The National Book Foundation (NBF) Teacher Fellowship supports and celebrates 6th-12th grade teachers using innovative methods to make reading for pleasure a part of their students’ school day experience. The NBF Teacher Fellowship aims to:
As part of the Fellowship, teachers develop or continue an initiative that promotes reading for pleasure in their classroom, incorporate National Book Award-honored titles into their curriculum, and collaborate with other Fellows through participation in a professional learning community, including an in-person convening in New York City.
Applications for the 2023/24 National Book Foundation Teacher Fellowship will open March 1, 2023.
Interested applicants should be sure to review Program Details & Eligibility as well as Application Instructions & Selection Criteria.
If selected as a Fellow, you will receive:
Note: other than the May/June convening in NYC, all cohort activities will take place virtually.
If selected as a Fellow, you are expected to:
APPLICANT
PROJECT
In line with the overall goals of the NBF Teacher Fellowship, proposed projects should:
Additionally: Activities must be offered at no financial cost to participating students.
NBF welcomes creative, innovative, and diverse approaches to engaging students with reading for pleasure during the school day; the National Book Foundation aims to support the excellent work of teachers, and therefore is not providing a prescriptive approach to projects. In your application, you should be sure to clearly explain how your project meets the overall goals of the NBF Teacher Fellowship, as outlined above, and articulate why it’s an effective approach for your students.
APPLICATIONS
PROGRAM
Program runs throughout the 2023/24 school year, September through June. All dates subject to change at the discretion of NBF. Selected Fellows will receive a full, detailed schedule of activities and deadlines upon acceptance.
Applications for the 2023/24 National Book Foundation Teacher Fellowship will open March 1, 2023; online applications will be available under the “Application” tab on this page.
Deadline for application submission is April 13, 2023 at 8:00 pm ET.
Please be sure you carefully review the Program Details & Eligibility information before completing the application.
Application components include:
Applicant information:
School and student information, including:
Proposed project details, including:
Applications will be reviewed by an external Selection Committee of teachers, writers, and other experts in the fields of literary and educational youth programming who will rank applications and identify a pool of finalists. This pool will then be vetted collaboratively by the Selection Committee and NBF staff in order to select the cohort of Fellows. If a consensus is not reached, NBF staff reserves the right to make final decisions on cohort selection.
The National Book Foundation expects to be able to support eight Fellows during the 2023/24 school year.
NBF welcomes creative, innovative, and diverse approaches to engaging students with reading for pleasure during the school day; the National Book Foundation aims to support the excellent work of teachers, and therefore is not providing a prescriptive approach to projects. In your application, you should be sure to clearly explain how your project meets the overall goals of the NBF Teacher Fellowship and articulate why it’s an effective approach for your students.
Selection Committee members will be asked to consider the following when reviewing applications:
Please keep in mind that applicants/projects will be selected based on their individual merits and as part of a larger cohort.
Questions about the application process should be sent to Jordan Smith, jsmith@nationalbook.org. Technical questions should be emailed to Meredith Andrews, mandrews@nationalbook.org.
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