NC Teaching Fellows Program

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Program Type
Scholarship
Description
This program was adopted and funded by the 1986 North Carolina General Assembly as part of a ten-point teacher recruitment plan proposed by the Public School Forum of North Carolina. The first recipients were named in 1987.
Eligibility

Applicant must meet the following eligibility requirements

  • Be North Carolina residents currently enrolled as high school seniors and qualifying high school juniors
  • Demonstrate achievement on the basis of high school grades, class standing, SAT scores, writing samples, community service, extracurricular activities, and references from teachers and members of the community
  • Be accepted for admission to one of the following postsecondary institutions in North Carolina:

    Appalachian State University, Campbell University, East Carolina University, Elon University, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Meredith College, North Carolina A & T State University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State University, Queens University of Charlotte, UNC Asheville, UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Charlotte, UNC Greensboro, UNC Pembroke, UNC Wilmington or Western Carolina University.

Applicants must submit references from teachers and members of the community. Interviews at the local and regional levels are required. Applicants are screened by two committees, one from the applicant's local school district, and the other from the educational region in which the applicant lives. Candidates recommended by the local selection committees are interviewed by the Regional Screening Committees. Financial need is not a selection criterion.
Value
Subject to continuing legislative appropriations, up to 500 Teaching Fellows are selected annually from area high schools. The maximum award is $6,500 per year and is renewable for a total of four years of college.
Application Procedure
Applications are available online at http://www.teachingfellows.org after August 15 for high school seniors and qualifying high school juniors. The application deadline is October 6, 2009, and recipients will be named in March 2010. Additional information is available through:

North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program
3739 National Drive, Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27612
(919) 781-6833
email: tfellows@ncforum.org
Other Information
Teaching Obligation: Scholarship recipients are required to teach in a North Carolina public school for one year for each year of assistance they receive. Scholars have seven years from the date of college graduation to repay the loan, either through service or cash repayment at 10% interest.
Related Links
Teaching Programs in North Carolina



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