Find the money to go to school and earn a teaching degree.
As the country strives to improve national test scores and student comprehensive levels, teachers find themselves increasingly in the spotlight. Educator, counselor and encourager are roles teachers fill for many students. Adequate training helps teachers to meet these and other school-related demands. Scholarships designed specifically for educators help teachers to gain essential training. The scholarships are available for education majors to take advantage of whether they are attending college to earn an undergraduate or a graduate degree.
Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation Scholarships
Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation's Prospective Educator Scholarships are available to high school students and current teachers who are continuing their education. High school seniors who are members of the Future Educators Association, majoring in education and a grandchild of a Kappan in good standing, or who possess a reference letter from a Kappan in good standing, are eligible to receive the scholarship. Additionally, high school seniors who are selected to represent a local Phi Delta Kappa chapter based on information provided on their scholarship applications (e.g. extracurricular activities, community involvement), and college undergraduates who are members of a Phi Delta Kappa chapter are also eligible to receive the scholarships. As of 2011, approximately 15 scholarships, in the amount of $1,000, are given out each year. The funds cover tuition and lab fees.
Bright Horizons Future Teachers Scholarship
Annually, Bright Horizons' Future Teachers Scholarship awards three scholarships to students who are pursuing a degree in early childhood education or in a related field. As of 2011, their $1,500 scholarship is given to students who are seeking an associate's degree and who are entering their second year of college. Juniors are eligible to receive Bright Horizons' $2,500 scholarship. Students going to college to get their master's degree in education are eligible to receive the organization's $2,500 graduate degree scholarship. Full-time enrollment at an accredited post-secondary school, experience working with children younger than 8-years-old, and academic excellence are required to receive one of the scholarships.
Journalism Education Scholarship
The Journalism Education Foundation awards up to three scholarships a year to students who major in education and intend to use their degree to teach scholastic journalism. Awards are given to seniors attending an undergraduate education program and to students seeking a master's degree. Scholarship recipients are required to teach journalism at the secondary school level. Educators already teaching journalism are also eligible to receive a scholarship. Amount of the scholarship is $1,000 as of 2011. Applicants must write and submit a 250 word essay with their scholarship application.
National Federation of the Blind Educator of Tomorrow Award
The amount of the National Federation of the Blind Educator of Tomorrow Award is $3,000 as of 2011. Legally blind students who are pursuing an education degree and who plan to work teaching elementary, secondary or post-secondary students are eligible to receive the scholarship. Award recipients must reside in the United States, Puerto Rico or the District of Columbia. They are also required to attend the annual National Federation of the Blind convention and participate in all scheduled scholarship related activities.
Prospective Secondary Teacher Course Work Scholarships
The National Council of Teacher of Mathematics sponsors the Prospective Secondary Teacher Course Work Scholarships. As of 2011, one scholarship is awarded each year in the amount of $10,000. Half of this amount is awarded in the student's third year of college; the other half is awarded during the student's fourth year of undergraduate study. College sophomores who are pursuing a degree to work as a certified math teacher at a secondary school are eligible to receive the scholarship. Membership in the National Council of Teacher of Mathematics is also required. The scholarship covers the costs of tuition, fees and books.
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