The Black Teacher Pipeline (BTP) Scholarship is a career development program aimed at supporting aspiring teachers in their career pathway in education. Eligible candidates must be past or current participants in The Center for Black Educator Development’s Freedom Schools Literacy Academy or Liberation Academy. Upon successfully obtaining a valid teaching certificate and completing four years of teaching, BTP Fellows can earn a stipend towards teacher-related professional development. BTP Fellows are required to participate in UNCF’s academic success coaching and The Center’s apprenticeship programming and career preparation workshops.
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
Requirements
- 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 incoming first-year students and prior or current participants in the Center’s Freedom Schools Literacy Academy and/or Teaching Academy programming.