Education Scholarships

Cay Drachnik Minorities Fund

Criteria: Must be a minority student enrolled in an approved AATA program

Deadline: June 15

Amount of Scholarship: varies

Additional Information: www.arttherapy.org

Contact: American Art Therapy Association, Inc.
1202 Allanson Road
Mundelein, IL 60525

Critical Teacher Shortage (CTS) Forgivable Loan Program

Criteria: Applicant must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours for undergraduate study or 9 credit hours for graduate study for each academic term in which an award is received. Applicant must not have participated, nor may they currently or in the future participate, in any of the following programs: Critical Teacher Shortage Loan Forgiveness, Critical Teacher Shortage Scholarship Loan, Masters' Fellowship Loan for Teachers, "Chappie" James Most Promising Teacher Scholarship Loan, or the Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship. Applicant must not owe a repayment under any state or federal grant or scholarship program, must not be in default on any federal Title IV or state loan program unless satisfactory arrangements to repay have been made. Applicant must be recommended for acceptance or currently enrolled in a state-approved teacher education program leading to a certification in a critical teacher shortage subject area. An initial applicant must declare an intention to teach in Florida public elementary or secondary schools for the number of years the loan is received. For an initial undergraduate loan, a participant must be an upper division student, have scored at the 40th percentile or better on the SAT or ACT, and have earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale for all undergraduate work. For an initial graduate loan, a participant must have received a bachelor's degree from any college or university accredited by one of the six regional accrediting associations specified by the Florida Department of Education, have earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for all undergraduate work or scored at least 1,000 on the GRE, not have received a bachelor's degree in education in a critical teacher shortage subject area, not hold a teaching certificate in a critical teacher shortage subject area, and not have received an undergraduate loan through this program.

Deadline: April 1

Amount of Scholarship: $4,000 undergraduate loan; $8,000 graduate loan

Additional Information: www.firn.edu/doe

Contact: Florida Department of Education
Office of Student Financial Assistance
255 Collins
325 West Gaines St.
Tallahassee,FL 32399-0400

Current Teachers Scholarship Program

Criteria: Current, full-time K-12 Florida teachers, need financial assistance to complete their studies, and meet one of the following additional criteria:

• Seeking to complete courses required to obtain initial professional teacher certification
• Seeking to complete courses which would allow them to teach an additional subject area
• Seeking to complete an alternative certification program leading to professional teacher certification
• Seeking to complete courses that will upgrade their skills or subject content knowledge

The scholarship can be used for graduate studies.

Deadline: September 19

Amount of Scholarship: $2,500

Additional Information: www.ficf.org

Contact: aalvarez@ficf.org

Educational Communications Scholarships

Criteria: Must be a US citizen and have taken the SAT or ACT exam

Deadline: May 31

Amount of Scholarship: $1,000

Contact: Educational Communications Scholarship Foundation
721 North Mckinley Rd.
Lake Forest, IL 60045

Florida Fund for Minority Teachers

James Madison Memorial Fellowship

Criteria: Applicants must be committed to a career in teaching American history, American government, or social studies at the secondary level. Fellows can attend any institution of higher education in the United States for either a Master of Arts degree (MA); a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT); or a Master of Education degree (Med) with an emphasis on American history, government, or political science.

Deadline: not available

Amount of Scholarship: Up to $24,000

Additional Information: www.jamesmadison.com

Contact: James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation
2000 K St., NW
Suite 303
Washington, D.C. 20006

Phi Delta Kappa Scholarship Grants for Prospective Educators

Criteria:  High school seniors who rank in upper one third of class and are interested in teaching as a career. Essay required

Deadline: January 1

Amount of Scholarship: $1,000-$2,000

Additional Information: http://www.pdkintl.org/awards/pros_eds.htm

Contact: Phi Delta Kappa International Scholarship Grants
Howard D. Hill
P.O. Box 789
Eighth and Union Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47402-0789

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