Student Teaching Scholarships/Mentoring Grants

NOTE: Our application is officially OPEN!
Applications accepted starting JANUARY 15
Limited to only 175 Academic Enrichment applicationsLimited to only 125 Teacher Development applications
The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation sponsors proposals that enhance student learning and educational quality, paying particular attention to those that best serve the at-risk and under-funded, including:

• Curriculum that excites and challengesInquiry projects that promote reflection and growthAfter-school programs that enrich and inspire

Funding includes scholarships that provide far more than just tuition and books; grants that benefit the lives of more than just those who receive them; and results that reach far beyond the classroom in which the projects are introduced.
Designed to instill a lifelong, passionate commitment to education and learning at the highest level, McCarthey Dressman scholarships offer financial and mentoring support to educators who will be student teaching in their final year of a qualified teacher education program. Foundation mentors offer one-on-one guidance and attention to nurture the next generation of teachers. Scholarship recipients acquire and strengthen exemplary teaching practices that promote learning by their own students.
The Foundation awards one-year scholarships in the amount of $6,000 each to college students enrolled in teacher education programs at New Mexico State University; the University of California, Santa Cruz; The University of Texas at Austin; and Stephen F. Austin State University.
Consider applying for this scholarship if...
you are interested in maximizing your student teaching experienceyou believe that working with a mentor would add to your training experienceyou can provide documentation of financial need for the year in which you will be student teaching

Eligibility

The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation considers applications for financial support from educators who... are full-time students in good standing and in the final year of the teacher education program at one of the above universitiesspecialize in elementary or secondary education (undergraduate or post-baccalaureate)have the background and experience to complete the project successfullyare willing to work with a trustee of the Foundation during the student teaching experience