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Woodrow Wilson-Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color

Extended Application Deadline Date: Friday, May 27, 2011 The Woodrow Wilson-Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color seeks to help recruit, support, and retain individuals of color as public school teachers in the United States. Funded through a $5 million grant from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Fellowship offers support for Fellows to complete master’s degree programs in education and become excellent educators who ensure student success in high-need schools.

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The Fellowship includes:

  • A $30,000 stipend to apply toward the cost of a master’s degree at a participating graduate program preparation in a high-need public 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.

Qualified Applicants should:

  • Be a self-identified person of color in his/her senior year of undergraduate preparation;
  • Have U.S. Citizenship or permanent residency;
  • Expect to attain a BA degree by June 30, 2012;
  • Have a substantial background in the arts and sciences and high academi performance with a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0 or better; and
  • Are not currently in a teacher preparation program which leads to initial teacher certification

Questions can be emailed or phone to the following contacts:

Mona Pitre-Collins, Office of Merit Scholarships
mpitre@uw.edu – 206-221-6059

Marty Howell, College of Education
mthowell@uw.edu – 206-543-7834

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