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Submission of Applications
The online application for the academic year of 2024-2025 is now open. Thank you for your interest.
EARLY ACTION: Applications will be reviewed and placements acknowledged on a rolling basis, so applicants are encouraged to complete the process as early as possible to maximize chances for a placement. On completion, applicants will be accepted, rejected, or part of the pool reviewed at the deadline. All applications completed by the deadline will be reviewed. Falsifying or plagiarizing any portion of your application are grounds for automatic disqualification.
A complete application must include:
- Complete TEACH Fellowship Program Online Application Form.
- Degree Certificate/Transcripts: Applicants should obtain a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited university or college. All applicants must provide a scan of their degree diploma or certified transcript. Applicants with 5 or less years of teaching experience must also submit authenticated transcripts.
- State-Issued Teaching License/Certificate or Proof of Qualification.
- Current résumé and/or CV.
- Personal Statement: This must be between 700-1200 words. This is about you! How are your background and interests related to your decision to apply? What are your career goals and how do they relate to the program? What are the objectives you wish to accomplish during your time in Taiwan? Other relevant personal information that will make you a great applicant and teacher.
- Statement of Purpose: This must be between 700-1200 words. This is about teaching! This must include the reasons you think you would be a good participant in the TEACH Fellowship opportunity. What is your motivation for applying to teach in Taiwan? Why you are a good fit for the teaching program? What is your perspective and philosophy of teaching? Other information relevant to your interest in and effectiveness at teaching.
- Teaching Demonstration Video: The video must be 4-5 minutes in length (submissions over 5 minutes may not be evaluated) and include a teaching method demonstration of a specific topic, concept, or particular skill. We expect to observe your teaching style, logic, skills, and strategies throughout the video.
- The video does not need to be filmed in a real classroom. It can be you demonstrating how you would approach a topic, concept, or skill in class. To attach your teaching demonstration video, please upload the video to an online cloud storage, such as Google Drive, Dropbox, or YouTube, and share the link with us. Please remember to enable the access to the video so that we may access your video with no problem.
- Recommendation Letters: You must register one recommender’s name and contact information through the “Recommender Registration” section of the online application. Two recommenders are preferred.
- Recommenders can be from teachers, professors, previous or current managers, and/or colleagues. They should have known you for at least six months and know about your performance at school. The letters must contain the signature and contact information of the recommender.
AICEE will contact recommenders directly for applicants they wish to consider for a fellowship.
Further documentation will be required after an applicant is selected. Please see FAQs for post-selection document requirements.
Selection Process
Applications are reviewed holistically, with consideration of the following:
- Professional qualifications, including training, credentials, publications, and awards
- Strong educational background
- Teaching experience preferred
- TEFL/TESOL certification preferred
- Interest in Taiwan, and teaching overseas
Timeline
The application is currently closed.
Early December 2023: Online application opens
March 2024-July 2024: Applications accepted and fellowship recipients announced by AICEE
July 31, 2024: Deadline to submit an application
Contact: Please email TeachingFellowsTaiwan@iie.org if you have questions.