What We Look For In a Fellow

The Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship is a highly selective program which seeks to recruit, prepare and retain effective teachers for the students and schools who need them most. It is open to high achieving individuals—college seniors, recent graduates, and career changers—with undergraduate degrees in the arts and sciences. For the 2010 Fellowship competition, more than 7,000 inquiries were received, generating a total of 505 applications for 80 Fellowships awarded.

An Overview of the 2011 Cohorts
(National)

Majors

Science	54%
Engineering & Technology	26%
Mathematics	19%

Education

Average GPA	3.3
GPA of more than 3.5	38%
Career Changers (more than 5 years of work experience)	40%
2011 Graduating College Seniors	24%
Hold an Advanced Degree (Master's/Doctorate)	26%