Math for America Fellowships
Website: Math For America
Description
Math for America is a nonprofit organization with a mission to improve math education in secondary public schools in the United States by recruiting, training, and retaining outstanding mathematics teachers.
MƒA Fellows are recent college graduates and mid-career professionals who:
- Know and love math
- Enjoy teaching and interacting with young people
- Possess excellent communication skills
- Can create a constructive learning environment for students
- Make a five year commitment to the MƒA Fellowship Program
- Take personal responsibility for themselves and their actions
All MƒA Fellows make a five-year commitment to teach in public schools while actively participating in MƒA corps activities and events. Visit the Los Angeles, New York, San Diego and Washington DC site pages to learn specific details about each program.
Fellows receive:
- Full-tuition scholarship to earn a master’s degree or teacher credentialing program in Mathematics Education
- Up to $100,000 in stipends, in addition to a full-time teacher’s salary
- Membership in a national corps of highly qualified secondary school mathematics teachers
- Mentoring, job search support and ongoing interactive professional development opportunities
Eligibility
Check individual fellowships for details.
Student Type
- senior
- graduate
- US Citizen
- Permanent Resident
Procedure
Apply Online
- Enter your contact information and teaching history.
- Upload your academic transcripts and formal school observation report.
- Submit your most recent Praxis Exam score.
- Submit a writing prompt, responses to the lesson design task, and the names of three references.
Service Agreement
All MƒA Fellows make a five-year commitment to teach in public schools while actively participating in MƒA corps activities and events. Visit the Los Angeles, New York, San Diego , Berkeley, Boston, and Washington DC, site pages to learn specific details about each program.
Contact Information
Math for America
915 Broadway
16th Floor
New York, NY 10010
(p) 646-437-0904
(f) 646-437-0935