Spotlight - The Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowships (STEM)
The Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowships (STEM)
The Woodrow
Wilson Teaching
Fellowship, now
offered in Ohio,
Indiana,
Michigan, and
New Jersey,
seeks to attract
talented,
committed
individuals with
science,
technology,
engineering, and
mathematics
(STEM) backgrounds
into teaching in
high–need
secondary
schools. This
pioneering
program has been
recognized by
the White House
and touted as a
model by the
U.S. Department
of Education.
The Fellowship offers current seniors, recent graduates, and career changers in the STEM fields a $30,000 stipend to complete an intensive master's degree program that focuses on a year-long experience in a real-world classroom. In exchange, Fellows commit to teach for three years in high–need secondary urban or rural schools, with mentoring and support from both their universities and their schools throughout their three-year commitment.