Education Based Scholarships

Foundation Education Based Scholarships

FGCU Foundation Online Scholarship Application

FGCU Fondation web site

The information below may be downloaded as a .PDF file. (127 kb)

 

Bruce R. Geyer Memorial Book Scholarship Fund

• Recipients will be residents of Cape Coral, Florida;
• Recipients will have financial need;
• Preference will be given to students seeking careers in music and/or education.
• This scholarship is intended for books only; proof of charge/purchase is necessary for award.

Charleen Belcher Olliff Endowed Scholarship Fund

• Scholarships will be awarded to seniors majoring in Education who plan to teach in Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry or Lee County. Since the final internship is a full-time, full-semester teaching assignment in a public school, this scholarship is intended to benefit students who must resign from their jobs and make other major adjustments in their lives to complete the internship.
• It is the donor's desire to award scholarships in sufficient amounts that will allow scholarship recipients to resign from their jobs during their internship semester or make other major adjustments in their lives to complete the internship.
• The University will submit a list of qualified applicants to faculty representatives from the College of Education for final selection.

Douglas R. St. Cerny Scholarship Fund - Business Ethics Scholarship

• EIB Criteria; 
• The recipient(s) will be full-time degree seeking students enrolled in the College of Education.

E. Odell Carlton and Golda Carlton Scholarship Fund - Business Ethics Scholarship

• EIB Criteria;
• The recipients must be from Hardee County;
• Preference will be given to students majoring in Education or Criminal Justice.

Elizabeth Franklin, George & Carol Yovanovich Memorial Scholarship Endowed Fund

• Recipients will be majoring in the College of Education.

Ellen Wolfson Smyle Memorial Scholarship Endowed Fund

• Recipients will be enrolled in the College of Education;
• Recipients will be studying Early Childhood Education;
• Recipients will be serious about becoming a teacher.

Golden Apple Teacher Recognition ProgramTM Scholarship Fund

• The recipients must be teachers in the public schools of Lee County;
• The recipients must wish to take a course or courses to enhance classroom skills. This scholarship is not intended to assist teachers wishing to advance their administrative skills;
• Application will be made to the Golden Apple Teacher Recognition ProgramTM;
• The Golden Apple Teacher Recognition ProgramTM Scholarship Committee will determine eligibility and make award recommendations to FGCU;
• Awards will be made in an effort to cover costs of desired courses and related books and supplies.

Linda and Bob Taylor Endowed Scholarship Fund - Business Ethics Scholarship

• EIB Criteria;
• Recipients must be business or education majors;
• Recipients must have graduated from a high school (public or private) located in Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry or Lee county;
• Recipients must have been residents of the five-county area for the past two years;
• Recipients must be drug-free and crime-free as demonstrated by an absence of any criminal record.

Robert A. Weiss, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund

• The recipients must have at least 2.5 out of 4.0 grade point average;
• The recipients must be studying elementary education with the intent to teach;
• The scholarship will be awarded to a rising junior or senior.

THA Foundation Scholarship Fund

• This scholarship is to be used for tuition, fees, and books;
• Recipients will have a high potential for entering and remaining in the elementary education teaching profession;
• Recipients will demonstrate strengths and interests in teaching mathematics, science and languages;
• Recipients will have graduated from high school;
• Recipients will be 23 years or older;
• Recipients will lack both a college degree and a fully-authorized (non-emergency, non-temporary) teaching license (credential, certificate) or hold a college degree but lacks a fully-authorized (non-emergency, non-temporary) teaching license (credential, certificate);
• Recipients will make a commitment to teach at the elementary school grade level, one year for each year of scholarship support;
• Recipients must maintain a minimum grade point average, 2.5 or higher, to maintain the award;
• Recipients must enroll full-time;
• The scholarship award will vary depending on the needs of the individual students, with a maximum award of $7,500 per year, $2,500 per semester;
• Recipients must be a U.S. citizen (natural or naturalized);
• Recipients agree to keep FGCU Foundation informed about his/her teaching career. In this way, THA Foundation can accurately evaluate scholarship criteria for future recipients. (It is the desire of THA Foundation to produce long-term teachers.
• The University will present qualified candidates to the Dean of the College of Education for the faculty's recommendations.
• By April 30th of each year, the FGCU scholarship committee will provide a list of qualified candidates to the THA board member liaison for recommendation.

William J. and Lillian S. Hudson Endowed Scholarship Fund

• The recipients must be seeking a degree in political science or education;
• The recipients may be either undergraduates or graduates;
• The recipients must demonstrate financial need;
• The awards may be used for, but are not limited to, payment of tuition, room and board, books, supplies and other fees associated with this academic pursuit.

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External Education Based Scholarships

STATE FARM HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND

• State Farm Companies Foundation has assisted Hispanic college students through its relationship with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund since 1990. Each year, we provide scholarships in the amount of $2,500 to twenty (20) Hispanic college students who are pursuing a teaching career.
• The Hispanic Scholarship Fund administers the program for State Farm Companies Foundation. Applications become available August 1st, the deadline to submit an application is October 16th (application must be postmarked by October 16th)
• To obtain an application and selection criteria, please contact Hispanic Scholarship Fund:

Hispanic Scholarship Fund
55 Second Street, Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94105

1-877-HSF-INFO (1-877-473-4636)

 

SPOUSES TO TEACHERS

Scholarship details  (PDF - 568 kb)

Email questions about Spouses to Teachers Program:  stt@navy.mil

 

FLORIDA FUND FOR MINORITY STUDENTS

Florida Fund for Minority Students

  FLORIDA RETIRED EDUCATION FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA (PDF)

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION (PDF)

UNCOMMON FRIENDS FOUNDATION

Students must apply to be nominated by the College of Education for the opportunity to receive a $400 scholarship for books.

FUTURE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION (PDF)

 

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Grants

TEACH GRANT

The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program, provides up to $4,000 a year in grant assistance to students who are completing or who plan to complete course work needed to begin a career in teaching.

For more information and additional requirements for the TEACH Grant please read the FACT Sheet and visit the TEACH Grant website: http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/TEACH.jsp.

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Graduate (Post-Baccalaureate) Scholarships

THE HELEN & EDWARD BRANCATI TEACHER DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP

The Helen & Edward Brancati Teacher Development Scholarship was begun in memormory of our parents who felt that education was the door to the future and that a good teacher was the key.

One scholarship between $750 to $1,000 is awarded annually to the teacher who best exemplifies the dedication to the principles and high professionl standards of Helen and Edward Brancati.

For more information on how to apply: Brancati Scholarship Application

Submission Deadline: October 31, 2009