The Woodrow Wilson Foundation is delighted to announce the Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship. The program is open to all undergraduates, recent college graduates, mid-career professionals, and retirees who have majored in, or have extensively studied, one or more of the STEM fields.

The mission of the fellowship seeks to attract talented, committed individuals with backgrounds in the STEM fields into teaching in high-need secondary schools in Georgia and Pennsylvania.

The winners will receive a stipend of $10,000 to complete a specially designed, cutting-edge master’s degree program, in exchange for a commitment to teaching for three years in high-need secondary urban or rural schools.

Who May Eligible:

To eligible, the candidates must be following all the eligibility criteria:

• Eligible applicants include current undergraduates, recent college graduates, mid-career professionals, and retirees who have majored in, or have extensively studied, one or more of the STEM fields.
• The Fellowship is open to college seniors, graduates, and career changers who:
  • Have majored in and/or have 30 or more college-level credits in a STEM field (science, technology, engineering, or math)
  • Demonstrate a commitment to the program and its goals
  • Have U.S. citizenship or permanent residency
  • Have attained, or expect to attain by June 30, 2019, a 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.)
  • A cumulative undergraduate grade point average(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. All applications are considered in their entirety and selection is based on merit.)

How to Apply & Competitions Rules:

To apply, the applicants must submit an online application through the given link: https://woodrow.elluciancrmrecruit.com/admissions/pages/welcome.aspx

Rules:

Follow these steps to have your foreign transcript evaluated:

• Have your official transcript(s) translated (if necessary) into English.
• Send your transcript(s), course descriptions, and the English translation to a credential evaluation service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. A fee is required. Be sure to request a “course-by-course/detail” evaluation.
• Foreign transcripts which are already in English still will require a course-by-course/detail evaluation.
• Have an official copy of the transcript and translation sent to- The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, Teaching Fellowships, 5 Vaughn Drive, Suite 300, Princeton, NJ 08540

Benefits:

• The Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship offers recent graduates and career changers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) a stipend of $10,000 to complete a specially designed, cutting-edge master’s degree program, in exchange for a commitment to teaching for three years in high-need secondary urban or rural schools. 
• The program provides Fellows with this stipend to help offset the cost of tuition and living expenses during a full-time year of master’s study and to help support Fellows in their preparation for teaching, including in-depth classroom experience, in one of several universities and their teacher education programs.
• Fellows attend classes and complete their clinical year as a cohort with other STEM-oriented Teaching Fellows.
• Successful Fellows are eligible for teacher certification at the end of the second summer of full-time master’s coursework.
• Once, certified teachers, Fellows are able to seek employment in a high need school.
• University partners, provide mentoring and support throughout the three-year Fellowship period.

Application Deadline:

Applications will close on February 15, 2022.

Apply Now

If you have any questions regarding the competition process, send an email to wwteachingfellowship@woodrow.orgor by calling 609-452-7007 ext. 141.