debate Coach/Trainer Award

The Fulbright Debate Coach/Trainer Award is an English Teaching Assistant Award that places qualified debate coaches at Taiwan's top public and private high schools. This 11-month program aims to strengthen Taiwanese students' oral communication skills in English while developing their insights in global trends and cross-cultural awareness between the U.S. and Taiwan's high schools. With professional training from Fulbright coaches, the program improves Taiwan high school students' critical thinking skills in English and enhances the promotion of democratic values within Taiwan and the U.S. Coaches will help local coaches build up debate programs, develop a local debate circuit, run and judge local tournaments, and train interested Fulbrighters on how to coach debate. Additional responsibilities include traveling with teams to tournaments, generating and researching arguments within a group setting, working with other teachers to further develop the debate program, and organizing a debate camp in the summer for interested students. The debate coach will spend 10-15 hours of teaching per week at selected high schools in Taiwan. The program provides a comprehensive support package including a monthly stipend of NT$50,000, partial housing allowance, settling-in allowance, international travel benefits, health insurance (including Taiwan National Health Insurance), and exemption from Taiwan income tax on the Fulbright stipend. Grantees will be placed at high schools in Taipei City, New Taipei City, Hsinchu City, Taichung City, Tainan City, and Kaohsiung City. The grant period runs from September 1, 2026 to July 31, 2027, with grantees required to remain in Taiwan for the entire academic year. No research or independent study is required, as instructing takes most of the grantee's time.