Can Fellowship applicants apply for territories other than the ones listed as priority territories? What is a National Fellow?
We encourage all applicants to consider the 2011 Fellowship priority territories. For the 2011 Fellowship outstanding applicants may also apply to the Fellowship in urban territories other than priority territories as National Fellows. National Fellows are BES Fellows who are selected to found charter schools in territories that are not currently supported by BES. National Fellows are an extremely select group of leaders. In addition to meeting the already rigorous criteria that all Fellows must meet in order to be selected for the Fellowship, National Fellows must also evidence that there are charters available in a their proposed urban territory and that they have the capacity to build community support for a new school. Applicants to become a BES National Fellow must complete the Fellowship application in addition to an essay question that is specific for National Fellows and should expect a more rigorous interview process. BES expects to select up to 1-2 National Fellows this year,
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