James Madison Fellows
www.jamesmadison.com

Location: American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, United States (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming), U. S. Virgin Islands

Duration: 2 years (full-time), up to 5 years (part-time)

The Experience: James Madison Fellowships are awarded to teachers exclusively for graduate study leading to a master’s degree. James Madison Fellows may attend any accredited institution of higher education in the United States. Each individual entering the James Madison Fellowship Program will be expected to pursue and complete a master’s degree in one of the following (listed in order of the Foundation’s preference): Master of Arts (MA) in American history or in political science (also referred to as “government and politics” or as “government”); Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) concentrating on either American Constitutional history (in a history department) or American government, political institutions, and political theory (in a political science department); Master of Education or the Master of Arts or Master of Science in Education with a concentration in American history or American government, political institutions, and political theory.

Two types of fellowships are available:
Junior Fellowships are awarded to students who have completed (or are about to complete) their undergraduate coursework and plan to begin graduate work on a full-time basis. Junior Fellows have 2 years to complete their degree.

Senior Fellowships are awarded to teachers who wish to undertake work on a graduate degree on a part-time basis through summer and evening classes. Senior Fellows have up to five years to complete their degree.

Financial Info: The maximum amount of each award is $24,000. Fellowship funds may be used to cover the actual costs of tuition, required fees, books, and room and board but cannot exceed $12,000 per academic year. Normally, Fellows receive less than these maximum amounts.

Eligibility: U. S. citizenship; grade 7-12 teacher (or intend to become a teacher) of American History, American Government, or Social Studies; bachelor’s degree. Applicants may not apply within 3 years of receiving another master’s degree.

Requirements: After earning a master’s degree, each James Madison Fellow must teach American history, American government, or social studies in grades 7-12 for no less than one year for each full academic year of study under the fellowship.

To Apply: Online application, 2 references, academic transcripts

Application Deadline: March 1

Contact:
James Madison Fellowship Program
301 ACT Drive
Iowa City, IA 52245
Phone: 800.525.6928
Fax: 319.337.1204
madison@act.org

National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends
www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/stipends.html

Location: Worldwide

Duration: Summer Stipends support full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two months.

The Experience: Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research in any location worldwide that contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the public’s understanding of the humanities. Recipients usually produce scholarly articles, monographs on specialized subjects, books on broad topics, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly tools.

Financial Info: $6,000 for two consecutive months of full-time research and writing

Eligibility: Faculty or staff members of colleges, universities, or primary or secondary schools; independent scholars or writers; staff of museums or libraries. U.S. Citizenship is required, except foreign nationals who have been living in the United States or its jurisdictions for at least the three years immediately preceding the application deadline are eligible.

Requirements: A final performance report will be due within 90 days after the completion date of the award period.

FYI: Applicants enrolled in a degree-granting program are ineligible to apply. Applicants who have satisfied all the requirements for a degree and are awaiting its conferral may apply, but such applicants need a letter from the dean of the conferring school attesting to the applicant’s status as of October 3. This letter must be faxed to the Summer Stipends program at 202.606.8204.

To Apply: Resume, 3-page narrative describing the proposed project, bibliography, references. These required materials must be submitted online through www.grants.gov (submission instructions are available on the Summer Stipends website).

Application Deadline: Application process begins in August. Deadline is October 1.

Contact:
National Endowment for the Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 318
Washington, DC 20506
Phone: 202.606.8200
Fax: 202.606.8204
stipends@neh.gov

Fund for Teachers Fellows
www.fundforteachers.org

Location: Worldwide

Duration: Open

The Experience: The Fund awards almost every type of professional development imaginable, anywhere in the world, including travel, language study, counterpart shadowing, and attending professional development courses (see website to see examples of what past Fellows have done). However, there are a few exceptions. The Fund will not provide monies for student travel, the completion of post baccalaureate degrees, on-site (or campus) professional development, compensation for substitutes, or stipends.

Financial Info: Applicants may apply individually for up to $5,000 or as a team for up to $10,000.

Eligibility: Teach in a Pre-K through 12th grade classroom (as a full-time teacher spending at least 50 percent of the time in the classroom or classroom-like setting), minimum of three years classroom teaching experience, must have intention of returning to teaching in the same district following the fellowship, employed by a school/district in an eligible geographic area (see map of eligible areas in 42 states at www.fundforteachers.org/apply.html).

FYI: The Fund awards almost every type of professional development imaginable. However, there are a few exceptions. The Fund will not provide monies for student travel, the completion of post baccalaureate degrees, onsite (or campus) professional development, compensation for substitutes, or stipends. More than 3,500 teachers from across the United States have studied and traveled in 110 countries on all seven continents as Fellows.

Requirements: Upon completion of their fellowship, Fellows must submit a budget summary, an overview of the experience, and complete a survey

To Apply: Proposal detailing how the fellowship will make the applicant a better teacher and how improved skills are to be implemented in the classroom, benefiting students, curricula and school. Fellowships are awarded based on application quality and merit as judged by a committee (see website for the application scoring rubric).

Application Deadline: January 30, 2009

Contact:
Fund For Teachers
2000 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77056
Phone: 713.296.6127
Fax: 713.296.6134
info@fundforteachers.org

WorldTeach Volunteer Teachers
www.worldteach.org

Location: American Samoa, Bangladesh, Marshall Islands, Micronesia

Duration: One academic year (most programs start in July of each year)

The Experience: A nonprofit organization based at Harvard University, WorldTeach places volunteers as teachers in urban and rural communities in developing countries. Volunteers serve as full-time, professional teachers at elementary schools, high schools, teaching colleges, universities, technical institutes, and adult education programs. Volunteers live with a local family, share a house with other teachers, or have their own apartments, depending on the country.

Financial Info: Academic year programs for the countries listed above receive sponsorships and don’t incur a fee for teachers (a $1,500 deposit is required for each program, which is returned to the volunteer at the completion of the program). A small monthly stipend, international airfare, orientation, ESL training, language classes, health insurance, and 24-hour emergency support from an in-country field director are provided.

Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree. Local language proficiency and teaching or tutoring experience is helpful but not required.

Requirements: Attendance is required at a three- to four-week orientation and mid- and year-end in-country conferences.

FYI: WorldTeach offers more than a dozen academic year, semester, and summer programs, but only a handful of programs are fee-free.

To Apply: Online application, three essays, resume in WorldTeach format, two references, academic transcripts, interview with returned volunteer

Deadline to Apply: Rolling

Contact:
WorldTeach
c/o Center for International Development
Harvard University
79 John F. Kennedy St
Box 122
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 800.223.2240
info@worldteach.org