Opportunities

Engaging Educators in Industry

The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership (KFP) at NC State, and its partners, provide industry-based professional development for K–12 public and charter school teachers in North Carolina.

Kenan Fellows spend three weeks of summer immersed in a host organization in an applied research or industry setting. KFP matches Kenan Fellows with host organizations to help them experience the local workforce and gain insights into regional career pathways for students.

2025-26 Application Cycle

Applications for the 2025-26 fellowship year open on Thursday, Sept. 19.  The list below includes confirmed fellowship opportunities. More opportunities will be posted throughout the application cycle, so check back often.

How to search for opportunities

• Fellowships are open to K-12 educators across all disciplines.
• Fellowship opportunities are searchable by district/county, location, or subject area.
• Learn about the fellowship experience. 

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BelleJAR Foundation Eastern NC Fellowship

ONE FELLOWSHIP AVAILABLE

The BelleJAR Foundation is supporting a Kenan Fellow in northeastern North Carolina. The selected teacher will spend three weeks with a host organization in that region. The specific host site has not yet been confirmed.

Clean Energy Fellowships

EIGHT FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE

Thanks to support from the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, eight fellowships will be available for educators statewide. Internship sites are TBD but will be focused on the renewable energy sector.

Dogwood Health Trust Western NC Fellowship

ONE FELLOWSHIP AVAILABLE
The Dogwood Health Trust is once again generously supporting a fellowship in Western North Carolina. The selected teacher will spend three weeks immersed with a host organization in that region. The specific host site has not yet been confirmed.

Empowering Education with North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives

ONE FELLOWSHIP AVAILABLE
Get energized by working alongside mentors and industry experts with North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives and a local electric cooperative. Explore the electric cooperative business model and see how electricity is distributed throughout the region. You will have an opportunity to explore the various cooperative business operations and work alongside those who build and support the electric infrastructure that powers our homes and businesses. Use your experience to create electrifying lessons that will help students understand where electricity comes from and how their local co-op is building the grid of the future and increase their awareness of the various career pathways in the energy sector.

Meta Western NC Fellowships

ONE FELLOWSHIP AVAILABLE
Meta is once again generously supporting a fellowship in Western NC. The selected teacher will spend three weeks with a host organization in that region. The specific host site has not yet been confirmed.

NC Farm Bureau Federation Fellowship

ONE FELLOWSHIP AVAILABLE
The North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation and Ag in the Classroom are once again generously supporting a fellowship. The selected teacher will spend three weeks with a local Farm Bureau. The specific host site has not yet been confirmed. Previous Farm Bureau Kenan Fellows have created content for an AgMag about a state crop that can be distributed digitally and in print using previous North Carolina Ag Mags as models.

NCDPI: Computational Thinking

FIVE FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE
The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership is partnering with the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) and the #IamCS movement to advance STEM education and build an NC-based ecosystem of teacher leaders that will support career and workforce development in the computer science fields. Five Kenan Fellows will be selected from any subject area and grade level to highlight cross-curricular opportunities in Computational Thinking/Computer Science (CT/CS). Along with the traditional fellowship experience, the three-week internship will include customized professional development in CT/CS as well as two weeks of immersion with a local industry partner to see where connections can be made for students in the Northeastern and Western areas of the state.

UNC Department of Biology: Cells and More Cells

ONE FELLOWSHIP AVAILABLE
Partner with Dr. Amy Maddox and her team of researchers at the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Biology to understand how cells undergo the step-by-step process of division. You will be introduced to high-resolution microscopy and various analysis techniques as you observe cell division in a laboratory model animal (the tiny nematode C. elegans) and measure aspects of the process including size, speed, packing and the shape and texture of cellular features. Use this experience to inform your instruction as you make the every day, critical and rarely thought about process of cell division relevant, understandable and accessible for students.