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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 intellectual disabilities
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 info@kofc.org
FOR INFORMATION:	www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/members/scholarships/greco.html
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
Full-time graduate student Member in good standing 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:	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 2 Dissertation - November 9 Postdoctoral - November 9
INFORMATION AND WEB-BASED APPLICATION:	http://national-academies.org/fellowships
CONTACT:	Fellowships Office, Keck 576 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://national-academies.org/fellowships

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
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:	Graduate Fellowships Phi Delta Kappa International 408 N. Union St Bloomington, IN 47405-3800 Ph: 800-766-1156 Fax: 812-339-0018 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
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:	Email: madison@act.org (800) 525-6928
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
Be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national 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) Possess a bachelor’s degree or plan to receive a bachelor’s degree no later than August 31 of the year in which you are applying Wait at least three years from the time that any previous graduate degree was awarded before applying for a James Madison Fellowship
TEACHING OBLIGATION:
After earning a 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 for each full academic year of study under the fellowship.

SCHOLARSHIP NAME:	NAACP - Lillian & Samuel Sutton Education Scholarship
ORGANIZATION:	NAACP
MAJOR:	Education
AWARD AMOUNT:	UNDERGRADUATE: $1,000 GRADUATE: $2,000
APPLICATION DEADLINE:	March 16
FOR APPLICATION:	www.naacp.org/youth/scholarships/information/index.htm
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
U.S. citizen Education major enrolled in an accredited college in the U.S. Undergraduate applicant must be full-time student Graduate applicant may be full- or part-time student 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale (graduating high school senior or undergraduate student) 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale (graduate student) NAACP membership and participation is highly desirable
FURTHER INFORMATION AND ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS:
www.naacp.org www.uncf.org Phone: (703) 205-3400

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
FOR INFORMATION:	Scholarship Programs Phi Delta Kappa International 408 N. Union St Bloomington, IN 47405-3800 Ph: 800-766-1156 Fax: 812-339-0018 Email: scholarships@pdkintl.org
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
High school senior intending to major in education who meets one of the following: is a member of a Future Educators Association chapter in good standing is the child or grandchild of a Kappan in good standing has one of his/her reference letters written by a Kappan in good standing OR whose application is selected to represent the local PDK chapter An undergraduate member of an FEA or PDK chapter who is enrolled in a college education program

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