The W.K. Kellogg Foundation's
Woodrow Wilson
Michigan Teaching Fellowship

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation's Woodrow Wilson Michigan Teaching Fellowship seeks to attract talented, committed individuals with backgrounds in the STEM fields—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—into teaching in high-need Michigan secondary schools. Learn more.

The Teaching Fellowship is administered by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation and is funded with a $16.7 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Leadership from the Governor's office is also a key part of the program.

The Award

The Teaching Fellowship includes:

• a $30,000 stipend
• admission to a master's degree program at one of six participating Michigan universities
• preparation in a high-need urban or rural secondary school
• support and mentoring throughout the three-year teaching commitment
• guidance toward teaching certification and licensure
• lifelong membership in a national network of Woodrow Wilson Fellows who are intellectual leaders

Eligibility

The Fellowship is open to college seniors, graduates, and career changers who:

• demonstrate a commitment to the program and its goals;
• have U.S. citizenship or permanent residency;
• have attained, or expect to attain by June 30, 2012, a bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university;
• have majored in and/or have a strong professional background in a STEM field (science, technology, engineering, or math);
• have achieved a cumulative undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale (negotiable for applicants from institutions that do not employ a 4.0 GPA scale)