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Interested in a career in PA Education?
Here's your chance to learn more!

The Future Educator Fellowship (FEF) is an exciting year-long experience designed for PA students to:

  • Develop their skills in teaching, learner-centeredness, interpersonal and communication skills, and professionalism and role-modeling
  • Develop their skills in scholarship development and leadership
  • Have opportunities for interprofessional education and research to enhance the quality and design of PA education

 

Application Materials
  1. Short Essays: Applicants will provide written responses to 7 prompts in 125 words or less.
  2. Program Director Certification Form: This document is signed by your program director and confirms your ability to participate in the fellowship and your continued good standing.
  3. Faculty Mentor Form: This document is signed by a faculty mentor whom you identify to help support your interest in PA education.
  4. FEF Commitment Form: You must read and sign this form to acknowledge that you recognize the time commitment and effort required by the Future Educator Fellowship and that you understand the requirements for completion of the Fellowship.
  5. Acknowledgment of PAEA Privacy Policy: Applicants must read and agree to the terms of the PAEA Privacy Policy.

Once you complete and finalize your application, the forms will be automatically sent to your program director and faculty mentor.

Your application is not complete until all forms are received! 

 

Evaluation Criteria


As part of our commitment to fostering a well-rounded cohort in the Future Educator Fellowship, we consider a range of factors in our selection process and aim to ensure broad representation of our member programs. Our goal is to establish a group of Future Educator Fellows who enhance the future of PA education. With this in mind, applicants may be evaluated on the following:

  • Completed application per instructions

  • Essay responses that clearly describe and demonstrate understanding of FEF's mission and objectives

  • Demographic questions such as state of residence or military/Veteran status

 

Eligibility


Fellowship applicants are required to meet all of the following criteria:
 

1. You must agree to the PAEA Privacy Policy in order to move forward for consideration.

2. You must be a current PA student enrolled in a PAEA member program. You must be in good standing and remain in good standing.

3. Your program director must complete the certification form and agree that you can be released from classes or rotations in order to attend the fellowship.

3. If you are selected as a fellow, your program director and faculty mentor must signoff quarterly (via form) attesting to current standing.

5. If you are selected as a fellow, you are expected to attend the PAEA Education Forum in October 2025, October 2026, and participate in all fellowship activities.

 

2025-2026 Application Timeline


May 5, 2025 – Fellowship application opens

July 8, 2025 – Application closes at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. All application materials and forms must be received; any information received after this date will not be considered.

Late August – Notification of application status via email

October 8-11, 2025 – PAEA Education Forum in San Diego, CA

Questions?

Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page or contact us at fef@PAEAonline.org.