WW Teaching Fellowship
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Internal Deadline: none - see website for annual deadlines, typically November and February
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Description
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 Teaching Fellowship includes:
- admission to a master’s degree program at one of two well-established partner universities
teacher certification in science or mathematics education - extensive preparation for teaching in a high-need urban secondary school for one full year prior to becoming the teacher-of-record in a science or math classroom
- a $32,000 stipend during their first year while completing the master’s degree
- once Fellows are certified teachers (have completed their master’s degree), they obtain salaried employment in high-need schools
- after graduation, Fellows commit to teaching in a high-need urban secondary school for three years:
- PA Fellows who attend the University of Pennsylvania and West Chester University must complete their Fellowship commitment in a Citizens & Scholars-approved public high-need school in the School District of Philadelphia (SDP)
- support and mentoring throughout the three-year teaching commitment
- support of a cohort of WW Fellows passionate about science and math education
- lifelong membership in a national network of C&S Fellows who are intellectual leaders
Eligibility
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 the spring following submission of the fellowship application, 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.)