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Continental Society Daughters of Indian Wars awards two Native American Scholarships annually. Applicants must be an enrolled tribal member. They must plan to work with a tribe or nation in the field of Education or Social Service and their career goals should involve working with Native Americans. Applicants must be accepted in, or already attend an accredited college or university, enrolled in an undergraduate program, and preferably entering or in their Junior year. Please contact the Scholarship Chairman for the Application and additional information.

The Christine Rea Memorial Scholarship is for students with a declared major in Teacher Education. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Financial Aid Office for more information.

The Study.com Scholarship for Future Teachers is being offered to any student pursuing their college degree to become a future teacher. Because Study.com's mission is to make education accessible, the Study.com Scholarship for Future Teachers was created to help the educators of tomorrow pursue their own education and thus, be able to teach the next generation. Selection will be based on academic history and extracurricular activities. Financial need will not be considered. Applicants should be pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in education or any teaching field. Applicants must be a student enrolled or accepted in an accredited college or university within the United States and planning on continuing the next year. Graduating high school seniors who meet the aforementioned criteria may apply. Applicants must have a minimum of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours still to be completed. There are two application deadlines: June 30th and December 15th. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

..The Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grant (WSSAG) Program is for students who plan on working in specific career or occupational programs upon graduation. Eligible fields include child care, human services, teaching, nursing, physical and occupational therapy, social work, and public service. Both merit and need-based criteria will be used when making awards. Applicants will be ranked by Grade Point Average (GPA) and then by need within each occupational field. Those students with the greatest need within each GPA range will be awarded first. To determine a student's merit ranking, transcripts will be required. To determine the GPA ranking of students, a cumulative, unweighted GPA will be used. If necessary, GPAs will be recalculated to be considered on a standardized 4.0 scale. For students applying based on need, they may file the FAFSA for the academic year the student will be attending. The FAFSA is not required; however, it will be used to determine the order in which students will be awarded. Certain majors may require additional documentation, which will be noted on the application. Applicants must be a Maryland resident. If they are a dependent student, their parent must also be a Maryland resident. The award may be automatically renewed for up to a maximum of five years. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Maryland Higher Education Commission for more information.

Each year, AAPT awards several two-year Hashim A. Yamani AAPT Memberships, which are regular electronic memberships and include electronic only access to copies of the American Journal of Physics, The Physics Teacher, and Physics Today. An individual eligible for a Yamani Membership must be either an undergraduate senior who is planning a career teaching physics in his or her native country, or a graduate student who is in his or her last two years before receiving his or her final post-baccalaureate degree and who is planning a career teaching physics in his or her native country, or an early-career professional in his or her first five years of physics teaching in his or her native country. Citizens of any country in the world are eligible for support but citizens of developing countries in such areas as the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia will have priority over citizens of developed countries in such areas as North America and Western Europe. Applicants must submit the name of and contact information of one individual who can verify their qualifications. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the American Association of Physics Teachers for more information.

The Jim Bourque Scholarship honours the legacy of the late Hon. James W. Bourque, PC. Born in Wandering River, Alberta, Bourque was of Cree and Metis background. Applicants must be enrolled in post-secondary training in Education, Environmental Studies, Indigenous Knowledge or Telecommunications. They must also be a Canadian Indigenous student. Applicants must submit a Cover Letter, which also includes an email address where the applicant can be contacted; and transcripts (most recent from college/university or high school). A signed letter of recommendation from a community leader (e.g., Town or Band Council, Chamber of Commerce, Metis Local, etc.) is also required. A statement of financial need which indicates funding already received or expected must also be submitted. The supporting documentation must be submitted as individual attachments, not a zipped file. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Arctic Institute of North America for more information.

The Odelle Horne Ishee Memorial Scholarship is for deserving students majoring in Elementary Education. Selection is to be made by the College of Education and Human Sciences. Students may contact the Office of Scholarships and Financial Wellness for more information.

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education offers the William A. Crawford Minority Teacher Scholarship to minority students who are planning to teach in an accredited school in Indiana upon graduation. Students must agree in writing to apply for teaching positions in Indiana and, if hired, teach in Indiana for at least three years. Applicants must be admitted or already attending an eligible institution; pursue or intend to pursue a course of study that would enable them, upon graduation, to teach in an accredited school in Indiana; and agree in writing to apply for a teaching position at an accredited school in Indiana following their certification as a teacher and, if hired, to teach for at least three years. Applicants must also be a first-time undergraduate student. Moreover, the complete list of eligible institutions is available on the Commission's website. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Indiana Commission for Higher Education for more information.

The Bill Mason Memorial Scholarship is a tribute to the late Bill Mason, a Canadian recognized both nationally and internationally as an avid canoeist, environmentalist, filmmaker, photographer, artist and public speaker. Established by Paddle Canada in 1990, with the permission and input of the Mason Family, the scholarship is intended to incorporate some of the characteristics that made Bill Mason unique and to help ensure that the memory, spirit, and ideals that he represented are kept fresh in the minds of Canadians. Paddle Canada is proud to award this annual scholarship to assist with the education of tomorrow's environmental stewards, those people who help make a difference in the kind of world we live in today and pass on to future generations. Applicants must be enrolled at a Canadian university or college enrolled in an Outdoor Recreation, Education or Environmental Studies, or other related programs. They must have an academic standing of B+ (75 percent) or higher. Applicants must also have a background in paddling (canoe, kayak, or SUP), instruction, and/or leading. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.