Teaching Fellows Program

The South Carolina Teaching Fellows Program is a scholarship program for qualified South Carolina high school students who wish to pursue a degree in education and a career in South Carolina’s public schools following graduation.

Administered by the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention and Advancement (CERRA), the program provides a $24,000 scholarship/loan over 4 years for up to 200 outstanding high school seniors. Directed by Amanda Darden, Coastal Carolina University is one of only eleven (11) institutions in the state identified as a Teaching Fellows Institution. 

Why Coastal Carolina University?

At Coastal Carolina University, Teaching Fellows are able to choose from various education majors. Coastal Carolina University offers programs for grades K-12.

• Elementary Education
• Special Education
• Early Childhood Education
• Middle-Level Education
• Physical Education
• Music Education
  
• Secondary Education (English, Math, Science, and Social Studies)