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Austrian-American Educational Commission Teaching Assistantships
This program provides college graduates with the opportunity to work as teaching assistants to English teachers in secondary schools across Austria. Benefits include health insurance and a salary. Students must be a U.S. citizen and younger than 29 years of age at the time of application.
Year to Apply: Senior or Recent Alumni
GPA Requirement: N/A
Deadline: January
Breakthrough Summer Teaching Internships
The Breakthrough Collaborative provides college students the opportunity to teach high performing middle school students at various locations throughout the U.S. The internship is unpaid but provides for living expenses.
Year to Apply: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
GPA Requirement: The average GPA among interns is 3.75.
Deadline: February
City Year
City Year participants serve for 10 months as tutors, mentors and role models in schools across the U.S. as well as South Africa and England. Benefits include a living stipend, $5,500 award, student loan forbearance, and health insurance. Students must be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident, have a college degree, and be younger than 24 at the time of application.
Year to Apply: Senior, Recent Graduate
GPA Requirement: N/A
Deadline: Multiple, check the sponsoring organization's website
Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Program
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scholarship program provides applicants with awards up to $8,000 per year for full time study and a 10-week internship in the summer for training in oceanic and atmospheric science, research, technology, and education. Interested students should be in the fields of Biological, Social or Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer and Information Science or Teacher Education. All applicants must be a U.S. citizen.
Year to Apply: Sophomore
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or above
Deadline: January
Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) Fellowships for Future College Teachers
ISI offers fellowships toward graduate work for students wishing to teach. All applicants must be a U.S. citizen in order to apply, but other eligibility requirements vary by opportunity.
Year to Apply: Senior
GPA Requirement: N/A
Deadline: January
JET Program - The Japan Exchange and Teaching Program
JET students participate in an exchange program in Japan to teach english or work in local offices dealing with international relations or teaching sports. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national and must hold a bachelor's degree by the beginning of the program.
Year to Apply: Senior
GPA Requirement: N/A
Deadline: Check the Sponsoring Organization's Website
Knowles Math and Science Teaching Fellowship
KSTF awards five-year teaching fellowships to applicants committed to teaching science and math in U.S. high schools. Applicants should earn a Bachelor's degree in an area relevant to the subject planned to teach.
Year to Apply: Senior or Recent Graduates (within 5 years of undergraduate degree)
GPA Requirement: N/A
Deadline: January
Leonore Annenberg Teaching Fellowship
The Teaching Fellowship offers a stipend to complete a master's degree program at one of four participating institutions in exchange for a commitment to teach for three years in a high-need secondary school.
Year to Apply: Senior or Recent Graduates
GPA Requirement: N/A
Deadline: Multiple, check the sponsoring organization's website
Madison Graduate Fellowship
The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation offers scholarships for graduate school for students who are planning to teach American History, Government or Social Studies. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen in order to apply.
Year to Apply: Senior or Recent Graduates
GPA Requirement: N/A
Deadline: March
Math for America
Math For America trains mathematically talented individuals to become high school math teachers. Fellows receive a stipend and full tuition scholarship to master's level preparation program. Students should be math majors or candidates with significant math-related coursework in phsical sciences, or engineering. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.
Year to Apply: Senior or recent graduate
GPA Requirement: N/A
Deadline: Check the sponsoring organization's website
Mississippi Teacher Corps
The MTC is a two-year program that trains non-education majors to teach in high-poverty public schools in Mississippi. The program offers a full scholarship to the University of Mississippi to complete a master's degree in education and job placement that offers full pay and benefits.
Year to Apply: Senior
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or above
Deadline: Multiple, check the sponsoring organization's website
New York City Teaching Fellows
The NYC Teaching Fellows Program is designed specifically to provide fellows with training, support, and resources needed to succeed as teachers in New York City public schools. Participants teach full-time while earning a master's degree in education at a partnering university. Education majors are not eligible. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and have a Bachelor's degree before the start of the program.
Year to Apply: Senior or recent graduates
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or above
Deadline: Multiple, check the sponsoring organization's website
Teach and Learn in Korea (TaLK) Program
The "TaLK" Program offers participants to choose a six-month or one-year commitment to teach English in rural areas of Korea. Benefits include accomodations, round-trip flight, and cultural field trips. Students must be a U.S. Citizen or citizen of one of the seven major English-speaking countries in order to apply.
Year to Apply: Sophomore, Junior, Senior, or recent graduate
GPA Requirement: N/A
Deadline: Multiple, check the sponsoring organization's website
Teach for America (TFA)
TFA is a national corps of recent college graduates who commit to two years to teach in public schools. Corps members receive full salary, benefits, training, and scholarship opportunities. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or U.S. national.
Year to Apply: Senior or recent graduate
GPA Requirement: 2.5 or above
Deadline: Multiple, check the sponsoring organization's website
Teach for China
Teach for China participants commit two years to teaching a full course load of core subjects, that may include English, math, and science, in collaboration with local teachers. Benefits include a stipend, and living accommodations. Applicants must have a Bachelor's degree before the start of the program and speak fluent English.
Year to Apply: Senior or recent graduate
GPA Requirement: N/A
Deadline: Multiple, check the sponsoring organization's website
Teaching Assistantship Program in France
The Program offers students the opportunity to work in France for 7 months to teach English to French students of all ages. Applicants should complete at least 2 years of higher education by the beginning of the program and have proficiency in French (3 college semester and/or lived abroad in a French-speaking country).
Year to Apply: Sophomore, or Junior
GPA Requirement: N/A
Deadline: Check the sponsoring organization's website
TNTP (The New Teacher Project)
TNTP prepares new teachers to make a profound, long-term contribtution to high-need, urban districts nationwide. Each program has specific eligibility requirements. Visit the TNTP website for more details.
Year to Apply: Senior or Recent Graduate
GPA Requirement: Varies for each program
Deadline: March
Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship
The Fellowship seeks to attract individuals with backgrounds in the STEM fields to teach in high-need Indiana secondary schools. Benefits include a $30,000 stipend and admission to a master's degree program at a participating Indiana university. Students must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident in order to apply.
Year to Apply: Senior or recent graduate
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or above
Deadline: Check the sponsoring organization's website
WorldTeach
WorldTeach offers the opportunity for students to volunteer to teach in a developing country. Although not salaried, programs provide a living allowance to cover day-to-day living expenses. Students must have a Bachelor's degree before the beginning of the program and have an interest in education.
Year to Apply: Senior
GPA Requirement: N/A
Deadline: Multiple, check the sponsoring organization's website
