GTF Application
Academic Year 2026-2027

Welcome to the submission portal for your application to the Governor's Teaching Fellows (GTF) 2026-27 Academic Year Program! Applications close Monday, January 19, 2026 at 11:59 pm (Eastern).

After answering the questions below, you will be prompted to upload the following as one PDF:

Statement of Interest
- Explain your interest in attending the Academic-Year Governor’s Teaching Fellows Program (300 words maximum).
Teaching Statement
- Provide concrete examples of how your teaching is innovative and goals for enhancing it (300 words maximum).
Academic Leadership Statement (new element)
- Describe your academic leadership experience, e.g., leading initiatives, mentoring faculty or students, developing programs, or contributing to institutional change (300 words maximum).
Project Proposal
- Provide a concise description of the course you propose to design or redesign during the academic year. We believe Fellows will reap the greatest benefit from the Program by designing or redesigning a course to use some of the strategies, tools, and ideas presented in the monthly workshops (300 words maximum).
Current CV
Letter of Support
- Supply a letter from your institution’s President or Vice President of Academic Affairs/Provost (or equivalent).

We look forward to reviewing your application! You will hear from us about the status of your application in early spring.

Please note: If you do not complete the application in one session, you can return to where you left off only by using the same browser and enabling cookies. To ensure a smooth process, we recommend that you prepare and combine the six elements listed above into a single PDF before starting the online application.

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