​The AP Computer Science Principles (AP CSP) Fellowship , funded by the Cognizant U.S. Foundation, is a two-year program designed to help high school teachers implement college-level computer science in their schools. ​

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​During your first summer as a Fellow, you will attend a five-day Advanced Placement Summer
Institute to explore the course framework, the exam, and class resources.

When you return to your school for your first year of the Fellowship, you will work with your school leaders to ensure that AP CSP will be offered the following year. You will also recruit a diverse student population that is representative of the entire student body through events such as an Hour of Code or Coding Club.

During the summer between your first and second year, you will participate in a five-day curriculum-specific professional development that will prepare you to create a highly engaging CS experience for your students.

In your second year as a Fellow, you will teach the AP CSP curriculum to your students and participate in four online quarterly professional development sessions.

​Throughout both years of the Fellowship, you will also participate in 2-4 online check-ins with Teach for America staff to discuss and address problems of practice, such as recruiting students and preparing them for the AP Computer Science Principles exam.

The AP CSP curriculum focuses on seven big ideas: Creativity, Abstraction, Data and Information, Algorithms, Programming, The Internet, and Global Impact.

These seven ideas combine to give students a well-rounded understanding of computer science and its effects on their world.

Open new opportunities for your students.
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​Become an AP CSP Fellow.
Leverage your talent and leadership to ensure that all kids have access to a high-quality CS education.

The Cognizant AP CSP Fellowship is open to applications from current Teach For America corps members and alumni teaching at high schools who are dedicated to serving their communities and being advocates for CS education over the next two years. Strong applicants will have some prior computer science experience, including but not limited to:
  • Majoring in CS in college
  • Working professionally in CS
  • Teaching an introductory CS class
  • Participating in a coding bootcamp
  • ​Running a coding camp (such as Kode With Klossy)

We strongly urge any and all TFA corps members and alumni teachers to apply, regardless of their affiliation with a TFA region.