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Is the IP Fellowship for me?

This opportunity is ideal for you if you are interested in:

  • teacher professional development in the service of more just and equitable classrooms
  • school-based interventions with adolescents
  • ethnic-racial identity development in teens and/or teachers
  • gaining research experience for applying to future doctoral programs
  • joining a cohort of like-minded educators and researchers dedicated to racial justice
  • an opportunity to directly engage in the work of disrupting racism in schools

Who is the ideal IP Fellow candidate?

We are seeking a cohort of IP Fellows with a wide range of personal and professional experiences and skills. Candidates from all HGSE residential programs who are enrolled full-time are eligible. Prerequisites for acceptance include the following:

  • availability to travel to assigned Massachusetts school site within a 60-mile radius of Harvard (via public transport or car) 1 day/week in the Fall semester; 2 days/month in the Spring semester
  • understanding of historical and current racism and white supremacy, as well as privilege, power, and systemic inequities within the U.S. context as well as being curious and committed to learning and engaging more with these topics

Relevant experiences and training that would support you in being successful in this fellowship include any of the following*:

  • Experience with the classroom setting/population
    • Experience teaching middle school or high school
    • Experience or training in culturally relevant/responsive/sustaining instructional approaches
    • Experience working with or supporting K-12 educators
    • Experience working with students of color in K-12 settings, community-based programs, or other formal or informal teaching contexts
  • Experience with the substantive topic of equity, inclusion, race/ethnicity, ethnic-racial identity
    • Work experience/training related to equity and inclusion
    • Experience/training related to ethnic-racial identity
    • Familiarity with issues of race, racism, and systemic inequity in the context of the U.S.
  • Experience with research methods
    • Experience with experimental designs, survey research, or observational coding
    • Experience conducting human subjects research
    • Research experience as a participant observer
    • Experience evaluating classrooms

*Note: Some successful candidates may have in-depth experience in only one of these areas, while others may have experience in several of them. Everyone's past experience and expertise will be different and you should not be deterred if you only have one of these! You will also be gaining many of these skills and experiences through the Identity Project Fellowship.

If you are interested in applying to the IP Fellowship:

You can express interest in applying by signing up here! We will follow up with information about the application process and next steps.

If you have any questions you can contact us at: mfreiman@g.harvard.edu. Please write “IP Fellows Program” in the subject field of your email.

Reminder: The application deadline for HGSE Ph.D. Programs is December 1, 2021 (11:59pm ET) and for HGSE EdM Programs is  Jan 5, 2022 (11:59pm ET).