Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship website

The Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship seeks to recruit, prepare and retain effective teachers for the students and schools who need them most. It is open to individuals- college seniors, recent graduates, and career changers- with undergraduate degrees particulalry in the sciences. Fellows will attend enriched, school-based master's level teacher education programs, complemented by intensive mentoring during the first three years of teaching at high-need urban and rural schools. The Fellowship focuses on four goals: transforming teacher education; getting strong teachers into high-need schools; attracting the very best candidates to the teaching profession; and cutting teacher attrition by retaining top teachers.

The WWTF 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 Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.

Application Requirements: 
  • 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 of the year the applicant is applying for placement, a bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university
  • Have majored in and/or have a strong professional background in a STEM field
  • Have achieved a cumulative undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale (negotiable for applicants from institutions that do not employ a 4.0 GPA scale)

Note: Prior teaching experience does not exclude a candidate from eligibility. All applications are considered in their entirety and selection is based on merit.

Benefits: 
  • $30,000 stipend
  • Admission to a master's degree program at a participating university
  • Preparation for teaching in a high-need urban or rural secondary school
  • Support and mentoring throughout the three-year teaching commitment
  • Guidance toward teaching certification
  • Lifelong membership in a national network of Woodrow Wilson Fellows who are intellectual leaders

Visit the Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship website to learn more about the program in each state.