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Auburn University’s Center for Educational Outreach and Engagement partners with the College of Education for our Rural Teacher Fellows (RTF) program The Rural Teacher Fellows program, established in 2024, places students completing their student-teacher residency to live and teach in rural Alabama. Fellows receive a $3000 stipend, housing at no cost, and participate in a course, Teaching in Rural Places, that incorporates community learning experiences for students using deliberative discussion and reflection as well as a civic engagement project. The first cohort of RTF lived in Children’s Harbor and completed student-teaching at Eclectic Elementary School. To further the connection among college students, RTF aims to pilot an expansion near Rural Health Initiative sites in West Alabama to increase connection, partnership, and collaboration among Auburn University initiatives.
Rural Pathways Fellows: Education, Leadership, and Health in West AL
This experiential 1 hour course invites students to explore the unique opportunities and challenges of living and working in rural Alabama communities.
Apply by February 20, 2026
Housing provided and $2000 stipend
- Intern with Project Horseshoe Farm providing community and youth programming in education and health
- Conversations with community leaders and young professionals about rural life, education, and health
May 18 - June 22
Class on Monday, Intern throughout the week
In Greensboro and Marion, Alabama
