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Outside Scholarship Resources for education Majors

SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Bishop Charles P. Greco Graduate Scholarship
ORGANIZATION: Knights of Columbus
MAJOR: Plan to be a teacher of persons with mental retardation
AWARD AMOUNT: $500 per semester for up to four semesters
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 1
FOR APPLICATION, WRITE: Committee on Fellowships
Knights of Columbus
PO Box 1670
New Haven, CT  06507-0901
FOR INFORMATION: www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/members/scholarships/greco.html
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Full-time graduate student
  • Member of the Knights of Columbus; wife or child of a member of the Knights of Columbus; or the widow or child of a deceased member
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Catching the Dream Scholarship Program
ORGANIZATION: Catching the Dream (CTD)
MAJOR: Math, Engineering, Science, Business, Education and Computers (MESBEC Program)
Also Social Science, Humanities and Liberal Arts
AWARD AMOUNT: Ranges from $500 to $5,000
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Summer School - March 15
Fall Semester or Quarter - April 15
Spring Semester or Winter Quarter - September 15
FOR APPLICATION:

SUBMIT TO:		 www.catchingthedream.org/Scholarship.htm

Catching the Dream
Attn: Scholarship Affairs Office
 8200 Mountain Road NE
Suite 203
Albuquerque, NM  87110
FURTHER INFORMATION: Phone: (505) 262-2351 ext. 116
 E-mail: nscholarsh@aol.com
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Must be 1/4 or more degree American Indian and be an enrolled member of a U.S. tribe. "U.S. tribe" is defined as federally recognized, state recognized, or terminated.
  • Must attend an accredited college or university on a full-time basis
  • Must have a high GPA
  • Must have a high ACT and/or SAT score
  • Must also apply to ALL other resources of funding for which eligible
  • Must have clear goals for life, related to the betterment of an Indian tribe or community
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Dave Cameron Educational Foundation
ORGANIZATION: Dave Cameron Educational Foundation
MAJOR: Prefer Agriculture, Teaching, etc.
AWARD AMOUNT: $500 - $2,000
APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 1
FOR APPLICATION, WRITE: Dave Cameron Educational Foundation
PO Box 181
York, SC  29745
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • 2.0 GPA
  • Must be a York, SC resident
  • Undergraduate
FELLOWSHIP NAME: Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships
ORGANIZATION: The National Academies
MAJOR: Preparation for career in teaching and research at college or university level
AWARD AMOUNTS: Predoctoral - $20,000 to the fellow, institutional allowance of $2,000 for three years
Dissertation - $21,000 for one year
Postdoctoral - $40,000 for one year, $1,500 employing institution allowance, to be matched by employing institution
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Predoctoral - November 15
Dissertation - November 29
Postdoctoral - November 29
WEB-BASED APPLICATION:  http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fordfellowships/
FOR INFORMATION: Fellowships Office
National Research Council
500 Fifth Street, NW
 Washington, DC  20001


Phone:  (202) 334-2872
Fax:  (202) 334-3419
E-mail: infofell@nas.edu
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • U.S. Citizen or national (regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation)
  • Planning a career in teaching and research at the college or university level
  • Additional criteria for individual programs can be found at http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fordfellowships/
FELLOWSHIP NAME: Graduate Fellowships in Educational Leadership
ORGANIZATION: Phi Delta Kappa
MAJOR: Educational Leadership
AWARD AMOUNT: $750 - $1,500
APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 1
FOR APPLICATION: www.pdkintl.org/awards/gradfell.htm
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Graduate Fellowships
Phi Delta Kappa International
 408 N. Union,  PO Box 789
 Bloomington, IN  47402-0789

Email: scholarships@pdkintl.org
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Phi Delta Kappa member enrolled full-time in graduate study
  • 3.25 GPA
FELLOWSHIP NAME: The James Madison Fellowship
ORGANIZATION: James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation
MAJOR: Plan to teach grades 7-12 in American History, American Government, or Social Studies
AWARD AMOUNT: Maximum of $24,000, not to exceed $12,000 per academic year
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 1
FOR APPLICATION: www.jamesmadison.com
 FOR INFORMATION: Email: madison@act.org
(800) 525-6928
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Must be a United States citizen or United States national
  • Must be a teacher, or plan to become a teacher, of American history, American government, or social studies at the secondary school level (grades 7-12)
  • Must have earned an undergraduate degree by August 31 of the competition year
REQUIREMENT:
  • After earning the master's degree, a James Madison Fellow is required to teach American history, American government, or social studies in grades 7-12 for one year per each full academic year of study under the fellowship.
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Lillian and Samuel Sutton Education Scholarship
ORGANIZATION: NAACP
MAJOR: Education
AWARD AMOUNT: UNDERGRADUATE: $1,000
GRADUATE: $2,000
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 30
FOR APPLICATION: www.naacp.org/youth/scholarships/information/index.htm
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • NAACP membership and participation highly desirable
  • Undergraduate applicant must be full-time student
  • Graduate applicant may be full- or part-time student
  • US citizen
  • Enrolled in an accredited college in the US
  • 2.5 GPA (graduating high school senior or undergraduate student)
  • 3.0 GPA (graduate student)
FURTHER INFORMATION AND ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS:
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Phi Delta Kappa Scholarship Grants for Prospective Educators
ORGANIZATION: Phi Delta Kappa
MAJOR: Education
AWARD AMOUNT: 50 at $1,000; 1 at $2,000; 1 at $4,000; 1 at $5,000
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 1
FOR APPLICATION: www.pdkintl.org/awards/pros_eds.htm
FOR INFORMATION: Scholarship Programs

Phi Delta Kappa International
PO Box 789
Bloomington, IN  47402-0789

 

Email: scholarships@pdkintl.org

ELIGIBILITY CRITERION:
  • Current high school senior
  • Intended college major Education

 

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