Any student who is a legal resident of South Carolina and a current high school senior who will be attending college as a freshman in the fall of 2018 may apply. Fellowships are based on academic achievement, references, community and school involvement, an interview and a writing assessment. Students must attend one of the eleven Teaching Fellows Institutions. Currently these include:
- Anderson University
- Charleston Southern University
- Coastal Carolina University
- College of Charleston
- Columbia College
- Francis Marion University
- Lander University
- USC Aiken
- USC Columbia
- USC Upstate
- Winthrop University