Apply Now: Teach for Bangladesh Fellowship Program

Deadline: 29 June 2025

The Teach for Bangladesh is looking for our country’s most promising leaders to take on the challenge of rebuilding our nation.

The Teach for Bangladesh Fellowship is a one-of-a-kind program in Bangladesh for our country’s most promising leaders to take on the challenge of reshaping our education system.

Teach For Bangladesh (TFB) recruits outstanding and diverse leaders to their unique Fellowship program. Their Fellows commit to teaching for two years in a low-income community, where they work as a teachers at local schools. During those two years, Fellows are immersed in their placement school and community, working as full-time teachers, and discovering the joys and challenges that come with expanding opportunity for all children. After successful graduation from the Fellowship in two years, they become part of the TFB alumni network.

Make an Impact

Empower Students
- TFB Fellows are first and foremost educators who believe that all children are capable of excellence. During the Fellowship, they learn the building blocks of great teaching, and work relentlessly to ensure their students’ learning and growth. They build classrooms that are welcoming and joyful, where all children develop confidence, communication, critical thinking, and socioemotional skills alongside their academics. Their Fellows help students unlock their own leadership potential and discover their ability to create change in the world around them.
Partner with Communities
- They believe that students and communities are the true leaders of the movement for equity. TFB Fellows work tirelessly to build authentic relationships with students, parents, and other community members. Every year, Fellows support student-led community-service projects to address fundamental challenges such as health and hygiene, student safety, gender equity, waste management, recycling, climate change, etc. Fellows create a positive impact in communities and building student leadership in the process.
Support Schools
- Fellows are integral members of their school team, reporting to the school head teacher (in addition to their TFB manager), and working alongside other school colleagues. This is a unique opportunity for Fellows to understand schools from the inside out, learn from the veteran teachers, collaborate on school-wide initiatives, and share innovations & best practices with others. Their Fellows cultivate strong school relationships to have a far greater impact as well as learning.

Funding Information

Fellows will be given a monthly stipend of 32,000 BDT during the program.

Eligibility Criteria

The minimum requirement to apply for The TFB Fellowship is a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university. The Fellowship is open only to Bangladeshi nationals, dual citizens who hold a Bangladeshi passport, and foreign nationals of Bangladeshi origin who have a “No Visa Required” seal on their passport.
Please note that you can only apply to the Fellowship once in a calendar year. If you apply more than once for the same cohort, your second application will automatically be rejected. If you are unsuccessful in your application, you may apply again later, but you must re-register at the time of application.

Selection Criteria