AP Fellows Program
Providing AP Summer Institute Scholarships to AP secondary school teachers
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- 2010 AP Fellows Application
- 2010 AP Fellows Application Recommendation Letter
- Sample of a top graded 2009 Fellow (.pdf/532K) Requires Adobe Reader (latest version recommended).
Application deadline: February 15, 2010
The College Board AP Fellows program is an annual competitive grant program that provides scholarships for secondary school teachers planning to teach AP courses in schools that serve minority and/or low-income students who have been traditionally underrepresented in AP courses. The scholarships assist teachers with the cost of attending an AP Summer Institute. For a teacher to qualify, one of these must be true of the teacher's school:
- Fifty percent or more of the student population must consist of traditionally underrepresented students of color (African American, Hispanic, or Native American)
- Fifty percent or more of the student population must consist of students whose average family income level is equivalent to, or below, the national annual average for a low-income family of four (approximately $36,000)
The Summer Institutes provide an excellent opportunity for teachers to gain command of a specific AP subject and to receive up-to-date information on the latest curriculum changes. Each 2010 College Board AP Fellow will be offered a scholarship of $1,000 to attend a College Board–endorsed AP Summer Institute.
AP Incentive Program
Additional resources may be available for AP teacher professional development through state and federal funds. Since 1998, federal and state legislators committed to equity and excellence in education have shown tremendous support for the Advanced Placement Program by providing funds in the form of AP incentive grants to support teacher professional development.
To date, approximately 30 states provide funding opportunities for AP teachers to seek professional development. The states include Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Due to changing legislation, funding may also be available in other states.
Preference may be given to applicants who are not eligible for state or federal AP teacher professional development funds. Learn about the Advanced Placement Incentive Program.
Restrictions
- Scholarships cannot be applied to Pre-AP Summer Institutes.
- If you have used a scholarship from the College Board Fellows program in the past three years (summer 2007, summer 2008, or summer 2009), you are not eligible to receive another scholarship this year. (This restriction does not apply if you attend an institute in a different subject.)
Notification letters will be mailed to all College Board AP Fellows scholarship applicants by the end of March.