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The Astor International Travel Fellowship for New York City Teachers, made possible through a generous gift from Mrs. Brooke Astor, celebrates the accomplishments of full-time classroom teachers in the New York City public schools by awarding them a fully-sponsored educational fellowship with NYU Steinhardt faculty.

2025 Theme: Building Bridges: Working with Newcomer Students and Multilingual Learners

Given the recent influx of newcomer students (including refugees and asylum seekers) in New York City public schools, teachers must be prepared to serve newcomer students and multilingual learners across disciplines and age groups. The 2025 Astor Fellows cohort will travel to Paris, France, to learn about European models for bilingual education and working with newcomer students, expand their understanding of the field, and strengthen their teaching practice.

Following the Fellows' travels in Summer 2025, participants will present about their experiences at a Symposium event in late October 2025. This is an opportunity for the participants to reflect on their travels, share the impact of the program on their pedagogy and classroom practices, and promote innovation in teaching. The symposium is attended by the NYU community, teacher colleagues, and alumni of the program.

We seek to recruit a diverse cohort of Fellows teaching at all levels and across academic disciplines within the NYC public school system. Please note that Fellows do not receive NYU course credit or continuing education credit.

The application for the 2025 cohort of the Astor International Travel Fellowship for New York City Teachers is now closed.