Teacher Quality and Retention Program (TQRP)

The Teacher Quality and Retention Program (TQRP) is a multi-year fellowship supporting aspiring, pre-service and new teachers from HBCUs and PBIs with year-round professional development, coaching, mentorship and leadership training. Fellows attend an intensive annual Summer Institute with content focused on culturally responsive, trauma-informed and social-emotional learning approaches and receive ongoing virtual supports and 1:1 coaching. The program supports focused tracks including HBCU males, STEM and new teachers, with the goal of preparing teacher leaders to work in high-need urban and rural communities.

Modest stipend; meals, hotel and travel expenses covered for program events; intensive annual Summer Institute; year-round professional development, webinars, 1:1 coaching, mentorship and leadership training; portfolio and interview preparation.

Open to current HBCU students or alumni who are education or STEM majors with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA; U.S. citizens, nationals or permanent residents. Black male educators in their 1st–5th year of teaching may apply for a one-year fellowship under the Black Male Expansion initiative even if they did not attend an HBCU. Applicants must pass a criminal background check.

Submit resume, college transcript, short essay, and complete a video interview; in-service teachers must submit recent performance evaluation and teaching certificate if applicable; applicants undergo a criminal background check. Apply via TMCF application portal.