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 in the arts and 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
Fellowships focus 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.
Program Overview
The Woodrow Wilson 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 Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.
Eligible applicants include current undergraduates, recent college
graduates, midcareer professionals, and retirees who have majored in,
or had careers in, STEM fields.
- a $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
The Award
The Fellowship includes:
The Commitment
As part of their commitment to ensuring the success of students in
high-need secondary schools, Fellows teach for at least three years in
an urban or rural school district. Continuation as a teacher of record
is contingent on the Fellow’s completing the master’s degree and
obtaining appropriate teaching licensure.