The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program is open to current 2008-2009 North Carolina high school seniors and high qualifying juniors accepted for college admission who are interested in becoming teachers and are legal residents of North Carolina under General Statutes 116-11(7) and 116-144 and citizens of the United States. (Dependents of military personnel are eligible only if the parent/guardian has declared North Carolina as their state of residence.)

The Commission accepts applications from current high school students with superior academic records who shall have completed the 11th grade and shall have met virtually all the minimum college admissions requirements as well as the requirements for high school graduation at the end of the academic year in which the selection is made. The awarding of the Teaching Fellows Scholarship to such an applicant, who may be selected as a Teaching Fellow recipient by the Commission, shall be contingent upon college admission for the fall semester of the award year. Advanced academic classification must accommodate the completion of all summer experiences prior to college graduation.

For further information—including deadlines and a downloadable application--go to www.teachingfellows.org and select: Applicants.