Education Fellowship Sweetens The Deal With a $20K MBA Scholarship

By On January 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Education, English Teaching, Fellowships, Health Education, Music Education, Special Education, Teaching

Education Pioneers is a national nonprofit that aims to accelerate excellence in education by attracting and developing top leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs to help improve the public education system. One way they do this is through their competitive education fellowship programs. Education Pioneers offers an Analyst Fellowship: a full-time, paid, 10-month program that places talented early career professionals into mission-critical roles in school districts, charter management organizations, nonprofits, and other leading education organizations. In 2012, Education Pioneers will place 60 Analyst Fellows in organizations in Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, and the state of Texas.

Also big news – Analyst Fellows and Alumni are now eligible for a $20,000 MBA scholarship at the Boston University School of Management!

That’s not all. Education Pioneers also offers a summer Graduate School Fellowship with a $7,000 stipend, as well as a new Yearlong Fellowship, for a 12 month work experience. All Fellows gain work experience and participate in professional development workshops to prepare them for leadership positions in education, and Yearlong Fellows receive an annual salary ranging between $65,000 and $75,000, plus benefits.

As an Education Pioneer Fellow, what could you accomplish in 10 weeks or 12 months?  Fellows complete projects such as developing a student achievement data system for a school district, preparing growth and quality expansion plans for charter schools, and performing advocacy work to support school turnaround strategies. In addition, past Fellows have:

  • Managed a $600,000 charter school facility renovation
  • Presented policy recommendations to the Secretary of Education
  • Forecasted the effects of a school district’s human capital initiatives
  • Designed professional development curriculum for a school, and
  • Conducted legal research for education-related litigation.

Fellowship application deadlines are approaching in February. Read here for more information.

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New Undergraduate Research Fellowships at UC Riverside

By On January 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Business, Communications, Creative Arts, Education, Engineering, Fellowships, Fellowships by Location, Medicine / Health Sciences, Public Service, Science, Social Sciences / Liberal Arts, Technology, United States, Vocational Careers

The University of California, Riverside wants its undergraduate students to be more involved in campus research, and recently established a program to do just that.  Announced earlier this month, the new Chancellor’s Research Fellowship (CRF) will support undergraduate student engagement in faculty mentored research and creative activity projects.

The Chancellor’s Research Fellowship is great opportunity for undergraduate students interested in pursuing graduate or professional school to gain relevant experience and stand out from the crowd. All applicants must create a research project proposal, including a description of their methodological approach.

The competition for the Chancellor’s Research Fellowship is currently open. Current UC Riverside sophomores and juniors in any academic discipline who are maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above are eligible to apply. The program will award up to 12 fellowships to undergraduate students in amounts as much as $5,000 for the 2012-13 academic year. Applications are due on April 13, 2012. If you’re interested in learning more about UC Riverside’s Chancellor’s Research Fellowship and how to apply, please click here.

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Considering a Career Change to Teaching?

By On December 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Earth Sciences, Education, Engineering, Fellowships, Science, Teaching, Technology

I often hear people talk about their desire to change careers, to do something more meaningful than their current corporate job. Yet, many people are unsure how to make this change, especially in a downturned economy where jobs are scarce. One industry that is in dire need of a new injection of talent and enthusiasm is teaching. The UN estimates that 8 million teachers are needed worldwide by 2015 in order to provide universal access to primary education. The timing couldn’t be better for a career change into teaching.

There are a number of teaching fellowships around the United States, some specifically for career changers with no previous teaching experience.   The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation funds a teaching fellowship program in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, to prepare career changers and college graduates to teach math, science, engineering and technology in rural and urban schools. Fellows commit to teach for at least 3 years, and receive a $30,000 stipend to complete a special intensive master’s program at a local university. This program is expanding thanks to a recent $4.9 million grant from the Lilly Endowment.

The New York City American Museum of Natural History also just launched a new teaching fellowship. The Museum has created a paid teaching fellowship for their 15-month Master of Arts program in science teaching, which is intended to train middle school and high school Earth science teachers. Students spend two summers working with scientists and educators at the Museum, one in a youth program and the other in a science practicum residency. In between, students spend 10 months in a New York City school, paired with an exemplary teacher selected by school principals.

The options are endless! We hope to have many teaching fellowships on ProFellow soon. Stay tuned!

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IISME Summer Fellowship for Teachers

By On November 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Fellowships, Teaching

The IISME Summer Fellowship Program places K-16 teachers from all disciplines into high-performance industry and research environments for the summer. Teachers work full-time for eight weeks, complete a project for their sponsors, and are paid $8,200 for their work. Teachers devote 10% of their paid time to focus on how they will transfer their Summer Fellowship experience back to their students and colleagues.

By working at one of IISME’s sponsoring organizations, such as Stanford University, Lockheed Martin, Intel, Life Technologies or Cisco Systems just to name a few, teachers are able to experience, first hand, the practical applications of the science, math and technology they teach. This teaching fellowship experience becomes a springboard for infusing curriculum with “real world” connections that further engage students in learning.  Many IISME Fellows report that their Summer Fellowship experiences reenergize their enthusiasm and commitment to teaching as they come away with exciting ideas for how to better prepare their students for 21st Century careers.

Each year, IISME offers approximately 160 Summer Fellowships to educators who teach in the 7 county San Francisco Bay Area.  As IISME expands to new regions in Southern California, a handful of Fellowships in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties will also be available.

Applications will be accepted beginning in late November. For more information about the IISME Summer Fellowship Program including eligibility requirements and to apply for this unique professional development opportunity, please visit: http://www.iisme.org.

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Albert Einstein Fellowship Takes Teachers to Congress

By On November 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Education, Engineering, Fellowships, Mathematics, Public Policy, Science, Teaching, Technology

The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program is a unique teaching fellowship for accomplished K-12 educators in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to serve in the national education arena.  Fellows spend eleven months working in a Federal agency or Congress, bringing their extensive knowledge and experience in the classroom to education program and/or education policy efforts.

One of this year’s Fellows, Mike Kennedy, has returned to his home school, Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, IL , with a new perspective.

“I’m not going to lie — it was awesome,” said Kennedy, physics teacher and boys’ track and field head coach. “I worked in the Department of Energy, and it was a perfect fit for me. It would be really hard to pick the highlights of the year, but one of the best things was being able to work with the other fellows. They are absolutely phenomenal people who are really trying to make sure that education is pushed forward.” Read more.

Albert Einstein Fellows help implement and evaluate national education programs, draft legislation, and initiate collaboration among Federal agencies, among other things. Applications for next year’s fellowships are due January 5, 2012.

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Teach Plus Teaching Policy Fellowship

By On October 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Education, Fellowships, Public Policy, Teaching

The Teach Plus Teaching Policy Fellowship provides teachers with a unique opportunity to have a voice in influencing policy that impacts their profession.  Fellows participate in monthly sessions that include personal interaction with key leaders in education, intensive research and education policy courses, and the opportunity to advocate for student and teacher policy.

Fellows making an impact:

“Teaching Policy Fellows have indirectly influenced policy by providing input into education policy, participating in high-stakes national conferences and panels, and publishing papers and articles.   For example, Teaching Policy Fellows have been invited to participate in NBC’s nationally-televised “Education Nation,” to work with National Teacher Quality Advisor Brad Jupp on the redesign of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and to participate in the Gates Foundation’s Measures of Effective Teaching Panel for two consecutive years.  Teaching Policy Fellows have been invited to present and to comment on new research at the Center for American Progress, the Vanderbilt National Center on Performance Incentives, and a meeting convened by New Leaders for New Schools and the Aspen Institute to counsel state leaders on their Race to the Top proposals.  Teaching Policy Fellows have published memos and briefs on topics ranging from evaluation reform to the effects of inequitable teacher pay.  Additionally, they have been guest bloggers on the widely-read blog Eduwonk and have been featured in publications such as the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Indianapolis Star, and the Washington Post“.  Read more

The Teach Plus Policy Fellowship selects 20 fellows annually, lasts for 18 months and provides a stipend of $2,400.  The program is designed for early career teachers with 3-10 years of experience.  Currently more than 100 fellows are engaging in big picture education reform in Boston, Chicago, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, and Memphis.  The program is expanding to Washington, D.C. in 2012.

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$300,000 Pledged to American Indian College Fund for Tribal College Faculty Fellowships

By On September 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Education, Engineering, Fellowships, Mathematics, Science, Technology

The American Indian College Fund is set to expand the  Sloan STEM Leadership Fellowship Program thanks to a generous infusion of grant funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.  Over the next three years, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation will grant a total of $300,000 to expand the Sloan STEM Leadership Fellowship Program, which provides funding to tribal college faculty currently pursuing masters or doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).  The goal of the program is to enhance the educational atmosphere at the tribal colleges.

“Completion of a graduate degree is a key step in faculty development,” said Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Program Director Elizabeth S. Boylan. “The Foundation is excited to partner with the American Indian College Fund in its important efforts to support promising STEM faculty at tribal colleges, efforts that will, in turn, provide benefits to both the faculty and their students.” Read more

This grant will award two Sloan STEM Leadership Fellowship awards annually, for a total of six awards over the next three years.

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An Earth-Loving Fellowship For Adventurous Teachers

By On July 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Education, Fellowships, Teaching

Are you a K-12 teacher who dreams of getting paid to get out of the classroom and into the field to learn about cutting edge environmental research and conservation efforts? The Earthwatch Educator Fellowship funds you to do just this!

Earthwatch Educator Fellows are funded by the Earthwatch Institute to go on expeditions around the world and work alongside leading environmental scientists. What you give back is a blog and presentations on your experience to encourage others to be involved in conservation efforts.

You might think you need years of experience, a science background or a certain education level to be eligible for the Earthwatch Educator Fellowship. Not at all! According to the Earthwatch Institute, “all you need is a sense of adventure, a deep curiosity, a love of meaningful work, and a desire to make a difference.”

If you ask me, that sounds exceptional.

 

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