Wilkerson Teacher Education Scholarship
Funding Amount
$1,000 per award
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Adults affiliated with Rock Creek Schools
- School counseling
- NOT for graduating high school seniors
Other requirements
- Seeking further education in
- Teaching
- Educational administration
Overview
Funder: Caring Community Foundation (CCF) with funding from Nola Wilkerson
Purpose: Assist adults affiliated with Rock Creek Schools who wish to further their education as teachers, counselors, and administrators.
Eligibility:
- Adults affiliated with Rock Creek Schools
- Seeking further education in:
- Teaching
- School counseling
- Educational administration
- NOT for graduating high school seniors
Background:
- Named in honor of Larry Wilkerson (teacher, coach, and administrator at Rock Creek Schools for decades) and Nola Wilkerson (teacher and first elementary counselor for Rock Creek Schools, established 1987)
- Scholarship continues the Wilkersons' legacy of support for Rock Creek Schools
Example Award:
- First $1,000 award (2021) to Sarah Abitz for Master of Science degree in school counseling from Kansas State University
Contact Information:
- Caring Community Foundation
- Email: vramage@ccfks.org
- Phone: 785-889-4249
- Mailing Address: PO Box 54, 307 Leonard Street, Onaga, KS 66521
What Caring Community Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 2
- Total given
- $39K
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $19K–$20K
- By dollars: Kansas 100%. Top recipient cities: Topeka, KS; Onaga, KS.
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Teachers
- Teacher development
- Education
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