North Greenville University announced Aug. 15 it has been named a Teaching Fellows Institution by the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement.
Following this announcement, NGU may accept students who are part of CERRA’s S.C. Teaching Fellows program and the college will start its first teaching cohort in fall 2025.
“Both the first lady and I began our careers as school teachers. We know first-hand the importance of well-trained, transformational educators to local communities,” said NGU President Gene C. Fant Jr. “We are very pleased with this new opportunity to reward qualified future teachers with financial assistance that can help them to begin their careers with excitement and outstanding training from first-rate professors.”
Applications for the Teaching Fellows program will be accepted online from Oct. 1 through Dec. 1. To be eligible for the cohort, students must be a high school senior or a junior graduating early, a U.S. citizen and a South Carolina resident. Selected applicants will be invited to participate in a regional screening where they will offer a presentation, participate in interviews and perform a writing assessment.
The Teaching Fellows program was established in 1999 and awards scholarship and grant funds for up to 230 high-achieving students each year.
In addition to NGU, the program is also offered at Anderson University, Charleston Southern University, Clemson University, Coastal Carolina University, College of Charleston, Francis Marion University, Lander University, USC Aiken, USC Columbia, USC Upstate and Winthrop University.
For more information, visit cerra.org/teaching-fellows-application.html.
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