Graduate School and Employer Partnerships
As a Teach For America corps member, you’ll develop strengths that are critical to being a successful teacher in a low-income community. These skills are also essential to leadership across many other professions and sectors. We see our corps members’ talent and resolve play out in the classroom and beyond, and so do the exceptional graduate schools and employers that actively recruit second-year corps members and alumni.
In addition, many graduate schools and employers offer special benefits to our corps members and alumni. These range from two-year employment deferrals to application fee waivers and special scholarships once you’ve completed your two-year commitment. Explore these opportunities below.
Teach For America's partnership with Harvard Law School allowed me to defer my admission for two years to participate in the corps. As a result, my legal education is fuller and more focused.
Each year, the University of Kentucky offers a four semester tuition scholarship to two Teach for America alum. I was fortunate enough to receive one of those tuition scholarships and am now studying Educational Leadership at UK. It has truly been a blessing!
I spent a year as a board member of the Metropolitan Lighthouse Charter School board. The president found my resume on Teach For America’s Job and Opportunity Board, so that clearly is how I had such a great opportunity. I'm now considering a new board opportunity, which also came to me through the same source.
I used my AmeriCorps scholarship to attend graduate school at the University of South Carolina. Additionally, my applications fees were waived at many schools due to my affiliation with Teach For America.
I took advantage of the graduate school partnership between Teach For America and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. I received a full fellowship including tuition, living stipend, and health insurance.
As an alum, I had the opportunity to work with the South Dakota Counts program through Black Hills State University. This program has allowed me to work towards my Masters in Curriculum and Instruction, eventually receive my math specialist endorsement, and to also serve as a math teacher leader in my school.
Explore Our Partnerships
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Bain & Company
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Brown Shoe
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Credit Suisse
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Deloitte
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Ernst & Young
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GE
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Goldman Sachs
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J.P. Morgan
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KPMG
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Morgan Stanley
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Morningstar
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McKinsey & Company
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Monitor Group
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Nielsen
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The Zappos Family of Companies
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Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business, ArizonaProvides an MBA Graduate Assistant Award to one Teach For America alumnus/a annually. The award includes a waiver of nonresident tuition for nonresidents, a 50% remission on resident tuition and stipend of $3,500 for 10 hours of work per week. The award is only provided if an admitted applicant is identified who meets the merit-based criteria as compared to the admitted applicant pool. |
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Catholic University of America M.A. in Integral Economic Development Management (IEDM), District of Columbia
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Carnegie Mellon University The Tepper School of Business, Pennsylvania
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Columbia University Business School, New York
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George Washington University School of Business, District of Columbia
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Harvard University Business School, Massachusetts
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Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, Maryland
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management MBA Program, Massachusetts
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Monterey Institute of International Studies, California
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New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York
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Rice University Rice Education Entrepreneurship Program (REEP), a division of the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management, Texas |
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Saint Louis University John Cook School of Business, Missouri
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Stanford University Graduate School of Business, California
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Tufts University The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Massachusetts
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Tulane University A.B. Freeman of Business, Louisiana
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University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, Illinois
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University of Delaware Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, Delaware
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University of Hawai'i Shidler College of Business, HawaiiConsideration for merit-based Shidler International Excellence Scholarships ranging in value from one quarter to full tuition. Email mba@hawaii.edu to request a fee waiver. |
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University of Michigan Stepen M. Ross School of Business, Michigan
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University of North Carolina Kenan Flagler Business School, North Carolina
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University of Rochester Simon Graduate School of Business, New York
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University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business, Texas
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University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Virginia
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Washington University Olin School of Business, Missouri
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Willamette University Atkinson Graduate School of Management, Oregon
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Yale University Yale School of Management, Connecticut
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Alliant International University Graduate School of Education, California
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American College of Education M.Ed. in Educational Leadership, Curriculum & Instruction and/or Technology, Illinois
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Arizona State University Masters in Educational Administration and Supervision, Arizona
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Association Montessori International/USA (AMI/USA) Montessori Institute, All States
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Boston College Lynch School of Education, Massachusetts
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Brown University Master of Arts in Teaching, Rhode Island
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Brown University Masters Program in Urban Education Policy, Rhode Island
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Columbia University Teachers College - Summer Principal Academy Teach For America Fellowship, New York
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Delta State University College of Education, Mississippi
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Fordham University Graduate School of Education, New York
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Georgetown University MA in Language and Communication Program, Department of Linguistics, District of Columbia
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George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development, District of Columbia
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Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Doctorate in Education Leadership (Ed.L.D.), Massachusetts
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Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Massachusetts
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Lewis and Clark College Graduate School of Education and Counseling, Oregon
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Mills College School of Education, California
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New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York
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Saint Louis University Department of Educational Leadership, Missouri
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Seton Hall University School of Education and Human Services, New JerseyProvides 25% tuition discount (approx $7,000) to alumni and corps members in several school leadership masters programs. Please note that multiple discounts cannot be applied, such as fee-based programs. |
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Syracuse University David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, New York
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Thomas Edison State College Graduate School of Education, New JerseyThomas Edison State College offers nationally accredited and state approved online programs in Educational Leadership for prospective school leaders, leading to administrative certification |
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University of Colorado at Boulder School of Education
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill School of Education - Master's in School Administration Partnership, North Carolina
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University of Pittsburgh School of Education, Pennsylvania
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University of Virginia Curry School of Education, Virginia |
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University of Washington IslandWood Graduate Program, Washington
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Vanderbilt University Peabody College, Tennessee
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Western State College of Colorado School of Education, Colorado |
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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
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Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona
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Boston College Law School, Massachusetts
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Boston University School of Law, Massachusetts
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Brooklyn Law School School of Law, New York
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Cardozo School of Law School of Law, New YorkTwo-year deferral and an application fee waiver for those applying during their two-year commitment |
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Columbia University Law School, New York
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Cornell University Law School, New York
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DePaul University College of Law, Illinois
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Emory University Law School, Georgia
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Fordham University Law School, New York
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Georgetown University Law Center, District of Columbia
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George Washington University School of Law, District of Columbia
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Gonzaga University School of Law, Washington
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Harvard University Law School, Massachusetts
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Lewis and Clark College Law School, Oregon
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Louisiana State University Paul M. Herbert Law Center, Louisiana
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Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Illinois
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Marquette University School of Law, Wisconsin
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New York University Law School, New York
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Northeastern University School of Law, Massachusetts
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Northwestern University Law School, Illinois
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Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Ohio
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Saint Louis University School of Law, Missouri
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Seton Hall University Law School, New Jersey
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Stanford University Law School, California
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Tufts University The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Massachusetts
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Tulane University Law School, Louisiana
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University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, Arizona
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University of California, Berkeley School of Law, California
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University of California, Davis School of Law, California
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University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, California
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University of Chicago Law School, Illinois
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University of Colorado Law School, Colorado
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University of Connecticut School of Law, Connecticut
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University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law, Florida
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University of Houston Law Center, Texas
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University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa
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University of Miami Law School, Florida
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University of Michigan School of Law, Michigan |
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University of Minnesota Law School, Minnesota
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University of Missouri School of Law, Missouri
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University of New Mexico School of Law, New Mexico
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University of North Carolina School of Law, North Carolina
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University of Notre Dame Law School, Indiana
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University of Oregon School of Law, Oregon
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University of Pennsylvania Law School, Pennsylvania
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University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pennsylvania
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University of Southern California Gould School of Law, California
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University of Texas Law School, Texas
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University of St. Thomas School of Law, Minnesota
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University of Utah College of Law, Utah
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University of Virginia School of Law, Virginia
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University of Washington School of Law, Washington
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University of Wisconsin School of Law, Wisconsin
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Vanderbilt University School of Law, Tennessee
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Villanova University School of Law, Pennsylvania
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Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
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Yale University Law School, Connecticut
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Albert Einstein of Yeshiva University College of Medicine, New York
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Baylor University College of Medicine, Texas
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Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts
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Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Ohio
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Cornell University Weill Medical College, New York
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Creighton University School of Dentistry, Nebraska
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Duke University Medical School, North Carolina
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Georgetown University Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience (IPN), Ph.D. - granting program, District Of Columbia
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George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, District Of Columbia
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Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana
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Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Maryland
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Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Maryland
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New York University School of Medicine, New York
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Northwestern University School of Medicine, Illinois
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Ohio State University College of Medicine, Ohio
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Stanford University School of Medicine, CaliforniaTwo-year deferral for students who are admitted to the JD program and choose to join Teach For America* |
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Temple University School of Medicine, Pennsylvania
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Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas
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Tufts University School of Medicine, Massachussetts
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Tulane University School of Medicine, Louisiana
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Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Louisiana
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University of Alabama Medical School, Alabama
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University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, California
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University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio
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University of Florida, Gainesville College of Medicine, Florida
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University of Illinois, Chicago College of Medicine, Illinois
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University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Florida
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University of Michigan Medical School, MichiganTwo-year deferral for students who are admitted to the JD program and choose to join Teach For America* |
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University of Missouri Columbia's School of Medicine, Missouri
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University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Pennsylvania
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University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania
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University of Rochester School of Medicine, New York
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University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, California
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University of Virginia Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program, Virginia
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University of Virginia School of Medicine, VIrginia
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University of Washington School of Medicine, Washington
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Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Tennessee
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Wake Forest University School of Medicine, North Carolina
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Washington University, St. Louis School of Medicine, Missouri
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Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut
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Brandeis University Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Massachusetts
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Brown University Masters Program in Urban Education Policy, Rhode Island
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Carnegie Mellon University H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy & Management, Pennsylvania
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Clark University Department of International Development, Community, and Environment, Massachusetts
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Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, New York
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Duke University Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, North Carolina
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Emory University The Rollins School of Public Health, Georgia
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Georgetown University Public Policy Institute, District of Columbia
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George Washington University Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, District of Columbia
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Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government, Massachusetts
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Illinois State University Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development, Illinois
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Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana
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Johns Hopkins University The Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Maryland
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New York University Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York
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Ohio State University John Glenn School of Public Affairs, Ohio
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Pepperdine University School of Public Policy, California
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Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, New Jersey
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Rutgers University Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, New York
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Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, New York
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The Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, New York
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The New School University Robert J. Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy, New York
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Tufts University The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Massachusetts
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University of Arizona School of Public Administration and Policy, Arizona
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University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, Arkansas
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University of California, Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy, California
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University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, Illinois
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University of Maryland School of Social Work, Maryland
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University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Michigan
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University of New Orleans Department of Planning and Urban Studies, Louisiana
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill School of Public Health, North Carolina
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University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute of Government, Pennsylvania
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University of Southern California School of Policy, Planning and Development, California
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University of Southern California Master of Public Health Program, California
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University of Texas at Austin Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, Texas
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GE
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Brown University Graduate Program in Mathematics, Rhode Island
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California Institute of Technology Division of Chemical Engineering, California
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California Institute of Technology Division of Biology, California
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California Institute of Technology Division of Chemistry, California
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Cornell University Graduate Program in Physics, New York
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Cornell University Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, New York
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Georgetown University Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience (IPN), Ph.D. - granting program, District of Columbia
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Harvard University Graduate Program in Physics, Massachusetts
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Johns Hopkins University Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Maryland
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduate Program in Chemistry, Massachusetts
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Northwestern University Graduate Program in Statistics, Illinois
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Northwestern University Graduate Program in Physics and Astronomy, Illinois
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Northwestern University Graduate Program in Mathematics, Illinois
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Northwestern University Graduate Program in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Illinois
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Northwestern University Graduate Program in Chemistry, Illinois
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Nova Southeastern University BrainSMART, Inc, All StatesBrainSMART and Nova Southeastern University are offering a 12-month fully online M.S. or Ed.S. degree in brain-based teaching that is designed to empower teachers to increase learning by aligning instruction with research about how the brain learns. Teach For America alumni qualify for a $300 materials scholarship. |
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Purdue University Graduate Program in Mathematics, Indiana
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Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Louisiana
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University of Arizona Graduate Program in Physics, Arizona
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University of California, Berkeley Graduate Program in Physics, California
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University of California, Berkeley College of Engineering, California
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University of California, Berkeley Graduate Program in Chemistry, California
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University of California, Los Angeles Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, California
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University of California, San Diego Division of Biological Sciences, California
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University of California, Santa Cruz Graduate Program in Chemistry, California
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University of Chicago Graduate Program in Chemistry, Illinois
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduate Program in Chemistry, Illinois
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University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering, Maryland
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University of Maryland, Baltimore County Graduate Program in Atmospheric Physics, Maryland
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University of Maryland, Baltimore County Graduate Program in Applied Physics, Maryland
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University of Michigan Graduate Program in Mathematics, MichiganTwo-year deferral for students who are admitted to the program and choose to join Teach For America* Deferrals offered on a case by case basis |
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Graduate Program in Chemistry, North Carolina
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University of Texas at Austin Graduate Program in Mathematics, Texas
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University of Texas at Austin Graduate Program in Physics, Texas
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University of Washington Graduate Program in Physics, Washington
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University of Washington IslandWood Graduate Program, Washington
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate Program in Mathematics, Wisconisn
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate Program in Chemistry, Wisconsin
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Washington University in St. Louis Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Missouri
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Washington University in St. Louis Graduate Program in Chemistry, Missouri
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Case Western Reserve University The Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (MSASS), Ohio
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New York University Silver School of Social Work, New York
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Simmons College School of Social Work, Massachusetts
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University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Illinois
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University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, Colorado
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University of Houston School of Social Work, Texas
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Washington University, St. Louis George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Missouri
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* Each school handles partnership details differently. Please contact admissions offices directly to confirm the process for receiving a deferral, fee waiver, and for additional scholarship qualification details.
† Partnership Details
- Candidates must meet all of Teach For America's minimum application requirements.
- Once a candidate has been accepted by Teach For America and has a full-time offer from one of the participating partner employers, the candidate must inform the employer that s/he would like to apply for a two-year deferral through the Teach For America partnership. Deferrals may be granted on a case-by-case basis.
- Teach For America applicants have two weeks 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.









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