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

Description

The goal of the Woodrow Wilson-Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color is to help recruit, support, and retain individuals of color as K-12 public school teachers in the United States. Current trends indicate that by the year 2020, the percentage of teachers of color will fall to an all-time low of five percent of the total teacher force, while the percentage of students of color in the K-12 system will likely near 50%. This Fellowship offers an important opportunity to ensure that greater numbers of highly qualified teachers of color enter public school classrooms around the country.

The Fellowship includes:

• a $30,000 stipend to apply toward the cost of a master's degree
• 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

As part of their commitment to ensuring the success of students in high-need schools, Fellows teach for at least three years in an urban or rural school district. Continuation as a teacher of record is contingent on the Fellow’s completion of the master’s degree and obtaining appropriate teaching licensure.

Eligibility

To apply for Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color, you must:

• Have U.S. citizenship or permanent residency
• Be a full time undergraduate student of color in the arts and sciences in your senior year
• Demonstrate a commitment to the program and its goals
• Not currently be in a teacher preparation program which leads to initial teacher certification
• See Eligibility Guidelines on the WW-RBF web site for more information

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Nomination

RBF Fellowship applicants must be nominated by the Dartmouth College Committee on Graduate Fellowships. Dartmouth College can nominate two candidates for this award. Candidates must submit the following to Scholarship Advising by the campus deadline:

• Scholarship Registration Web Form (Submit by email PRIOR to the campus deadline)
  This form provides Scholarship Advising with the necessary information to open an application file and communicate with you about the application process and important deadlines and considerations.

1. Student Application - Online application will be available on August 15, 2012.
2. Two 500-word essays: Brief essay questions on your interest in teaching in an urban or rural school and what special skills, insights and perspectives you would bring to your classroom and how might you help a student in your class who is struggling to learn the subject material.
3. Two Letters of Recommendation
4. Official Transcript.  Submit the Dartmouth Transcript Release Form - This will allow Scholarship Advising to request your Official Transcript from the Registrar's Office in a timely fashion. Please submit by MAIL or FAX (see form for information).
5. Personal Resume

Application materials will be available online on August 15, 2012. The Committee on Graduate Fellowships will read your applications and decide on nominations. You will be informed of your status via email. 

Dartmouth can nominate up to two students.

If you are nominated, you will be required to edit and revise your application essay with the Writing Editor.

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Letters of Recommendation

The 2 Letters of Recommendation should be sent to Scholarship Advising, Hinman Box 6201, Hanover, NH 03755 or HB 6201, or by email to Scholarship.Advising@Dartmouth.edu

For more information on recommendation letters, click here.

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Final Application Submission

Students must submit online application including essay by October 15, 2012.  Scholarship Advising will send transcripts and nomination form to WW-RBF to be received by October 15, 2012.

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WW-RBF Fellowships Application Schedule

September 9, 2012	Campus Deadline for Application Materials
October 15, 2012	WW-RBF Fellowships Application Deadline
November - December 2012	WW-RBF Finalist Interviews
December 31, 2012	WW-RBF Fellows Announced

 

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Additional Information

• Email Scholarship Advising
• The Woodrow Wilson-RBF Fellowships website
• Frequently Asked Questions

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