Our 12,000 alumni are a leadership force - working from within education and from every sector to effect fundamental change.

Teach For America is proud to partner with Goldman Sachs.

REMINDER: Apply by September 19, 2008 for eligibility.

Joining Teach For America before pursuing a career in business will provide you with the management experience and skills that will help you have a greater impact in the business world. By committing two years to teach in a low-income community, you will have an unparalleled opportunity to assume tremendous responsibility—managing a classroom of students, setting ambitious goals, and inspiring your students to meet those goals. Through this experience, alumni say that they developed invaluable communication and time-management skills that are highly transferable to a career in business.


Partnership Benefits

  • Two-year deferrals for students who were summer interns in select divisions with a full-time offer from Goldman Sachs and are accepted into Teach For America.
  • Goldman Sachs recruits Teach For America corps members for full-time and summer internship opportunities.

Eligibility Requirements


Deferral Partnership Details

  • In order to be eligible for a Goldman Sachs deferral, candidates must apply to Teach For America by September 19, 2008. All applications must be completed and submitted via www.teachforamerica.org.
  • Once a candidate has been accepted by Teach For America and has a full-time offer from one of the participating Goldman Sachs business groups, the candidate must inform Goldman Sachs that s/he would like to apply for a two-year deferral through the Goldman Sachs - Teach For America partnership. Deferrals may be granted for all divisions and locations on a case-by-case basis.
  • Teach For America applicants have one week to confirm whether they will join the corps after they are notified of acceptance. Deferral candidates that require extra time to coordinate their deferral may e-mail Teach For America’s admissions team (admissions@teachforamerica.org) to request a decision extension.


If you have other questions about the deferral program, please contact Sarah Horsch at sarah.horsch@teachforamerica.org.