School teachers are heroes. Whether you’re an elementary school teacher, secondary teacher, tutor or post-secondary instructor, you are some of the best role models there are!
If you're in college studying to become a teacher or you're in high school with plans to teach future generations, there are resources, like the TEACH Grant, to help you pay for school. Graduate college with fewer student loans by applying for these scholarships for education majors:
Available to: College Sophomores
Award Amount: $10,000
Available to: Undergraduate Students
Award Amount: $1,000
Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $5,000
Available to: High School Seniors through College Graduate Students
Award Amount: $1,000
Available to: College Freshmen through College Seniors
Award Amount: $7,500
Pre-Service Teacher Course Work Scholarship
The Pre-Service Teacher Course Work Scholarship is available to students currently completing their sophomore year of college. You must be pursuing a career goal of becoming a certified teacher of 7-12 secondary school mathematics and have a minimum GPA of 3.0 to be considered for this award. Deadline: 5/1/24Available to: College Sophomores
Award Amount: $10,000
Future Educators Excellence Scholarship
The Future Educators Excellence Scholarship is available to full - time undergraduate students. You must be pursuing a degree in education, childhood education, or any teaching - related course, have a minimum 2.5 GPA, be a U.S citizen, to be eligible for this award. A 300 - to 400 - word essay is also required. Deadline: 7/5/24Available to: Undergraduate Students
Award Amount: $1,000
"Pass the Torch" Teacher Scholarship
The "Pass the Torch" Teacher Scholarship is available to students who are pursuing a degree in K-12 education. To be considered, you must submit a six - minute video that tells the story of a teacher who had an impact on you, and what you learned from that person that you'd like to pass on to the students you will teach. Deadline: 7/31/24Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $5,000
Mrs Prindables Future Educator Scholarship
The Future Educator Scholarship is available to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students. You must be pursuing a degree in education to be eligible for this award. Deadline: 8/20/24Available to: High School Seniors through College Graduate Students
Award Amount: $1,000
Paraprofessional Teacher Preparation Grant
The Paraprofessional Teacher Preparation Grant is available to undergraduate students who are legal residents of Massachusetts. You must be enrolled in an undergraduate degree program leading to teacher certification in an eligible Massachusetts public college and have been employed for at least two years as a paraprofessional in a Massachusetts public school. You must also be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen, not be in default of any state or federal education loan or grant, and have not earned a bachelor's degree to be eligible for this award. If you have been employed for less than two years, you may qualify for the grant only if the undergraduate course of study will lead to teacher certification in high need disciplines: math, science, special education, foreign languages, or bilingual education. Deadline: VariesAvailable to: College Freshmen through College Seniors
Award Amount: $7,500