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

Graduate school partnerships

Graduate schools are eager to recruit Teach For America alumni. They know that alumni have gone through a highly selective process and have engaged in a challenging professional experience. Moreover, they value the rich perspective alumni bring from their direct experience with the challenges and opportunities in low-income communities.

Top-ranked business, law, medicine, public policy, and education schools offer alumni benefits including two-year deferrals, fellowships, course credits, and waived application fees.

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* The specifics of each school's deferral policy vary. For details, please contact the admissions office at the school in which you are interested.

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