NC Teaching Fellows is a forgivable loans for service program designed to recruit the best and brightest as teachers in high-need areas in North Carolina.
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Early Action is OPEN. 🍎 Apply to become a North Carolina Teaching Fellow by Nov. 1 and receive your decision in December.
Future teacher? Take the first step at NCteachingfellows.org.
#NCed #NCTeachingFellows
ALT North Carolina Teaching Fellows program now accepting applications with early action deadline November 1, 2026, encouraging future educators to apply.
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Thinking about NC Teaching Fellows? Join us on Zoom to learn about eligibility, partner institutions, the application process, and more before you apply!
📅 Monday, September 28 at 6 p.m.
📅 Thursday, October 1 at 10 a.m.
Register at go.northcarolina.edu/NCTFinf….
ALT North Carolina Teaching Fellows virtual info sessions on Sept 28 and Oct 1 covering eligibility, application, loan forgiveness, and partners.
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Welcome, Dr. Sheryl Long! 🎉 A former NC Teaching Fellow from @MeredithCollege with 30 years of experience in education, Dr. Long has been named the new director of the North Carolina Teaching Fellows program. 🔗 ow.ly/1YVJ50ZLmir
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The inaugural NCTF×NCPF Summer Mini-Conference brought together NC Teaching Fellows and Principal Fellows for a day of learning, networking, and leadership development.
Thanks to @NCTF_Program and @NCPFellows for helping strengthen North Carolina's educator leadership pipeline!
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📣 Thinking about becoming a teacher? The #NCTeachingFellows Early Action application opens Sept. 21!
Apply early, hear back in December, and take the next step toward teaching in North Carolina. ➡️ Learn more at NCTeachingFellows.org.
ALT Children raising hands in a classroom with a teacher smiling, promoting North Carolina Teaching Fellows early action window opening September 21, 2026.
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Want to teach in a community that truly needs you? @uncpembroke is covering full costs for aspiring STEM teachers committed to high-need rural districts in NC. That's the same mission driving NC Teaching Fellows — and we're proud to see it grow! ➡️ ow.ly/5US450Z17bL #NCed
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NC Teaching Fellows retweeted
A record number of 522 aspiring educators will join the North Carolina Teaching Fellows program for 2026–27, the program’s largest cohort since its return in 2018. ➡️ Read more: ow.ly/cv6Y50YVKXE @NCTF_Program #NCHigherEd #NCed
ALT The UNC System logo and North Carolina Teaching Fellows logo overlaid on a photo of a student teacher working with a young elementary student on school work.
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Big news! The NC Teaching Fellows program is welcoming a record 522 new Fellows for the 2026–27 academic year — the largest incoming cohort since the program was reinstated, with students joining from 77 North Carolina counties and 11 states! Read More: ow.ly/bfFv50YVMtS
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🚨 2026 NCTF Applicants! 🚨
Check your emails for awards decisions for the #NCTF2026 cohort!
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Encouraging news for NC classrooms 👇
@EastCarolina welcomed 938 new education students in 2025 — a positive sign as North Carolina continues working to strengthen the teacher pipeline.
How ECU is recruiting more future teachers: ow.ly/bXgW50YyiHL #NCed #NCHigherEd
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NC Teaching Fellows retweeted
UNC-Chapel Hill (@UNC) is relaunching its Bachelor of Arts in Education in elementary education program to equip the next generation of teachers for success in NC classrooms. How this program prepares graduates for careers in classrooms and beyond ➡️ ow.ly/cc3850Yj0y8 #NCed
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What a great day for @NCTF_Program campus directors visiting @unccharlotte today! Thank you to all the Niners and the @CLT_COED! Go Niners and Go Teaching! #TeachNC
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🚨 APPLICATION CLOSES SOON! 🚨 The NC Teaching Fellows program provides up to $10,000 a year in forgivable loans for students who commit to teaching elementary education, special education, or a STEM field in a North Carolina public school. Apply by 1/31! ncteachingfellows.org
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🚨 There's still time to apply for the NC Teaching Fellows program! 🚨 Study at one of ten leading NC universities, receive up to $5,000 per semester in forgivable loans, join a statewide network of educators, and more! Apply by 1/31 at NCTeachingFellows.org! #NCTeachingFellows
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Want to teach in NC? The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program provides forgivable loans, mentorship, professional development, and a statewide support system for students who commit to teaching in a NC public school after graduation! Apply by 1/31 at NCTeachingFellows.org!
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NC Teaching Fellows retweeted
Calling all future teachers! Did you know that the @NCTF_Program provides up to $10,000 per year in forgivable loans for students who commit to teaching in a NC public school after graduation? 🎓 Learn more and apply by January 31: ow.ly/ILLM50Y03zp #NCed #NCTeachingFellows
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Want to teach in NC? The North Carolina Teaching Fellows program provides up to $10,000 per year in forgivable loans for students who commit to teaching in a NC public school after graduation! 🎓 Apply by January 31 at NCTeachingFellows.org. #NCTeachingFellows #NCed
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BIG NEWS🎊: With approval from the @UNC Office of the Provost and the @unccollege Administrative Board, the School will relaunch the Bachelor of Arts in Education in Elementary Education program, offering its first classes in fall 2026. ➡️ ed.unc.edu/news/elementary
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NC Teaching Fellows retweeted
App State NC Teaching Fellows closed out a semester of growth and connection!
District visits ✅ Alumni networking ✅ Collaboration with partner institutions ✅
Building strong foundations for future educator-leaders!
ALT Collage of various scenes from the NCTF Fall Rewind event, featuring groups of attendees in different settings such as presentation sessions, award ceremonies, and social gatherings.
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Future teachers, this one’s for you! 🍎 The North Carolina Teaching Fellows program provides up to $10,000 a year in forgivable loans for students who commit to teaching in a NC public school after graduation. Apply now at ncteachingfellows.org! Deadline is January 31, 2026.
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