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The Inspired to Teach Scholarship offers qualified Oklahoma College student an opportunity to earn scholarships and benefits. Program participants may have the opportunity to earn up to $25,500 as they complete their Educator Preparation Program and teach in Oklahoma. Applicants must graduate from high school, graduate from homeschool or earn a GED. Applicants must meet higher education admission standards at: (1) a public or private Oklahoma university with an accredited Oklahoma teacher education program, or (2) a community college with an approved articulation agreement with an accredited Oklahoma university teacher education program. Applicants must also declare a major in an accredited Oklahoma university teacher education program with a degree leading to a standard teaching certificate or declare a major at a community college with an approved Inspired to Teach articulation agreement with an accredited Oklahoma teacher education program leading to a standard Oklahoma teaching certificate. Students must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) and a minimum 2.5 GPA throughout matriculation. Prior to entry into the Inspired to Teach program, the student shall agree to complete the Oklahoma teacher preparation education program and agree to teach in an Oklahoma public prekindergarten through 12th grade (PK-12) school for a minimum of five consecutive years upon graduation and licensure as a teacher. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America has provided scholarship awards since 1928 to assist students of American Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian heritage pursuing degrees in nursing or in the field of health care. The applicant must be enrolled in a tribe or village. If not enrolled, the student may be considered if he or she can prove direct tribal ancestry. Applicants may be a high school graduate, in the last semester of high school, or have equivalent education. They must be enrolled in the health professional program, having achieved good scholastic standing in pre-nursing, pre-med; or enrolled in a health care or health education program. They must be expected to graduate two years after enrollment if they are in an Associate Degree program; or they must be expected to graduate in four years if they are pursuing a BS degree. Post-Graduate Student are also eligible. They must also be recommended by two or three of their counselors, Teaching or other school officials. Applicants must be focused on a career goal directly related to the healthcare needs of the American Indian, Alaskan Native, or Hawaiian Native community. Applications for the Fall term must be submitted by June 1st. Applications for the Spring term must be submitted by December 1st. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

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.

If: (1) you plan to teach at a nonprofit Illinois public, private, or parochial preschool, elementary school, or secondary school, for which the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has determined that no less than 30 percent of the enrolled students are racial Minority; and (2) you are a minority yourself or are a qualified bilingual minority applicant, then you may qualify for the Minority Teaching of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program. This scholarship may be received for a maximum of the equivalent of four academic years. As part of the application process, you must agree to the terms and conditions that are outlined in the application's Teaching Agreement or Promissory Note. By receiving this scholarship, you must teach in Illinois. If this teaching commitment is not fulfilled, the scholarship converts to a loan, and you must repay the entire amount plus interest. Applicants must be a high school graduate or hold a General Educational Development (GED) certificate. Applicants must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment on at least a half-time basis at an institution of higher education. If the applicant is already licensed to teach, they must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a course of study leading to an additional teaching endorsement or a master's degree in an academic field in which they are teaching or plan to teach. Applications received after the priority deadline date will be considered for the MTI Scholarship Program only if funding remains after all timely complete applicants have been awarded. The complete list of eligible schools is available on the scholarship's website. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact ISAC for more information.

The Wilma Hoyal-Maxine Chilton Memorial Scholarships will be awarded to a student at eligible universities in Arizona enrolled as a second year or upper division student in Political Science, Public Programs or Special Education. Applicants must be a resident of Arizona for at least one year. Honorably discharged Veterans or immediate family members of a Veteran will be given preference. Applicants must complete at least 12 hours with a grade average of "B" or better. Three letters of reference from persons who can testify to the applicant's character, aptitude, initiative, and need must be submitted. They may be from the applicant's instructors, counselor, financial aid director, clergyman or employer. Former recipient continuing degree programs as listed above may re-apply provided the applicant complies with rules, submitting new application data. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the ALA Department of Arizona for more information.

The purpose of this grant is to provide financial assistance to a future teacher of mathematics for attendance at an NCTM annual meeting. Applicants must be an undergraduate or Graduate Student who is committed to teaching mathematics in grades Pre-K-12. An applicant at the undergraduate level must be currently enrolled in a state-approved certification program and be completing the second semester of their sophomore or junior year with a GPA of 3.0 or better. A Graduate Student must be enrolled in a master's level program leading to certification or one designed to strengthen the teaching and learning process. An individual already certified must be currently enrolled in an accredited graduate program. Past recipients of this grant are not eligible to reapply. Applicants must also be a current student member of NCTM. Applicants must submit a proposal, which includes a Plan that clearly describes the applicant's interest and commitment to teaching mathematics in grades Pre-K-12 and describes what areas they would like to learn about or pursue at this point in their professional development; and an Outcome, which explains the potential impact on their teaching, professional development, and student learning. Applicants must also submit two letters of support; one letter must be from a college or university mathematics educator with whom the applicant has studied and one letter must be from an educator or colleague. Please visit the award's website for more information.

The Hawaii Education Association Student Teacher Scholarship will be awarded to student Teaching intending to teach in the Hawaii State Department of Education who are enrolled in a State Approved Teacher Education Program as an undergraduate or post-baccalaureate candidate in any state-approved or nationally accredited institution of higher learning; or enrolled in a Hawaii SATE alternative licensure program in the 2025-2026 academic year. Scholarships are awarded to student Teaching to minimize the need for employment during the student teaching semester. Employees, officers and directors of HEA, and their immediate family members and individuals living in the same household (whether related or not) of such employee, officer or director are not eligible to apply. Applicants must submit a recommendation from College Faculty, or Principal of Master's of Education in Teaching (MET) Participant, or Observation Participation (OP) Teacher Supervisor. Applications may be submitted through online, mail, or email. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Hawaii Education Association for more information.

The NCTM Grades 7-12 Preservice Teacher Coursework Scholarship aims to provide financial support to college or university students preparing to teach secondary school mathematics. Applicants must be currently completing their sophomore year of college at a four- or five-year college or university in the next academic year and pursuing a career goal of becoming a certified teacher of 7-12 secondary school mathematics. The applicant might also be pursuing a graduate degree for the purpose of becoming a certified teacher of 7-12 secondary school mathematics. The applicant must be a current (on or before the application deadline) student member of NCTM. The proposal must include evidence of the applicant's past academic achievement in a college or university and the applicant's commitment to pursue a teaching career in secondary school mathematics. Applicants must submit three letters of recommendation that may come from their Academic Advisor, an Academic or Professional Contact, and a Personal Contact. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the NCTM for more information.

The June Longworth Hardy Scholarship will be awarded to those who must be a member of Alpha Iota-Washington University in St. Louis (D) or a member of Theta who is majoring in elementary or secondary education in the Midwest. A recommendation from a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and a recommendation from an academic or professional reference are required. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation for more information.