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To provide excellent teachers who will help ensure that their students attain dramatic gains.

To build a force of leaders with the insight and added commitment that leads them to work throughout their lives, from inside education and from every sector, to effect the systemic changes needed to truly realize our vision of educational opportunity for all.

Letter of intent, resume, essay, and online application

Daylong interview including sample teaching lessons, group discussions, and a personal interview

Official transcripts

Optional: letter of recommendation and financial aid application

Salaries are paid by the school districts. Teach for America teachers generally get the same health benefits and insurance as other beginning teachers in the school district.
Transitional grants and no-interest loans are available to help corps members make it to their first paychecks. Packages are $600-$4,000 depending on demonstrated need and cost of living.
Room and board is covered during summer training institutes.
The Americorps education award of $4,725 per year of service towards student loans or future education (limit 2 per lifetime)

5 week institute during summer in Houston, Los Angeles, or New York City. During the daytime trainees work in summer school programs.
Evenings include a full schedule of workshops, discussions, and other personal development activities. Regional inductions are 1-2 week orientations at the assigned site to learn about local, historical, social, and political dynamics that may impact students experience and school culture as well as allow corps members to locate housing, interview for actual teaching positions, and for a community.

Grass-roots presence and involvement among very poor families and communities, in housing estates, slums and isolated shanty towns;

Research into poverty undertaken with the people concerned;

Campaigning and mobilizing public opinion at local, national and international levels.

19 years old with a high school diploma and a year of work or college experience
The responsibilities inherent in group living are part of the internship experience and training.

Application form and fee
Three references
Interview and/or visit to national center

Three months, full-time, non-paid
Housing provided
Interns pay food and personal expenses (about $500)

1st year stipend is $270 a month
After 1st year the stipend is $540 a month.
Housing and health insurance provided
New volunteers pay for 1st flight and visa abroad

If interested, contact the nearest Japanese embassy or consulate in your country.

Additional information on the recruitment and application process: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

JET Program Homepage : http://www.mofa.go.jp/jet

Applicants who pass the application review stage are interviewed at the nearest embassy or consulate.

Final interview results are announced (notification is sent to those applicants who are selected as either a participant or an alternate).

Once participation on the Program has been confirmed by the participant and placement has been decided, final acceptance and placement notification results are sent by the Contracting Organization.

Q&A sessions and preliminary training sessions are held for selected participants at embassies and consulates.

Pre-departure orientations are held at embassies and consulates.

1 year contract starting from the day after arriving in Japan, but the participant may not recontract more than two times

Expected to work a 35 hour week generally starting from 8:30 am to 5:15 pm Mondays-Fridays

Placement is decided by the program unless you have somewhere specifically requested. However, the request may or may not be granted.

There are 12 days of leave, but it may vary from one contracting organization to another.

Airfare will be provided to and from your country. Participants must come on pre-arranged flights.

Should you break the contract early, you must reimburse your organization and find your own way home.

In order to receive your plane ticket home, you must leave one month after your contract is complete and not enter an employment agreement with a third party.

If you are married, it is advised that your partner comes after you have arrived in Japan.

However, if you wish to travel on your own, you must pay for your own airfare.
Accommodation

Contracting organizations will assist the participant in locating housing. Sometimes housing will be arranged prior to arrival.

Choices are: Government Health Insurance, Employees Pension Insurance, Employment Insurance, and JET program Accidental Insurance

Two positions are offered. One may apply for either of the two but not both.

CIR (Coordinator for International Relations): Those engaged in international activities. These participants are placed in offices of local governments or related organizations such as international associations, universities, convention bureaus and so on.

ALT (Assistant Language Teacher): Those engaged in language instruction. These participants are placed mainly in local boards of education or publicly run junior and senior high schools. There may be a very limited number of cases in which the participants are placed in private junior and senior high schools through the prefectural offices or designated city offices.

http://www.peacecorps.org

Application Process

Meet a recruiter

Request a hard copy and an online copy of the application

Application process may take up to 1 year, so apply ahead of time.

Must have a bachelor’s degree in order to apply. The type of bachelor’s degree that you have does not matter as long as you are willing to commit and be ready to work.

Training Process & Placement

They try to place you at the country of your request, but there is no guarantee. If you wish to go to a Spanish or French speaking country, you must have at least 2 years of collegiate level Spanish or French.

They give you a comprehensive 3 month course of training in what you are going to do and language skills.

Countries

Africa
Central and East Asia
Europe and the Mediterranean
Inter-America and the Caribbean
The Pacific

Different Assignment areas

Education (Teaching English)
Business (working in private businesses, public organizations)
Environment (raising awareness of environmental protection)
Agriculture (helping farmers increase their yield)
Health (educating about healthy practices)
Community Development (determining the communities needs and how to achieve them)
Focus Areas (HIV/AIDS education)

Benefits

Transportation to and from the country of where you serve

Monthly living allowance to cover housing and other basic needs
15% cancellation of the outstanding balance on Perkins Loans for each year of service

Possible deferment of Stafford Loans, Perkins Loans, Federal Consolidation Loans, or Direct Loans

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, which includes yearly exams, and coverage for both service and non-service related illnesses or injuries
$6,075 after finishing 3 months of training and 2 years of volunteer service
24 vacation days per year (2 vacation days for every month)

Health insurance plan available after finishing volunteer service for up to 18 months

Graduate School options

Master’s International

1-2 years on campus completing coursework

Then you serve 27 months overseas in the Peace Corps

The assignment will shape your academic project so that you may apply it to what you are learning to those who need it the most.

Depending on the school, you may or may not have to return to campus to finish any coursework.

Fellows/USA

After returning home, volunteers can utilize the knowledge and experience accumulated overseas here in the U.S.

They go to underserved communities such as a Native American reservation and serve there while working for a masters, doctoral or professional certification.

They earn their degree at a reduced cost while receiving practical experience in their area of interest.