Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award - Laos

The Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Program places Fulbrighters in classrooms in Laos to provide assistance to local English teachers. ETAs help teach English language while serving as cultural ambassadors for the United States. The program is an 11-month professional development opportunity for ETAs to advance their teaching skills while having a positive experience in the host country. ETAs are placed at universities, teacher training colleges, and high schools in Vientiane, Savannakhet, Luang Prabang, and other sites. They teach approximately 20 hours per week in classrooms at Lao host institutions plus requisite class preparation time, and organize language-related cross-cultural student activities. Prior teaching experience is not required but helpful. All grantees are required to begin their grants in early August 2026 to attend the in-country orientation program, with placements from September 2026 through July 2027. Intensive Lao language instruction is provided during the in-country orientation program.