The Teaching Fellows Program
During the 2010-2011 school year, Teaching Fellows’ graduates were employed in 99 of North Carolina’s 100 counties.
For all classes entering in 2011 and prior the Teaching Fellows Program provides a $6,500 per year scholarship for four years to 500 outstanding North Carolina high school seniors. Recipients must be legal residents of North Carolina for tuition purposes and will have met the 12-month in-state residency requirement. Upon acceptance of the scholarship, the student agrees to teach for four years following graduation from college in one of North Carolina’s public schools or United States Government schools in North Carolina. If the recipient cannot repay the scholarship through service, the loan is repaid to the State with a 10 percent interest.
PHASE OUT OF THE NC TEACHING FELLOWS PROGRAM BEGINNING IN 2012-13
The 2011-2013 State Budget contains language that states the following:
“…funds are reduced in FY 2012-13 to phase out the support for this program. It is the intent of the General Assembly to support its obligations to the 2011-2012 class of Teaching Fellows and prior classes until the State’s scholarship commitment is completed.”
This means that the Teaching Fellows Commission and staff will not be implementing the application/selection process during school year 2011-2012. North Carolina high school seniors who will graduate in June of 2012 will not be able to apply for the Teaching Fellows Scholarship. We understand that this will cause a great deal of frustration and disappointment for those who had planned to apply for the Teaching Fellows scholarship this year.
We hope that legislators hear from people who care about the Teaching Fellows Program and what it has done for the image of teaching in North Carolina since 1986 and for the quality of teachers it has provided for the public schools.
Please visit this site periodically for further information. We will continue to provide applicable updates throughout the year.
For More Information Contact:
NC Teaching Fellows Program
3739 National Drive, Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27612
(919) 781-6833 (919) 781-6527 (Fax)
tfellows@ncforum.org
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