Education Scholarships

The Fund supports with financial grants those members of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting who are over the age of 21 and who need assistance to prepare themselves to teach at the primary or secondary school level. Grants are also made to those Friends who are already teaching, but who seek to improve their skills with a graduate degree. When making awards, preference is given to teachers from small Friends schools. The smaller schools are often unable to assist teachers engaged in graduate studies. But all teachers who are members of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting are eligible for help. While it may sound contradictory, the Fund is favorably disposed to those candidates who look to make a personal contribution to their own advancement and to those who have low to moderate incomes.

We will be offering a limited number of competitive scholarships based on academic merit and financial need for current and former dancers who have received the maximum amount from the Caroline H. Newhouse Scholarship Fund and are pursuing graduate degrees in fields other than performance dance. The Osato Scholarship will be limited to a one-time grant of up to $5,000 to any one individual, paying for tuition and fees only. It is anticipated that the endowment will generate funds sufficient to award a grant to a minimum of two applicants annually. Award checks will be made out to the institution. Awards will not be granted retroactively (e.g. not be used to reimburse dancers for tuition already paid, for loans or other credit debt.) To be eligible to apply for a Sono Osato Scholarship applicants must: Have received the maximum allowed amount from the Newhouse Scholarship Fund. Have achieved a minimum 3.5 GPA for an undergraduate or graduate degree, or recent pre-requisite coursework. Be studying or planning to study at the graduate level for a degree in one of the approved areas, such as professional degrees (law and medicine), the medical arts (nursing, physicians assistant, physical therapy, etc.), the helping professions (social work, counseling, psychology, creative arts therapies, etc.), physical and social sciences, education, business and the humanities. Previous recipients of a Gasparinetti Scholarship award are not eligible to apply for an Osato Scholarship.

* One scholarship awarded annually worth up to US$10,000 per annum * For study in the US and Canada at the undergraduate and graduate levels * Approved fields of study are agriculture, architecture, economics, education, engineering, marine construction, marine design and manufacturing systems Giving primarily in the Bahamas.

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.

Purpose: Merit scholarships for exceptional academic and community service experience, offered as encouragement to students to attend outstanding colleges and universities in the United States. Eligibility: Original enrollees of CIRI and their direct lineal descendants. Should have a cumulative 3.7 GPA or better. Amount: $20,000, annual. Duration: One academic year (includes two semesters). Special features: Must be accepted or enrolled full-time in a 4-year undergraduate or graduate degree program with preference given in the fields of business, education, math, sciences, health services, and engineering. Special Excellence Scholarships may or may not be given at the discretion of the Education Awards Committee.

Through the Lawrence Matson Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund, the foundation awards $8,000 and $10,000 college and graduate scholarships and college and graduate scholarships of up to $2,500 per semester to Alaska Natives who are original enrollees and the direct lineal descendants of original enrollees of Cook Inlet Region, Inc. for studies in language, education, social sciences, arts, communications, and law.

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.

To provide continuing scholarships in the field of education.

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 Marlyand PTA maintains a scholarship fund to assist individuals in preparing for a career in education. *A recipient of a scholarship is free to choose the accredited college or university that he or she desires to attend. The recipient is also free to choose the area in which he or she decides to specialize while working in education within the State of Maryland. *Selection of scholarship recipients is based upon interest in and potential for a career in education, academic record, financial need, community involvement and character. Applicants are eligible if the following criteria are met: * Applicants must be a high school senior, a high school graduate, or currently enrolled in an accredited college or university. * An applicant agrees to prepare for a career in public education in the State of Maryland. * An applicant must obtain sponsorship of a Maryland PTA local unit in good standing.

Resident of Wisconsin. At time of application, student must be a member of a senior class of a Wisconsin public high school with an active PTA. Only one applicant per school; must be nominated by guidance counselor or by principal. Must exhibit good interpersonal skills and scholastic ability. Must show qualities of potential leadership and interest in pursuing a career in field of education. Must submit a two-page type written article entitled What I would accomplish as a teacher