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<\/b>If you\u2019re pursuing a degree in education, there are many scholarships in your field available to you. Read our list of nine scholarships designed to help educators fund your education, and apply today!<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Early Childhood Educators Scholarship Program<\/span>
    \n<\/span><\/a>This award provides financial assistance for currently employed early childhood educators and providers who enroll in an associate or bachelor degree program in early childhood education or related programs. Individuals taking their first college-level ECE course are eligible for 100 percent tuition, while subsequent ECE courses are awarded at 50 percent tuition.
    \n<\/span>Amount awarded: $2,250<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. STEM Teachers for America’s Future Scholarship<\/a>
    \nScholarships of $2,500 are offered to students actively pursuing a graduate degree or credential\/licensure for the purpose of teaching STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematics) subjects in a K-12 U.S. school.
    \n<\/span>Amount awarded: $2,500<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Inspire Our Future $2,500 Scholarship<\/a>
    \nA $2,500 scholarship is available for college students studying to become teachers or work in the field of education. Applicants must be a graduate or a postgraduate student attending a university, two-year college, or a vocational-tech school.
    \n<\/span>Amount awarded: $2,500<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Maley\/Foundation for Technology Education Scholarship<\/a>
    \nThis one-time award is available for K-12 technology teachers who are pursuing graduate study full- or part-time. Applicants must be members of the International Technology Education Association, and be studying education, or engineering\/technology.
    \n<\/span>Amount awarded: $1,000<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. American Montessori Society Teacher Education Scholarship Fund<\/a>
    \nEvery year, teacher education scholarships are awarded to aspiring Montessori teachers in support of their professional growth. Those eligible to apply for scholarships are individuals who have been accepted, are in the process of being accepted, or are already enrolled in an AMS-affiliated teacher education program.
    \n<\/span>Amount awarded: $1,400<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Native American Leadership in Education (NALE)<\/a>
    \nRenewable scholarships are available for Native American and Alaska Native students who demonstrate high academic achievement, depth of character, leadership, seriousness of purpose, and service orientation.
    \n<\/span>Amount awarded: $500<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Sarah Elizabeth Klenke Memorial Teaching Scholarship<\/a>
    \nThis scholarship is designed to assist deserving young adults to achieve the goal of becoming teachers. Applicants must be an undergraduate education student participating in JROTC or a team sport.
    \n<\/span>Amount awarded: $1,000<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. StraightForward Media Teacher Scholarship<\/a>
    \nApplicants must be attending a university, four-year college, two-year college, or vocational-tech school, and studying education, or special education. This scholarship is awarded four times per year. Deadlines are: January 14, April 14, July 14, and October 14.
    \n<\/span>Amount awarded: $500<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Educational Administration Scholarship<\/a>
    \nThese scholarships were created to provide incentive, honor, and financial assistance to outstanding graduate students in school administration who intend to make the school superintendency a career. Seven top graduate students in educational administration will receive a $2,500 scholarship from AASA, the School Superintendents Association.
    \n<\/span>Amount awarded: $2,500<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Looking for scholarships? Check out our <\/span><\/i>scholarship database<\/span><\/i><\/a> to access over $10 billion in private aid.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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