Evalyn Edwards Milman Literacy, Music, and Art Fellowships
The Milman Fellowship Program will only be accepting applications for literacy to work with the REACH program. New applicants for literacy, music, and art fellows at TCCS are not being accepted for 2026-2027. The application will go live on Monday, March 2, 2026. Check back here on that day for the link to apply.
The Evalyn Edwards Milman Literacy Fellowship, Evalyn Edwards Milman Music Fellowship, and the Evalyn Edwards Milman Art Fellowship are financial aid awards in the amount of $10,000 plus the value of 6 tuition points per academic year (for 2026-2027, this is estimated to be $23,296) for Teachers College students to provide literacy, music instruction, or art instruction for 10 hours per week in TC's partnership schools in Harlem. For literacy, the schools are: Teachers College Community School, CS 154 Harriet Tubman Learning Center, or PS 36, The Margaret Douglass School. For music and art, the schools are Teachers College Community School. Final placements are determined by the Director of Strategic Partnerships for the Office of the President and the Vice Dean for Teacher Education, and the REACH Director.
Students are selected for the fellowships based on the needs of the partnership schools and on students’ experience. Preference is given to TC students enrolled in the literacy specialist, music education, and art education programs. Fellowship selections are made by a committee consisting of TCCS and REACH team members in consultation with TC faculty.
Students applying for any of the Evalyn Edwards Milman Fellowships must be matriculated and enrolled in a minimum of 5 credit hours per semester and must not be student teaching in the academic year they apply. Awards are made for one year, but awards may be renewed for subsequent years provided the Fellow continues to meet the eligibility criteria and the needs of the project. The Fellow must establish and abide by a schedule determined together with the sponsor. It is expected that the Fellow will complete ten (10) hours of engagement with students in partnership schools each week. Current full-time TC employees are NOT eligible for the fellowship.
Further inquiries can be directed to Amy Hawley Alvarez at ah3397@tc.columbia.edu.