Deadline for return of applications has been extended to Thursday 8 May.

 Free of charge, expenses-paid professional development in London, Jerusalem, Lithuania and Poland.

The IWM Fellowship in Holocaust Education is the most ambitious programme of Continuous Professional Development in the United Kingdom. The Fellowship is a prestigious, free of charge, expenses-paid programme of workshops and lectures held in London, Jerusalem and at sites of the Holocaust in Lithuania and Poland. The Museum provides all flights, accommodation, meals, high-quality education resources and access to the world’s leading academics and educationalists in this field.

"One of the most effective CPD initiatives available to educators in Britain... immerses participants equally in matters of knowledge and pedagogy to an unparalleled depth... one of the world's leading initiatives in Holocaust education." Andrew Wrenn, History Adviser for Cambridgeshire

The Imperial War Museum is creating a national network of highly skilled and motivated educators to serve as leaders of Holocaust education throughout the United Kingdom and beyond.

We are dedicated to developing an ongoing partnership between the Imperial War Museum and its Fellows. In return for the Museum's investment in participants' professional development, all Fellows initiate high-profile educational projects; together these projects significantly further Holocaust education in the United Kingdom.

The four-stage programme:

Stage 1: Summer holiday 2008, Sunday 27 July - Friday 1 August 2008

All expenses paid, six day summer institute at the Imperial War Museum London.

An intensive programme of workshops and lectures, delivered by leading historians and educators from the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, Israel and the United States.

Stage 2: September 2008 - September 2009

Fellows create and develop new educational projects and initiatives in Holocaust Education. Click to view the 2006-7 Year Book which includes details of projects completed.

Stage 3: Summer half term 2009, Saturday 23 May - Sunday 31 May

All expenses paid follow up programme in Jerusalem, at Yad Vashem's International School for Holocaust Studies.

Please note that Friday 22 May and Monday 1 June will be travel days. Applicants should ensure that, if awarded the Fellowship, they could be released from school on these two days.

Stage 4: October half term 2009, Saturday 24 October – Sunday 1 November

All expenses paid one-week guided study visit to sites of the Holocaust in Lithuania and Poland.

Monitoring, assessment and progression through the four stages

Fellows will be required to keep a reflective portfolio throughout the programme, submitting a learning log after each of the three residential weeks. Progression throughout the year is dependent on the successful completion of this learning log and the submission of quarterly reports charting the development of educational projects. The accreditation as a module at Master of Education level has been agreed in principle with the Institute of Education, subject to validation.

Who is eligible?

Each year the Museum awards Fellowships for up to 25 PGCE tutors, school teachers, LEA advisors, museum educators, and deliverers of Continuous Professional Development for participation in the four-stage programme.

How do I apply?

Deadline for return of applications has been extended to Thursday 8 May.

Find out more about the IWM Fellowship in Holocaust Education

Download the application form for the IWM Fellowship in Holocaust Education

The IWM Fellowship in Holocaust Education is funded by the Imperial War Museum's core budget and with the generous support of the Claims Conference and ICHEIC Humanitarian Fund.