Helping You
Help Your Students

The AF Teacher Fellowship program gives STEM teachers the opportunity to gain first-hand experience in a corporate IT setting and network with other educators to gain knowledge and skills they can then take back to their classrooms to help students prepare for technology-based careers.

The fellowship provides teachers an opportunity to spend the summer with a corporate technology team learning about software development, enterprise information management or technical infrastructure projects.

AF Teacher Fellowship Application

Submit your applications for the 2026 AF Teacher Fellowship by Feb. 13!

The AF Teacher Fellows will earn $30 per hour for the time they work over the course of the program. Schedules will be flexible to accommodate differing school summer schedules, required professional development days, etc. This flexibility includes up to two unpaid weeks off. AF Teacher Fellows will also receive a $2,000 stipend to use for their classroom upon completion of the program.

Program Objectives

STEM Teachers experience an immersive environment in a corporate IT division.
Fellows develop professional learning networks to include both STEM Teacher Fellows and AF IT Colleagues.
Fellows create a personalized learning pathway to connect AF learning resources to classroom application.

What will I be doing?

You will meet with various IT division Colleagues to understand their duties and workforce needs. Additionally, there will be online professional development, operational tasks and a group project with other fellows.

What is the schedule?

The fellowship runs Monday - Friday from June 1-July 24 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a mix of virtual and in-person activities. In person dates include:

June 1-5
June 22-26
July 20-24

Travel expenses are covered during the onsite weeks for anyone who is not within commuting distance.

Hear from past STEM Fellowship participants

A Culture of Support

American Fidelity takes support to a whole new, higher level that I’ve never experienced as a teacher.
Brandi
Metro Christian Academy

The projects we’re working are hands-on projects we can bring back to the classroom. The project I worked specifically is the use of AI and how to use it ethically in the classroom.
Caroline
Putnam City Public Schools

I learned about IT jobs I didn’t know existed, and if I don’t know about them, I can’t teach them to my kids.
Justin
Prosper, ISD

This is the greatest opportunity you could ever find as a classroom teacher because the kind of support system you get from this organization and the resources they provide you as a STEM teacher, will actually help.
Abraham
Tulsa Public Schools

Who is American Fidelity?

American Fidelity Assurance Company is a supplemental benefits provider serving more than 1 million policyholders across 49 states with a focus on offering a different opinion for Customers in the education, public sector, automotive and healthcare industries. For more information, visit americanfidelity.com.   

American Fidelity has earned an “A+” (Superior) from the A.M. Best Company since 1982. One of the nation’s leading insurance company rating services, A.M. Best conducts a strict review process for financial stability every year. The Company is also recognized as one of Ward's©50 top performing life-health insurance companies, Foundry's Computerworld 2026 Best Places to Work in IT, 2025 Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance, Fortune Best Workplaces for Women 2025 and Fortune Best Workplaces for Parents 2025.