Eligibility

Eligibility for the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship requires that all applicants:

• Be a U.S. citizen at the time of applying (December 5, 2012);
  
• Have a minimum of five years full-time classroom teaching experience prior to completing the application;
  
• Have been teaching full-time in a public or private elementary or secondary school for at least five of the last seven years in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) discipline;
  
• Be currently employed full-time in a public or private elementary or secondary school or school district;
  
• Be able to provide a letter of recommendation from a school district official as one of their three required letters of recommendation; and
  
• Be able obtain approval for leave of absence from teaching in order to participate in the program for the full 11 months.

In addition:

• Current and former Einstein Fellows are not eligible to apply for a second fellowship.
• Eligible individuals may apply a maximum of 3 times within a 6 year period.