Applicant Selection Process

Applications will be available online August 14, 2009

The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program is open to current 2009-2010 North Carolina high school seniors and high qualifying juniors accepted for college admission who are interested in becoming teachers and are legal residents of North Carolina for tuition purposes and will have met the twelve-month in-state residency requirement. (Dependents of military personnel are eligible only if the parent/guardian has declared North Carolina as their state of residence.)

The Commission may accept applications from current high school students with superior academic records who shall have completed the 11th grade and shall have met virtually all the minimum college admissions requirements as well as the requirements for high school graduation at the end of the academic year in which the selection is made. The awarding of the Teaching Fellows Scholarship to such an applicant, who may be selected as a Teaching Fellow recipient by the Commission, shall be contingent upon college admission for the fall semester of the award year. Advanced academic classification must accommodate the completion of all summer experiences prior to college graduation.

Completed applications and references are due to Liaison Counselors by October 16, 2009.

Each application must include:

• An application form completed by the candidate.
• A high school transcript and verification of SAT/ACT Plus Writing scores (including the essay score) 
  Teaching Fellows Test Codes  SAT Code: 3256   ACT Code: 3115  
• Three reference forms. (No additional references will be considered. Students are encouraged to select persons who know them well to complete their references).
• Applicant Composite Form (To be filled out by the Teaching Fellows liaison counselor, NOT the applicant).
• If in a home school, verification of the school’s registration with the NC Division of Non-Public Schools.

All applicants for the Teaching Fellows awards with Scholastic Profile Composite Scores of 33 or above will be interviewed by a local committee composed of people from the applicant’s community. Please note that a minimum score of 900 on the SAT (ACT converted) including the essay score is required to proceed beyond the local level.

Applicants who are selected as regional finalists will be screened by a committee composed of people from the educational region in which the applicant lives. At both the local and regional levels, applicant files will be reviewed and selected candidates will be interviewed. The committees will evaluate the applicants on their application material and the quality of their interviews. All application material is confidential.

Applicants must apply to, and be accepted by, the college of their choice offering the Teaching Fellows Program.

For more information, browse these pages:

• Program Information
• Calendar of Key Dates
• Frequently Asked Questions
• The Selection Process

Download your application materials:

Downloaded materials must be turned in to your high school's Teaching Fellows liaison counselor by October 16, 2009. (You may complete the majority of the application online prior to downloading it.)

 

SPECIAL NOTE 1: Applicants who attend a private school are not eligible to apply unless their school has participated in a School District Screening Training session. The private school counselor will need to contact the Teaching Fellows office at (919) 781-6833 x 103 if they have not participated in the School Disctrict Screening Training.  

SPECIAL NOTE 2: Home schooled applicants who meet the minimum requirements to apply will be interviewed with the other applicants from the high school that the home schooled applicant would have attended. They should contact the Teaching Fellows office at (919) 781-6833 x 103 to make sure they have all the items they need before submitting the application to the School District Chairperson by October 16, 2009.