Tutor with Ignite
The Ignite Fellowship is a rewarding, impactful way to gain unique, hands-on experience as you put your passion for educational equity into action.
Get paid to spark learning, belonging, and connection with kids as a part-time, online tutor with the Ignite Fellowship. The application opens January 16 for the fall 2025 cohort.
As an Ignite fellow you will:
- Instruct and mentor a small group of kids, usually 2-3
- Tutor online, connecting over Zoom, Teams, or similar tools
- Work 3-5 hours per week for a term (14 weeks):
- Weeks 1 + 2: Build your skills through onboarding
- Weeks 3-14: Partner directly with a small group of students
- Build relationships and foster belonging with kids
- Accelerate learning in in elementary reading, middle school math, and high school post-secondary access
- Receive a financial award for your semester of service
What Fellows Are Saying About Ignite
Requirements for Participation in the Ignite Fellowship
Requirements for Participation in the Ignite Fellowship
At a minimum, fellows must:
- Be current undergrads, grad students, TFA alums, or renewing fellows
- Have at least a 2.5 undergraduate GPA (or 3.0 high school for college freshman)
- Be available to work up to 5 hours per week during K-12 school hours
- Be authorized to work in the U.S. and at least 18 years old
Qualities we look for are:
- Deep belief in kids and families facing systemic racism and/or poverty
- Bold vision setting and the ability to create meaningful change
- Effective collaboration with people from different backgrounds and perspectives
- Desire to learn from people, experiences, and self-reflection
Tutor With Purpose
All kids deserve individualized learning to meet their unique needs. Ignite fellows provide personalized learning that helps students increase their achievement and fosters greater belonging in the classroom. Research shows that tutoring is one of the most effective ways to improve educational achievement. This past school year, over 1,700 Ignite fellows partnered with 4,000 students across 28 communities.
Among our partner schools
98%
reported that students grew in academic learning and engagement.
Among our students
96%
reported that their fellows taught them in the way they learned best.
And among our students
92%
reported they felt like they mattered in Ignite.
All kids deserve individualized learning to meet their unique needs. Ignite fellows provide personalized learning that helps students increase their achievement and fosters greater belonging in the classroom. Research shows that tutoring is one of the most effective ways to improve educational achievement. This past school year, over 1,700 Ignite fellows partnered with 4,000 students across 28 communities.
Among our partner schools
98%
reported that students grew in academic learning and engagement.
Among our students
96%
reported that their fellows taught them in the way they learned best.
And among our students
92%
reported they felt like they mattered in Ignite.