Program Overview

Astor International Travel Fellowship for New York City Teachers

About

The Astor International Travel Fellowship for New York City Teachers is a fully-sponsored educational fellowship made possible through a generous gift from Mrs. Brooke Astor. This fellowship celebrates the accomplishments of full-time classroom teachers in the New York City public schools by awarding them an opportunity to travel with NYU Steinhardt faculty to one of NYU's global academic centers and campuses.

Each year, a cohort of Fellows is selected to focus on a specific theme. The program aims to broaden full-time classroom teachers' horizons and inspire them with ideas for classroom innovation through an international experience. Upon return, Fellows promote innovation and quality instruction in New York City classrooms through an annual fall symposium attended by the NYU community, teacher colleagues, and alumni of the Fellowship. Fellows do not receive NYU course credit or continuing education credit.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this opportunity, you must:

• Be a current, full-time classroom teacher in a New York City public school, and
• Have completed three years or more of full-time teaching in a New York City public school

Both public and charter school teachers are eligible to apply if they meet the above criteria.

Previous Themes

• 2025: Building Bridges: Working with Newcomer Students and Multilingual Learners
  • Location: Paris, France
  • Faculty: Robin E. Harvey, Clinical Associate Professor of TESOL, Bilingual and World Language Education
  • Program Dates: July 23-August 2, 2025
• 2024: Finding Joy Engaging with the Earth: Biodiversity, Fossils, and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy
  • Location: London, United Kingdom
  • Faculty: Catherine Milne, Professor of Science Education
  • Program Dates: July 31-August 10, 2024
• 2023: School-EdTech Partnerships in Startup Nation
  • Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Faculty: Yoav Bergner, Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences/Educational Technology
  • Program Dates: July 3-14, 2023
• 2022: The Power of Stories: Contemporary Art, Identity, and Race
  • Location: Berlin, Germany
  • Faculty: Dipti Desai, Professor of Art and Art Education and Jessica Hamlin, Clinical Assistant Professor of Art + Education
  • Program Dates: July 4-14, 2022
• 2019: Engaging Local Languages and Knowledge in Schools
  • Location: Accra, Ghana
  • Faculty: Shondel Nero, Professor of Language Education
  • Program Dates: July 8-19, 2019
• 2018: Global Music Education
  • Location: Prague, Czech Republic
  • Faculty: S. Alex Ruthmann, Associate Professor of Music Education and Music Technology
  • Program Dates: July 2-13, 2018
• 2017: The Hyper-Diverse Classroom
  • Location: London, United Kingdom
  • Faculty: Fabienne Doucet, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education
  • Program Dates: July 5-15, 2017
• 2016: Arts Education Down Under
  • Location: Sydney, Australia
  • Faculty: Philip Taylor, Associate Professor of Educational Theatre
  • Program Dates: July 22 - August 3, 2016
• 2015: Special Education Beyond Borders
  • Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Faculty: Mark Alter, Professor of Educational Psychology
  • Program Dates: July 6 - 16, 2015
• 2014: Science Education Beyond Borders
  • Location: Shanghai, China
  • Faculty: Pamela Fraser-Abder, Professor of Science Education
  • Program Dates: July 26 - August 5, 2014