Summer Institute - Admissions
Summer Institute for Early Career Teachers
Teachers with two to five years of full-time head teaching experience are eligible to apply to receive this two week fully-funded fellowship. Up to 75 participants are chosen each year from a competitive pool of applicants. The awards committee considers a candidate's teaching promise, ability to work collaboratively and leadership potential.
To apply, candidates are asked to submit a completed application form, a personal statement, a recommendation from the division director or department chair, a recommendation from the head of school, and all post-secondary transcripts.
Tuition, housing and meals are provided at no cost to accepted students. Students must cover their own transportation expenses to and from the program.
The 2013 Summer Institute will run from June 19 to July 2. The deadline for applying to the Summer 2013 program is January 15, 2013. Admission decisions will be emailed by April 8th.
The Klingenstein Center will cover the cost of the online application fee. In order to avoid paying the fee, you must indicate in your payment option that you will pay by mail. We will not be able to reimburse any application fees submitted online.
To access the online application form for the 2013 Klingenstein Summer Institute, please click on this link or access the non-degree application on the Teachers College website www.tc.edu. Before you begin the application, please review the Guide to completing the application which is posted below.
(Note: Please make sure you are on the Teachers College non-degree application page; if you are on the degree application page, you will not find an option for the Klingenstein Summer Institute.)
