“These kids look at me and they can relate to me more than anyone else in the school. They look at me and say, ‘Mr. C is like a big bro’ or ‘he’s like Pops.’ That matters.”

- Mr. Isom

About the Program

What the Program Offers

Fellows work in a classroom for all four years of the fellowship! Their salaries are paid directly by the school districts. However, in year one Fellows receive living stipends paid directly from Urban Ed.

Our current school site partners include San Francisco Unified School District, Oakland Unified School District, Education for Change Public Schools, Envision Education, and growing. credentialing program.

Urban Ed partners with service providers to cover the cost of your teacher credentialing AND supports placement in a credentialing program.  We cover up to $15,000 in tuition, along with all testing, application and program fees. 

Once enrolled Fellows are paired with a site mentor, who provides direct supervision, classroom observations, coaching, and development of the Fellow in areas such as curriculum development, classroom instruction and management, and student engagement. 

Our current credentialing partners include Alder Graduate School of Education, Cal State Teach-Fresno, Stanford University, and San Francisco State University.

Urban Ed Fellows benefit from observations, feedback, and professional development facilitated through our partnership with Stem to the Future (STTF). STTF offers quarterly Professional Developments (PDs) on Liberatory Design, empowering students to lead initiatives and collaboratively execute projects in the community.

Urban Ed Fellows receive bi-weekly coaching from their Impact Manager and participate in a Performance Development Cycle to ensure a successful first year in the fellowship.

The first years in the classroom are the most challenging, especially if you are the only or first educator who looks like you in a school. Urban Ed’s team is intentional about building community and connection amongst fellows, within the community, and through mentorship. 

Throughout the year fellows and cohorts have opportunities to be in community with one another while learning about or experiencing the area they are working and living in. 

Fellows receive housing throughout the 4-year Fellowship but pay for their utilities directly. In year one housing is covered 100%, year two 75%, and in years three and four they receive subsidized housing through our trusted housing partner.  

Additionally Fellows receive a one-time relocation stipend when they join the program.

Fellows gain access to free mental health services to care for themselves while they educate and care for their students.

BECOME A FELLOW

Fellows come from all over the country, have different majors, backgrounds and interests. But they all share the common goal of improving their communities, of being a leader and transforming our communities through education.

  • Final year in college or College Graduate (Bachelor’s Degree)
  • All college majors welcome
  • US Citizen or Green Card holder
  • Must pass a fingerprint and Dept. of Justice Clearance
  • First-generation college students preferred
  • Champion of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB)
  • And enthusiasm for a career in education and a commitment to making a positive impact in the lives of students!

Colleges & Universities Recruited

  • Alabama State University
  • Mississippi Valley State University
  • Morehouse College
  • Prairie View A&M University 
  • Stillman College
  • Tennessee State University
  • Texas Southern University
  • University of Arkansas @ Pine Bluff
  • California State University Fresno
  • UC Berkeley
  • Arizona State University
  • Southeast Missouri State University
  • University of Minnesota
  • Winston Salem State University
  • University of Vermont
  • Louisiana Tech University
  • Austin Peay State University 
  • Fresno Pacific University
  • UC Los Angeles
  • UC Santa Cruz 
  • University of Arizona 
  • University North Carolina 
  • Delaware State University
  • Virginia Union University
  • Clark Atlanta University
  • Johnson C. Smith University
  • Le-Moyne Owen College
  • South Carolina State University

Application Process

Each year Urban Ed recruits a new cohort of Fellows.
Applications for the next school year open December 1st and close May 1st.

Pre-screening Needs Assessment:

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Still in college but passionate about Urban Ed’s mission and Educator Fellowship Program? Join our team while still in college as a Campus Ambassador.

Campus Ambassadors are college students that work from their respective campuses and are responsible for building and maintaining a pipeline of prospective Educator Fellowship candidates. 

Each campus ambassador will be provided an event stipend to host multiple on-campus events.  This program is year round. Learn more and apply today.