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##  Join Our Community 

We are looking for partners and fellows who are committed to using rigorous evidence to help all students succeed. We care deeply about closing achievement gaps and welcome all affiliates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic.



 

 

 

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##  Two-Year SDP Fellowship 

The application to apply to become a Placed Fellow for Cohort 18 (Fall 2026-Summer 2028) is open for Round IV beginning on June 5, 2026. The application will close at 11:59pm ET on June 21, 2026.



 

 



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##  Two-Year SDP Partnership 

Partnership applications for PK12, Higher Education, and P20W organizations seeking to hire or nominate a fellow for Cohort 18 (Fall 2026 - Summer 2028) is now closed. More details for Cohort 19 will be released this summer.

**Placed Fellows: Hiring a fellow externally from the SDP candidate pool**

Deadline: March 16, 2026

**Nominated Fellows: Nominating a fellow internally from within your organization**

Regular Deadline: May 4, 2026

**All applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis leading up to these deadlines and we encourage applying in advance of the final regular deadlines.**



 

 



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##  Professional Learning 

Applications are currently closed for the SDP Institutes for Leadership in Analytics.



 

 



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