Reduce Your Tuition and Prepare for a Meaningful Teaching Career
With a Merrimack PreK–12 Teacher Education Fellowship, you can earn your M.Ed. and teaching license endorsement tuition-free in 13 months while gaining practical experience in the classroom.
Fellowship Benefits at a Glance
Build a strong foundation for your graduate education and your career. As a teacher education fellow, you will:
- Earn a tuition-free M.Ed. and be eligible for an Initial or additional teaching license
- Gain real-world experience through a supervised field placement and receive personalized mentorship
- Build relationships in a partner district, where many fellows are offered teaching positions after graduating
- Complete your coursework 100 percent online through a distance fellowship, with placements available in partner districts across Massachusetts
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Live Outside the Merrimack Valley? You Can Still Be a Fellow
Distance fellows complete all 36 credits online and do their placement with a partner district elsewhere in Massachusetts.
Which Merrimack Programs Offer Fellowships?
Fellowship opportunities are available for the following M.Ed. license areas:
The Fellowship Experience
Students in the PreK–12 Teacher Education Fellowship program follow a preset 36-credit course sequence and complete a full-time teaching placement that aligns with their assigned school’s annual calendar.
Cohort Model
PreK–12 fellows must begin the fellowship coursework in the Summer term. Fellows take four courses during the Summer (two per eight-week term) and two courses during the Fall and Spring terms (one per eight-week term).
Fellowship Placements
Each fellow completes a full-time, nine-month placement at a school district in the area in which the student is seeking licensure. Many placements are in the Merrimack Valley area, with distance fellowships available at partner districts throughout Massachusetts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Applicants to Merrimack’s M.Ed. teacher education programs are eligible to apply for the competitive PreK–12 Teacher Education Fellowship. Specific requirements and placement formats vary by license area. International students are not eligible for fellowships.
Fellows spend the full school year in a Massachusetts partner district, taking on progressively more responsibility and building toward independent classroom instruction, with mentoring and feedback from experienced teachers throughout.
Fellows follow a dedicated cohort model with a structured course sequence and an integrated, school-based placement built into the program. They begin their fellowship coursework in the Summer term to provide pedagogy and lessen their academic load during their placements. Fellows take four courses during the Summer (two per eight-week term) and two courses during the Fall and Spring terms (one per eight-week term).
Yes. Distance fellows complete their coursework fully online and are placed with a partner district elsewhere in Massachusetts. You will need to be able to commute to your assigned district during the nine-month placement.
In certain cases, yes. Fellowship placement at your current organization depends on your program’s requirements, placement availability, and final approval from Merrimack and partner districts.
Prospective students who have questions about fellowship opportunities, eligibility or the application process should contact an enrollment advisor for more information and guidance on next steps.
- Start or resume your graduate application.
- Select “Yes” in your application in response to the “Are you applying for a fellowship?” question.
- Submit your application. Be sure to complete the required fellowship essay.
- Receive your admission decision. If admitted to the master’s program, you’ll be sent further instructions about the fellowship process.
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