Coastal Carolina University's Teaching Fellows Program

The South Carolina Teaching Fellows Program is a prestigious fellowship program for qualified South Carolina high school students who wish to pursue a career in South Carolina’s public schools following graduation. The mission of the Teaching Fellows program is to recruit and retain teacher leaders in South Carolina.
Administered by the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement (CERRA), the program provides prospective students with a $24,000 scholarship/loan over a four-year span ($6,000 per academic year). The Teaching Fellows scholarship is offered to up to 200 outstanding high school seniors every year. Coastal Carolina University is one of only eleven (11) institutions in the state of South Carolina identified as a Teaching Fellows Institution.
Coastal Carolina University is a comprehensive, public liberal arts institution in Conway, South Carolina. More than 10,000 students from across the country and the world interact with a world-class faculty, and enjoy a nationally competitive NCAA I athletic program, an inspiring cultural calendar, and a tradition of community interaction that is fueled by more than 180 student clubs and organizations.
The University offers over 100 undergraduate and over 30 graduate-level (doctoral educational specialist, masters) major fields of study including specialized concentrations across six academic colleges. The University offers a Ph.D. in marine science: coastal and marine systems science, and a Ph.D. in education sciences. CCU boasts a growing array of internship, research, and international opportunities for students, as well as numerous online programs through Coastal Online.
The 17 Coastal Carolina athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA as members of the Sun Belt Conference. The University’s mascot is the Chanticleer, a proud, fierce, and quick-thinking rooster derived from Geoffrey Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales.” The football, softball, and baseball teams all compete in the new TD Sports Complex, which houses Springs Brooks Baseball Stadium. The baseball team won the College World Series in 2016.
Coastal Carolina University moved up 10 spots to No. 38 in the Regional Universities (South) list released by U.S. News & World Report for 2023. Now in its 38th year, the rankings evaluate more than 1,450 colleges and universities on up to 17 measures of academic quality.