Spend part of your summer with C-SPAN in Washington, DC.
If you are a social studies teacher or media specialist who teaches with C-SPAN, apply for the C-SPAN 2010 Middle & High School Teacher Fellowship Program, a project of the C-SPAN Education Foundation.
The Fellowship is open to C-SPAN Classroom members only, who teach in public or private middle schools or high schools. C-SPAN will offer three Fellowships, each valued at approximately $6,500.00.
Deadline: Friday, February 12, 2010
Application Requirements
Applicants must be:
- a member of C-SPAN Classroom, C-SPAN’s free membership service for teachers: www.c-spanclassroom.org.
- a middle or high school U.S. history teacher, or civics or government teacher; or a media specialist, technology coordinator or similar position who is familiar with social studies content and helps teachers integrate technology into their curriculum.
Applicants must submit:
- a completed Fellowship Application including two required essays and a copy of their most recent resume to be received at C-SPAN by Friday, February 12, 2010, via email to educate@c-span.org, or mail to:
C-SPAN’s 2010 Middle and High School Teacher Fellowship Program
400 North Capitol Street NW
Suite 650
Washington, DC 20001

If you are selected, you will receive:
- A $3,500 stipend
- An additional $2,500 for housing costs & other expenses
- Round-trip airfare to Washington, DC
Click here for the Fellowship Application. (.PDF file)
Important Dates
- Fellowship Deadline: Friday, February 12, 2010
- C-SPAN notifies Fellowship finalists by Friday, February 26, 2010
- Finalists submit a video of their teaching with C-SPAN by Friday, March 12, 2010
- C-SPAN conducts phone interviews with finalists starting the week of March 15, 2010
- C-SPAN announces the 2010 Fellows by Friday, March 26, 2010
C-SPAN’s Funding
C-SPAN is a private, non-profit company, created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a public service. C-SPAN receives no government funding; operations are funded by fees paid by cable and satellite affiliates who carry C-SPAN programming.
C-SPAN’s Education Foundation, a foundation created to support C-SPAN’s educational projects and initiatives, funds C-SPAN’s Fellowship program.
The recipients will be announced by Friday, March 26, 2010