Internships, Fellowships, and
Scholarships in Education

Amherst College Public School Teaching Fellowships--deadline May 7, 2007

Amherst College is pleased to offer students from the Class of 2007 the opportunity to apply for an Amherst College Public School Teaching Fellowship. 

The intent of this Fellowship is to encourage seniors to make a commitment to public school teaching.  Fellowships will be awarded to members of the Class of 2007 participating in one of several programs that place teachers in public schools located in challenging urban or rural settings. 

These programs include, but are not limited to, Teach for America, New York City Teaching Fellows, 180 Days in Springfield, and the Massachusetts Institute for New Teachers.  Often, participating teachers are also working towards a teaching certificate or M.Ed. qualification

Teaching Fellows will receive a stipend of $3,000.  Fellows will receive half of the award upon confirmation of a summer start date and the remaining half upon confirmation of having signed a teacher contract for September 2007. 

Applicants are asked to submit:

1. A personal statement

      a. Why have you chosen to teach?
      b. What impact do you hope to have on students?  Please include a           description of the school system in which you will be working.
      c. How have your Amherst education and other experiences prepared you to           teach?
      d. How does teaching relate to your future career plans?

2. A resume

3. Two written letters of reference--at least one from a member of the Amherst     College faculty

4. Confirmation of acceptance to a teacher training program

The deadline for applications is Monday, May 7, 2007.Submit applications (paper or email) to:

Dean Bekki Lee
Amherst College Career Center
First Floor College Hall
PO Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002

Fellowships and Scholarships
Listed below are opportunities for Amherst students and alumni to apply for funding for internships, select alternative teaching programs and graduate study in Education. 

Amherst College Fellowships
Funds are available for the study of law, medicine, economics, education and all of the traditional academic disciplines. The areas of graduate study for which larger fellowships are available are chemistry, geology, history, religion, philosophy, and study in the United Kingdom. Those available for apprenticeship or private tutoring as well as study at a graduate school are in the fields of music and theater.
Deadline: February 10

Class of ’54 Commitment To Teaching Fellowship
Amherst is proud of its recent graduates who have chosen to teach in urban and other school systems where students may be considered “at risk” or are socio-economically disadvantaged.  Through the generosity of the Class of 1954, which has established a Commitment to Teaching Fund, Amherst is able each year to award stipends to a limited number of Amherst graduates who have been teaching for ten years or less.

Stipends are intended to supplement teacher salaries and to encourage young alumni to pursue careers in teaching.  Awards will be made to those Amherst graduate teachers who, in the opinion of a reviewing committee, best represent, through their applications, a serious long-term commitment to teaching these students.  Application information is sent to alumni teachers in November.  To receive this mailing alumni are asked to update their employment information in the Alumni Directory or contact the Career Center.
Deadline: mid-January

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund offers fellowships for students of color who wish to pursue a master’s degree in order to teach in American public schools.  The goal of the Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color is to increase the number of highly qualified teachers of color in K-12 public education in the United States.  Each year, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund invites Amherst College to nominate three juniors.  The Fellowship provides financial assistance of up to $22,100 for a summer project, graduate school, and loan repayment.  Application materials are available in the Career Center.  For additional information, please contact Dean Bekki Lee of the Career Center at 542-2265 or rlee@amherst.edu.
Deadline: December 

Tom Gerety Fellowships For Action
There are several fellowships within the FFA program dedicated to supporting students engaged in education-related opportunities during Interterm and summer. 
Deadlines: October for Interterm and March for summer.

Additional fellowship listings may be found in the Education fellowships section of the Career Center website.

Annual Amherst-Affiliated Work Experience Opportunities

Children’s Village Book for Boys Fellowship
The Children's Village, in Dobbs Ferry, New York, is the largest residential treatment center for neglected and abused boys in the country.  A recent New York Times study ranked the center as one of the top five foster care agencies in the state of New York. Over 300 boys, who range in age from 6 to 18, attend the campus school, which is operated by the public school system, and live together in twenty-two small on-campus cottages.  The mission of the Books for Boys program is to provide new books for all the boys on the Children's Village campus and to help the boys make lifelong connections to reading and writing. Adult staff, fellows, and volunteers serve as literacy role models who work to instill a passion for literature of all kinds.  Amherst College students are invited to apply to this wonderful alumni-hosted summer fellowship program.  Benefits: stipend and potential housing. 
Deadline: April

NYC Urban Education Internship Program
The Urban Education Internship Program is an opportunity for Amherst College students, alongside students from Williams, Smith and Middlebury Colleges, to acquire first-hand experience in New York City public elementary, middle and high schools during the January Interterm.  The program is coordinated by the Amherst College Career Center and English Department in conjunction with Williams College and the Foundation for Excellent Schools.
Deadline: October

For additional opportunities:
See Education job and internship listings in Experience. Members of the Career Center staff are also available to assist you with your search.

The Office of Community Outreach has ongoing partnerships with local public schools and educational enrichment programs.  Contact Outreach for details.