FY 2026 English Language Fellow, Specialist, and Virtual Educator Program

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Office of English Language Programs (ECA/A/L) announces an open competition to support the FY 2026 English Language Fellow, Specialist, and Virtual Educator Program (ELFSVEP). The program sends highly qualified experts on approximately ten-month Fellow exchanges, short-term (two weeks or more) Specialist assignments, or three-week to six-month Virtual Educator assignments at educational institutions in all world regions. Key aspects of the job include: • Advancing American influence with critical audiences and having a cascading reach and strategic returns • Embedding the global language of diplomacy, business, and science abroad • Providing American English Educators abroad to build trusted networks in fragile regions, reinforce alliances through shared language and values, and promote U.S. economic interests • Ensuring foreign partners turn first to the United States for English education, vocational upskilling, and secure partnerships • Delivering on the Department’s America First mission