Teaching Scholarships

Designed to provide financial aid to deserving individuals who have the desire to become teachers, who relate well with young people, and who can benefit from the financial assistance it offers. Applicants may be entering or continuing college, individuals who are in education and want to upgrade their skills, or working individuals who wish to return to college to become teachers. Applicants must have a 2.5 GPA. Finalists may interview with the selection committee. Available to seniors graduating from any Montgomery County High School

Scholarship awards to students pursuing a teaching degree. Initial approach: Letter Limited to residents of Wisconsin.

The Multicultural Scholarship Program is part of the NACA Foundation’s affirmative action effort to increase the participation of ethnic minority individuals in the field of campus activities. The program is designed to provide economic assistance to qualified under-represented programmers, allowing them to attend NACA-sponsored training workshops, regional conferences and National Conventions. Selection All scholarship recipients will be selected by an anonymous Scholarship Committee appointed by the Chair of the Board of Trustees. Criteria: Applicants are to be identified as members of the Black, Latina/Latino, Native American, Asian American, or Pacific Islander ethnic minorities. NACA® membership is not a prerequisite for applicant consideration. Application Procedures: In order to apply for an NACA® Foundation Multicultural Scholarship, the following materials must be received in the NACA® Office by May 1  A completed application form  At least one letter of recommendation from someone well acquainted with the applicant which should address his/her involvement in student activities and potential in the field. This recommendation should also affirm his/her ethnic minority status, financial need, and that he/she will be in the campus activities field at least one year following the program for which a scholarship is being sought Follow-up: Recipients must submit a brief report (350-600 words) that describes the program and specifies how it met their professional development objectives to NACA following the program. The report must be submitted within 30 days of completion of the program.

Criteria: Available to Rochester, Adams and Stoney Creek seniors pursuing teaching career. Must demonstrate financial need; have minimum 2.0 GPA. Award: $500 Biography: Willamena Ribbink (1905-1992) worked as a teacher of business practices and counselor for 35 years at the Rochester Community Schools.

The Teacher Education Scholarship Program is open to full-time undergraduate students who are U.S. citizens. Students must be enrolled in a program of study at one of Virginia's five Space Grant colleges (College of William and Mary, Hampton University, Old Dominion University, University of Virginia and Virginia Tech) when they actually receive the award. Since this award is intended to encourage students to enter teaching, students may also apply during their senior year in high school or in their sophomore year in a community college. The award is contingent on their matriculation at a Space Grant college and entrance into a teacher certification program. Students currently enrolled in a Space Grant college can apply when they declare their intent to enter the teacher certification program. Those students enrolled in a career transition program leading to a degree in education are also eligible to apply. Students eligible for support must be in a track that would qualify them to teach in a pre-college setting. Priority will be given to those majoring in technology education, mathematics or earth/space/environmental science. Successful scholarship recipients should have grade point averages of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Since an important purpose of this program is to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in science, math and technology education, the VSGC especially encourages applications from these students.

ELIGIBILITY: Current student graduating from Wenatchee Valley College; seeking a teaching degree at a 4-year college or university. Preference given to English majors. RENEWAL: Possible. Must reapply and will compete with new applicants.

Requirements: * Have at least a 3.0 grade point average; * Tribal college students must be majoring in math; science; engineering; business; teacher training; or environmental science; * American Indian or Alaskan Native with proof of enrollment or descendancy; * Enroll full-time at an eligible tribal college; * Award based on exceptional academic achievement or financial need.

# Program OutlineThe purpose of the SAE Doctoral Scholars Program, now in its 16th year, is to provide funding to assist and encourage promising engineering graduate students to pursue careers in teaching at the college level. The program is designed to help alleviate the increasing shortage of engineering college faculty by attracting qualified citizens of North America (United States, Canada, and Mexico) who are interested in pursuing teaching careers, through the promise of financial assistance during their doctoral study program.# Financial SupportOne or two new loans will be available each year. Loans are available in amounts up to $5,000 per year for three years, for a total of $15,000. The number of loans available will depend on the funding levels at the time of selection.# Eligibility & SelectionEligible candidates will be citizens of North America (U.S., Canada, Mexico), and must hold an undergraduate degree from an engineering program at a school having the undergraduate program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, the Canadian Accreditation Board, or its equivalent in Mexico. At the time of application, applicants must have been admitted to a doctoral program with the avowed purpose of teaching engineering at the college level upon graduation. Where one exists, applications must also be supported by the SAE Collegiate Chapter Faculty Advisor at the applicant's school.Selection will be administered by the Scholarship Committee. The committee will review the completed application, transcripts, a minimum of four professional references, and appropriate supporting material. Selection of applicants will be based on scholastic achievement, desire to teach engineering upon graduation, interest in the mobility technology field, and support of the SAE Collegiate Chapter Faculty Advisor where one exists.

The student shall have completed at least 45 semester hours, but not more than 95 semester hours; recipient must demonstrate outstanding improvement of his/her cumulative GPA since matriculation; recipient must have earned a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

The Meeks Scholarship was established in June 1993 by the family and friends of David M. Meeks. Realizing that student teaching experiences can present a financial hardship to students, this scholarship is designated especially for the student teaching year.Award * Two awards * Amount variesSelection Criteria * Have a GPA of 3.5 or higher (at application time) * Achieve senior status by start of fall semester of the award year * Be a full-time student both fall and spring semesters * Be enrolled in special education student teaching either fall or spring semester * Major in any area of special education * Express a financial need

Dr. Elizabeth Spencer, professor emeritus of special education, was chairperson of the Department of Special Education for many years and guided the establishment and early growth of departmental programs. Award * One award of approximately $770Selection Criteria * Achieve sophomore, junior, or senior status by fall semester * Exhibit outstanding academic achievement * Be a full-time student both fall and spring semesters * Major in mild or severe disabilities * Have been admitted to the teaching curriculum * Express a financial need

Who may apply: Maryland residents who provide public service in Maryland State or local government or nonprofit agencies in Maryland to low income or underserved residents.How to apply: Complete and file a LARP General application. Third-year law students must file a Pre-Graduation Law Application and LARP General application.When to apply: LARP General applications become available in June. The application deadline is September 30. Pre-Graduation Law Applications become available in September of your third year of law school. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTSYou must have earned a degree from a college in Maryland, or from any law school, or a resident teacher certificate from the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). You must be employed full-time (35+ hours per week) in state or local government or in a nonprofit organization in Maryland. Your employer must help low income, underserved residents or underserved areas in the state. You must have educational loans from a university, government, or commercial source that you used to pay college expenses. You may not be in default on a loan. Your annual gross salary cannot exceed $60,000. If married, your annual gross salary cannot exceed $60,000, and your combined salaries cannot exceed $130,000. If employed as a nurse faculty member, your annual gross salary cannot exceed $75,000. If married, your annual gross salary cannot exceed $75,000, and your combined salaries cannot exceed $160,000. This is a service-based program. Prior service obligations from other State of Maryland scholarships must be completed by July 1. One position cannot fulfill two service obligations simultaneously.PRE-GRADUATION LAW STUDENT REQUIREMENTSYou must be a law student attending University of Maryland, Baltimore or University of Baltimore and in your third and final year of school. You must submit a Pre-Graduation Law Application before graduation in May, together with verification of an employment offer. You must submit a LARP General application by September 30 and meet all eligibility requirements listed above.