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Teaching & Learning Center (TLC)
Graduate Pedagogy Fellows 2026-2027
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The Teaching & Learning Center (TLC) invites applications for the Graduate Pedagogy Fellows program, which supports the development of peer leaders in higher education pedagogy, focusing on the significance of the Teaching Assistant (TA) role in supporting equitable outcomes in student learning.
TLC Graduate Pedagogy Fellows are known for:
advancing a more equitable culture of teaching and learning on our campus,
creating more robust resources and support systems for fellow educators in their teaching fields, and
strengthening their own professional development in teaching and peer mentoring.
PROGRAM DETAILS
In Winter 2027, Fellows participate in a 10-week course hosted by the TLC. The course meets weekly on Thursdays from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. (Pacific Time).
The Winter course will be held in-person in the TLC’s teaching space in the McHenry Library.
There will be a remote attendance option for grads who indicate accessibility needs.
Participants will engage in asynchronous activities between sessions.
In Spring 2027, Fellows collaborate with each other, the TLC, and with their home departments/academic divisions to develop and contribute to a teaching-related project focused on context-specific, equity-focused teaching.
Commitments include: participation in two project-based workshops with fellows in the cohort; two individualized meetings with TLC mentors; and opportunities to build community and learn from previous GPF cohorts.
The exact timing and modality of each commitment will be determined based on the Fellows’ Spring schedules, and announced at the start of the Spring quarter.
FELLOWSHIP AWARD & RECOGNITION
Each selected Fellow receives a $2,000 fellowship award from the TLC.
Upon completing the program, each Fellow receives a professional development certificate issued by TLC to indicate their leadership in utilizing and promoting effective and equitable teaching strategies in higher education classrooms.
Fellows gain recognition from their academic departments for their teaching leadership as they contribute to a teaching-related project and as they become more competitively eligible for future department/division leadership positions.
HOW TO APPLY
Each department with a graduate program is invited to solicit applications from interested graduate students and select one candidate to be considered for the 2026-2027 cohort of Graduate Pedagogy Fellows. TLC will select 15 Fellows from this group of departmental nominees. All interested graduate students are encouraged to apply to their departments for consideration.
To apply to the Graduate Pedagogy Fellows program,
review the guidance in GPF 2026-2027 Call for Applications
By Nov 9: submit the Call for 2026-2027 Graduate Pedagogy Fellows application (requires UCSC email)
Each department will review applications, select one departmental nominee, and then submit their nominee's application to TLC by Wednesday, November 18.
TLC will notify selected Fellows and their departments by Monday, December 7.
For more information, please visit: https://tlc.ucsc.edu/get-involved/join/graduate-pedagogy-fellows/
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