Apply: Teaching Partner Fellowship

Programme Details

Start Date January 2026
Duration 2 years
Fee No Fees
Mode On-ground
Intake
 10 March 2025 – 30 June 2025

Application Process

  • Online Application

    Tell us about your education & work background and help us get to know you better. Demonstrate your understanding of Teach For Malaysia in your short essay responses.

  • Phone Interview

    You will be invited for a 30-minute phone conversation with one of our Selection Team members.

  • Assessment Centre

    You will be invited to attend a full-day assessment where you will participate in three distinct sessions: a mock teaching activity, a role-playing activity, and a one-to-one interview.

  • Provisional Offer

    Candidates for the Teaching Partner Pathway will be employed directly by Teach For Malaysia. Should you be successful at the Assessment Centre, you will receive a conditional offer for the Fellowship, subject to fulfilment of requirement(s).

  • Pre-Service Programme

    You will participate in a full-time training to prepare you for the Fellowship.

  • Community Placement

    Upon completion of the Pre-Service Programme, you will be given an unconditional offer and matched with a high-need school for two (2) years.

Teach For Malaysia Fellowship: 2026 Cohort Registration of Interest

Important information
There are parts to the Teach For Malaysia Fellowship application.

Prior: Registration of Interest (5-10 mins)
Indicate your interest by providing brief details about yourself via this form. We will reach out to you when we launch the applications for the next cohort.

Begin: Full application
An unique link will be provided for you to activate your account and to start your application process that followed by 3 more distinct steps. You will be asked to provide further information about yourself and experiences, as well as putting some of your competencies to test.

*You can refer to the infographic at the end of the form on the different stages for your Fellowship application.


Apply for our 2026 Teaching Partner pathway! Please read our website for more information on this new pathway and its eligibility criteria.
Eligibility
Before you proceed, you MUST meet the following eligibility criteria. Applications from ineligible candidates will not be processed.
You must be a Malaysian citizen to be eligible.
You must possess a Bachelor's degree to be eligible. Please visit our website to view the CGPA requirements.
You must be able to produce your official undergraduate transcript and proof of completion of studies latest by this date to be eligible for this cohort.
You must be proficient in both Bahasa Melayu and English Language to be eligible.
Personal Details

Please capitalise the first letter of your name, i.e. in the format "Full Name" instead of "full name" or "FULL NAME".

Please capitalise only the first letter using the format "First Name" instead of "first name" or "FIRST NAME".

Please capitalise only the first letter using the format "Last Name" instead of "last name" or "LAST NAME".

Please capitalise only the first letter using the format "Full Name" instead of "full name" or "FULL NAME".


Please state your CURRENT location.
If you are studying or working at a location far from home, please indicate your current location, not your permanent residence. Should you be eventually shortlisted, you may be invited to our interviews & assessments closest to your current location (if available).



Contact Details

Please ensure that you provide a valid email address which you would check regularly.





Education
As you fill in this section, please take note to:
a) fill in as per your conferring university (where your official degree is issued from); and
b) indicate the full name of your university






*Please do not convert to suit the scale provided, choose 'other' if your university does not use the CGPA or UK universities grading format. You must achieve a minimum CGPA of 3.00/4.00 or equivalent (UK equivalent is Second Upper) at the time of graduation to be eligible.


E.g. 3.40/4.00, 73%, etc.

When will you be receiving/did you receive your Bachelor's Degree certificate/scroll and final academic transcript?

Only Bachelor's Degree graduates are eligible and candidates MUST provide certificate and final academic transcript as supporting documents for the employment process. 





Personal Statement

Writing a strong & clear motivation statement will help your application stand out. You will have the opportunity to further elaborate this in the Application Form later.
Additional Information






Important
This form is your registration of interest.
Please access the unique link sent to your email to start you application process.

Thank you for your interest and looking forward to seeing your applications soon!

What's next?

Application Process

Contact Information