Guide to Summers and Sabbaticals for Teachers: China Education Initiative Teaching Fellows

China Education Initiative Teaching Fellows
www.chinaeducationinitiative.org

Location: China

Duration: One to two academic years

The Experience: CEI is a non-profit dedicated to eliminating educational inequity in China by enlisting the most promising future leaders from the U. S. and China in the effort. Modeled after the U. S.’s Teach for America program, CEI places fellows in understaffed rural elementary, middle, and high schools. Fellows teach classes of 40-60 students for 12-18 hours per week plus preparation and extracurricular activity time.

Financial Info: Stipend commensurate with local salaries (varies by placement); housing during summer training and the academic year, generally on school grounds; summer orientation and training program; health insurance, including emergency medical evacuation coverage; travel grants on a need basis, with airfare to China generally being the responsibility of the fellow and CEI providing in-country transportation to the assigned teaching location; assistance obtaining student loan deferments. Fellows must provide a $315 deposit.

FYI: Established in 2008 under the auspices of Princeton University, Tsinghua University, and the Ford Foundation. CEI is the first and only organization to pair outstanding graduates from top universities in the U. S. and China in a long-term service initiative. Approximately 10% of applicants are accepted to the program, and Fellows are placed in the provinces of Yunnan, Hainan, Gansu, Sichuan, Qinghai, Guizhou, Henan, and Anhui.

Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree; Chinese language ability preferred but not required

To Apply: Application, resume, essay, 3 references, phone or in-person interview

Application Deadline: Fall Admissions Deadline: December 1; Spring Admissions Deadline March 10

Contact:
China Education Initiative
Suite #801 Dongwai Gongguan Office Building #3
Xinzhong East, Dongcheng, Beijing 100027
Phone: (86) 10.6261.3256
recruiting@chinaeducationinitiative.org