Applicants
Whether you are considering applying or are currently in the application process
About the NYC Teaching Fellows (NYCTF)
- How can I learn more about the NYCTF program?
- I want to know more about the program.
- Understanding Your Summer Training Stipend for NYC Teaching Fellows 2026
- What makes a strong candidate for the NYC Teaching Fellows?
- What is the Recruitment Profile?
- How can I contact a representative from NYC Teaching Fellows?
Program Eligibility
- What are the eligibility requirements to apply to the NYC Teaching Fellows?
- Is there a minimum GPA required to apply to the program?
- I am a paraprofessional. Am I eligible to apply?
- I am certified in another state. Can I apply?
- I have an expired teaching certification. Am I eligible to apply?
- If I have previous teaching experience or prior education coursework, should I apply to the NYC Teaching Fellows program?
Application Process
- What is the application deadline for the NYC Teaching Fellows program?
- Why are there multiple deadlines for NYC Teaching Fellows?
- How do I register an account in the NYC DOE Teacher Admissions Portal?
- How many sections or tasks are included in the application?
- What materials do I need to complete my application?
- Can I apply on my phone or tablet?
Application Technical Support
- I can’t find the application on the NYC Teaching Fellows website. Where can I find it?
- How do I complete the "Check Eligibility" portion of the online application?
- Can I move from task to task within the online application?
- How do I submit my completed application?
- How do I complete the Personal Information task of the application?
- How do I complete the Education task of the online application?
Application Support: Transcripts
- Step by step tutorial: How do I upload my transcript?
- What is a course-by-course evaluation?
- What is a GPA Statement?
- Help! I'm having difficulty uploading my transcripts!
- Do I need to submit official or unofficial transcripts with my online application?
- What information needs to appear on my transcripts?
Subject Area Assignment Process
- What subject areas are available to Teaching Fellows this year?
- How is my subject area assigned?
- Can I choose what subject area I want to teach?
- I am a few credits short of meeting the requirements for my preferred subject area. Can I apply to teach that subject area anyway?
- Can I teach a subject area not listed on your website as a Fellow?
- How do I request a subject area change?
Subject Area Information Guides
- Becoming a Bilingual Education in Spanish (Grades 1-6) Fellow!
- Becoming a Students with Disabilities - Bilingual in Spanish (Grades 1-6) Fellow!
- Becoming a Students with Disabilities - Bilingual in Spanish (Grades 7-12) Fellow!
- Becoming a Spanish Language (Grades 7-12) Fellow!
- Becoming a Spanish Language Immersion (Grades 7-12) Fellow
- Becoming an English as a New Language (Grades K-12) Fellow!
Phone interview
- How can I register for a phone interview?
- Can I complete my phone interview if I am currently outside of the United States?
- What is the phone interview like?
- How long will the phone interview last?
- How should I prepare for my phone interview?
- I signed up for a phone interview and never received a call. What should I do?
Selection Day
- How can I register for a Selection Day?
- Review our Resources and Teach Best Practices
- What is Selection Day like?
- Do I need to choose an objective for my Teaching Sample from the list or can I choose my own?
- When is the Teaching Sample Planning Form due?
- How do I submit my Teaching Sample Planning Form?