WW Teaching Fellowship

https://citizensandscholars.org/fellowships/tf/

Application period: August 2021 to February 15, 2022
National deadlines: November 2, 2021 and February 15, 2022 (early and final deadlines)

Eligibility requirements:

U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S. college or university or its international equivalent (Note: Undergraduate degrees earned outside the U.S. are accepted if an approved credential evaluator declares the degree equivalent to an earned U.S. bachelor’s degree)
Seniors, graduate and older individuals who seek to change careers
Have majored in and/or have 30 or more college-level credits in a STEM field (science, technology, engineering, or math)
U.S. citizen or permanent resident
GPA of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale is preferred (Note: Candidates who can demonstrate excellence through other avenues will also be considered)

Award summary and conditions: The WW Teaching Fellowship seeks to attract talented, committed individuals with backgrounds in the STEM fields—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—into teaching in high-need secondary schools in Pennsylvania. The fellowship is awarded by the Institute for Citizens & Scholars, formerly known as the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.

Benefits include:

$32,000 stipend, with tuition arrangements varying by campus (once fellows are certified teachers at the end of the first year, they obtain salaried employment in high-need schools)
Admission to a master's degree program at a partner university
Preparation for teacher certification in science, mathematics or technology education
Extensive preparation for teaching in a high-need urban or rural secondary school for one full year prior to becoming the teacher-of-record in a science or math classroom
Support and mentoring throughout three-year teaching commitment
Support of a cohort of WW Fellows passionate about science and math education
Lifelong membership in a national network of WW Fellows who are intellectual leaders

Application process: online

Application requirements:

Online application
Resume (PDF)
Unofficial transcript(s)* (if multiple, combine into a single PDF)
Letters of recommendation (2) - recommenders will upload letters after receiving an email prompt

*Semifinalists only are required to provide official transcripts, which are to be sent by each institution directly to the Institute for Citizens & Scholars at wwtfdocs@citizensandscholars.org. E-transcripts are preferred; if an institution does not provide e-transcripts, contact Anna Gallos, Program Associate for Selection and Program Administration, at gallos@citizensandscholars.org.

Faculty representative: Keith Raether

Internal interview: No