Yale Teaching Fellowship Cohort 3 Applications Open: Full Tuition and a $47,380 First-Year Stipend for Aspiring Teachers
Applications are now open for Cohort 3 of the Yale Teaching Fellowship, offering full graduate tuition, a first-year living stipend, and certification pathways to support New Haven Public Schools.
Overview
The Yale Teaching Fellowship Cohort 3 is an intensive graduate education and teacher-preparation initiative created through a partnership among Yale University, New Haven Public Schools, New Haven Promise, and Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU). The program addresses persistent teacher shortages by preparing educators for high-need fields—specifically mathematics, science, and special education—within New Haven Public Schools.
The fellowship offers two main pathways:
- Teacher Pipeline Track: Designed for college graduates who do not yet hold a teaching certificate. It provides a two-year Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) at SCSU, full tuition, and a $47,380 living stipend during the first fellowship year.
- Current Teachers Track: Designed for eligible full-time teachers already working in New Haven Public Schools. It provides full tuition for a Master of Science and a special education cross-endorsement.
Benefits
- Full graduate tuition support for the applicable SCSU master's degree.
- A living stipend of $47,380 during the first fellowship year for Teacher Pipeline Track participants.
- Connecticut teacher certification or a special education cross-endorsement.
- Extensive clinical classroom experience, mentorship, and a cohort-based learning model.
- A structured route into a high-need teaching career, followed by ongoing post-degree mentorship.
Eligibility
- Applicants must meet Southern Connecticut State University graduate admission standards, which typically include holding a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution (or foreign equivalent) with a total undergraduate GPA of at least 2.70.
- Candidates must be prepared to fulfill a mandatory three-year full-time teaching service commitment in New Haven Public Schools upon completing the degree program.
- Applicants must commit to in-person study at SCSU and direct work in New Haven classrooms.
How to Apply
Candidates can apply by following these steps:
- Review the fellowship tracks and choose the one matching your professional status and academic background.
- Prepare your application materials, including short-answer responses, essays, a resume or curriculum vitae, transcripts from all attended colleges or universities, and required letters of recommendation.
- If your degree is from outside the United States, arrange for a certified course-by-course evaluation through WES or ECE.
- Submit the complete fellowship application online through the official portal.
- If selected as a finalist, complete a separate graduate admission application to Southern Connecticut State University.
Deadline
The deadline to submit applications for Cohort 3 is January 1, 2027.