WE SEEK BLACK COLLEGE-AGED INDIVIDUALS COMMITTED TO RACIAL JUSTICE AND EDUCATIONAL EQUITY.

In partnership with the United Negro College Fund, the Center for Black Educator Development’s Black Teacher Pipeline Fellowship provides:

  • Up to $5,000 annually for four years
  • Up to $20,000 in stipends at the start of your fifth year of teaching
  • Academic support and professional coaching

Students who participate in CBED’s Teaching Academy or Freedom Schools Literacy Academy are eligible for this Black Teacher Pipeline Fellowship.

All Black Teacher Pipeline fellows are expected to engage in CBED programs, maintain a high GPA, and complete additional coursework. 

Fellowship applications are currently closed.

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BLACK TEACHER PIPELINE FELLOWSHIP

REQUIREMENTS

ALL APPLICANTS:

  • Be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, permanent resident, or otherwise eligible to both receive federal financial aid and work in the U.S.
  • Possess a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale.
  • Be accepted into/enrolled full-time at an accredited four-year college or university.
  • Open to all majors, with a preference for students majoring in education, teaching, or related courses of study.
  • Preferences shall be given to the following candidates:
    • Incoming first-year students
    • Prior or current participants in the Center’s Freedom Schools Literacy Academy and/or Teaching Academy programming
 
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Bryce Thompson, College of Wooster ‘25
Black Teacher Pipeline Fellowship Cohort 2022
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Bryce Thompson, College of Wooster ‘25
Black Teacher Pipeline Fellowship Cohort 2022

It means a lot to me as a young person—I’m from West Philly—to be able to distribute knowledge. They put me in a good position to teach others what I needed to be taught at their age.

Courtney Daye, North Carolina A&T State University ‘24
Black Teacher Pipeline Fellowship Cohort 2023
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Courtney Daye, North Carolina A&T State University ‘24
Black Teacher Pipeline Fellowship Cohort 2023

As a psychology major, I didn’t start out wanting to work in a classroom, but after my fourth year working at Freedom Schools, I’m wondering, ‘Do I want to be a teacher?

Folly Kouevi, Howard University ‘24
Black Teacher Pipeline Fellowship Cohort 2022
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Folly Kouevi, Howard University ‘24
Black Teacher Pipeline Fellowship Cohort 2022

I think it’s important for students to have Black male teachers, because it allows them to see themselves. When I saw my Black teachers, it was more than just somebody doing a job to teach me. It was like being with my uncle, my family.

Makiah Burroughs, University of Virginia ‘24
Black Teacher Pipeline Fellowship Cohort 2023
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Makiah Burroughs, University of Virginia ‘24
Black Teacher Pipeline Fellowship Cohort 2023

When our Freedom Schools scholars look at me, they see not just a Black teacher, but someone that looks like a family member, making them more comfortable and ready to learn.

Horace Ryans III, Morehouse College ‘24
Black Teacher Pipeline Fellowship Cohort 2022
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Horace Ryans III, Morehouse College ‘24
Black Teacher Pipeline Fellowship Cohort 2022

One of the beautiful things as an educator you can do, you have the ability to shape minds and share knowledge —which really is a lost art. Teachers can become social justice advocates by focusing on creating good humans.

Dylan Joachim, Washington & Jefferson College ‘24
Black Teacher Pipeline Fellowship Cohort 2023
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Dylan Joachim, Washington & Jefferson College ‘24
Black Teacher Pipeline Fellowship Cohort 2023

This opportunity arrives at a crucial moment in my life as I aspire to center the Praxis of Black Love in my future classroom and in my everyday life. I am overjoyed to continue my journey of becoming a revolutionary Black educator.

Imere Williams, West Chester University of Pennsylvania ‘24
Black Teacher Pipeline Fellowship Cohort 2022
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Imere Williams, West Chester University of Pennsylvania ‘24
Black Teacher Pipeline Fellowship Cohort 2022

We’re really going to change the field of education rapidly. I’m just excited about what’s to come. I want to see Black and brown students go to college, I want to see more diversity in education.