Program Information & Application

Key Dates and Deadlines

The GTF Program uses an online application process. The application portal for both the 2027 May Symposium and the 2027-2028 Academic-Year Program will open on October 15, 2026 and close on January 20, 2027.

2026-27 Academic-Year Program

Program Dates:

• September 2-4, 2026
• October 7-9, 2026
• November 4-6, 2026
• February 3-5, 2027
• March 3-5, 2027
• April 7-9, 2027

2027 May Symposium

Program Dates: May 17-21, 2027

2027-28 Academic-Year Program

Program Dates:

• September 1-3, 2027
• October 6-8, 2027
• November 3-5, 2027
• February 2-4, 2028
• March 1-3, 2028
• April 5-7, 2028

2028 May Symposium

Program Dates: May 22-26, 2028

Eligibility

The Governor’s Teaching Fellows Program is designed for full-time faculty members who teach at accredited public or private colleges or universities in the state of Georgia. Any full-time faculty member regardless of rank or tenure-status may apply. Please note that preference is given to faculty who primarily teach undergraduate students. Faculty at the University of Georgia and at Georgia’s technical colleges are not eligible to apply.

Fellows are selected based on:

• Commitment to undergraduate teaching – e.g., how they have improved their teaching practices and how they would like to enhance their teaching and professional development.
• Academic leadership – e.g., their experience in leading initiatives, mentoring faculty or students, developing programs, or contributing to institutional change.
• A letter of support from their institution’s President or Vice President/ Provost of Academic Affairs (or equivalent).
  Institutions may submit only TWO candidates for the Academic-Year Program, and ONE for the May Symposium. Please note that two applicants from the same institution are rarely accepted for either program.

Institutions may submit only TWO candidates for the Academic-Year Program, and ONE for the May Symposium. Please note that two applicants from the same institution are rarely accepted for either program.

Application Materials

For the May Symposium, the application portal will ask for some general information about yourself and your classes. In addition, you will need to submit the following items in one PDF:

1. A statement explaining your interest in the topic of the May Symposium (300-word maximum). Please note that the topic of the May program usually changes from year to year.
2. A teaching statement with concrete examples of how your teaching is innovative and how you hope to improve it (300-word maximum).
3. A description of your academic leadership, e.g., your experience leading initiatives, mentoring faculty or students, developing programs, or contributing to institutional change (300-word maximum).
4. Your current CV.
5. A letter of support from your institution’s President or Vice President of Academic Affairs (or equivalent). A letter template is provided here for your convenience.

We recommend that you prepare and combine these materials in the order listed above into a single PDF before you begin the online application. Please include the appropriate heading for each section (except for the letter of support).

For the Academic-Year Symposium, the application portal will ask for some general information about yourself and your classes. In addition, you will need to submit the following items in one PDF:

1. A statement explaining your interest in attending the Academic-Year GTF Program (300-word maximum)
2. A teaching statement with concrete examples of how your teaching is innovative and how you hope to improve it (300-word maximum).
3. A description of your academic leadership, e.g., your experience leading initiatives, mentoring faculty or students, developing programs, or contributing to institutional change (300-word maximum).
4. Your Project Proposal: A concise description of the course you propose to design or redesign during the academic year. We believe Fellows will reap the greatest benefit from the program by designing or redesigning a course to use some of the strategies, tools, and ideas presented in the monthly workshops (300-word maximum).
5. Your current CV.
6. A letter of support from your institution’s President or Vice President of Academic Affairs (or equivalent). Use the template provided on the GTF website. A letter template is provided here for your convenience.

We recommend that you prepare and combine these materials in the order listed above into a single PDF before you begin the online application. Please include the appropriate heading for each section (except for the letter of support).