Scholarships Available at Middle Tennessee State University
(relating mainly to education)

Information may be found at
http://scholarships.web.mtsu.edu and
http://mtsu.scholarships.net/ScholarX_scholarshipsearch.aspx

Chair, Department of Educational Leadership,
Jones Hall 323

Chair, Department of Human Sciences,
Ellington Human Sciences Building 100

Chair, Department of Elementary and Special Education,
Jones Hall 223 or

Chair, Department of Educational Leadership,
Jones Hall 323

Chair, Department of Elementary and Special Education,
Jones Hall 223 or

Chair, Department of Educational Leadership,
Jones Hall 323

Chair, Department of Elementary and Special Education,
Jones Hall 223

Applications from qualified second semester juniors must be submitted by April 1 each year the award is given. Forms will be available from the institution's education departments, financial aid office, or from the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation.

Those who are preparing to be elementary teachers who have earned an above average number of science and mathematics credits will receive bonus points in the competition. A minimum college cumulative grade point average of 3.5 through the first term of the junior year and at least average scores on ACT or SAT and on the PPST must be documented.

Chair, Department of Educational Leadership,
Jones Hall 323

Christa McAuliffe Scholarship Program Web Page

The scholarship is designed for an undergraduate student majoring in Early Childhood Education who plans to teach in programs for young children (i.e., pre

The applicant must

1. demonstrate a strong commitment to education for the parent as well as the child;
2. reflect personal and professional competencies, which are believed to lead to quality teaching;
3. have and maintain a G.PA. of 2.5 (and/or meet any change in admission for teacher education);
4. possess a definite financial need.

Preference will be given to students of African

Chair, Department of Human Sciences,
Ellington Human Sciences Building, Room 100

Chair, Department of Elementary and
Special Education, Jones Hall 223

Chair, Department of Elementary and
Special Education, Jones Hall 223

Chair, Department of Educational
Leadership, Jones Hall 323

To be eligible to apply, the applicant must be a minority Tennessee resident, a citizen of the United States, and an entering college freshman. To be considered, one must have achieved at least a 2.5 high school cumulative grade point average, and either have scored a minimum composite score of 18 on the ACT (or its SAT equivalent) or have been in the top 25 percent of the high school graduation class.

Each year that funds are available, applications will be provided in April to Tennessee high school guidance offices, or upon request from the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation. (TSAC)

Primary criteria used to select the 43 recipients will include scholarship, recommendations, written expression; interest in teaching or professional education as a career, and school and community activities. After-school employment and extracurricular activities will be considered under school and community activities. Applicants should rank in the upper one-third of their classes.

Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation
Suite 1950, Parkway Towers
404 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0820

Residents of Tennessee admitted to or enrolled in an eligible Tennessee institution of higher education Who pursue teacher licensure in an academic shortage area and pledge to teach in the shortage area for a minimum of four years are eligible to apply.

The following priority groups have been established for the program:
1. Renewal applicants maintaining a 3.0 grade point average.
2. Non-teachers holding a bachelor's degree or higher who have a 3.0 cumulative GPA for the highest degree completed and an ACT Composite Score of 21 or its SAT equivalent, or a GRE or Miller's Analogy Test Composite Score of equal percentile.
3. Entering freshman and other undergraduate students who have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and an ACT Composite Score of 21 or its SAT equivalent (ACT Composite Scores of 19-20 or the SAT equivalent may be considered if there are compensating factors).
4. Current teachers who do not hold endorsements in a designated shortage area and possess a 2.5 cumulative GPA.

Local high school guidance office, or

Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation
Suite 1950, Parkway Towers
404 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243

The applicant must

1. be enrolled in a curriculum leading to teacher licensure;
2. maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.5 and/or meet any change in admission for teacher education;
3. possess a definite financial need and submit adequate financial verification as requested;
4. reflect personal commitment to the teaching profession through participation in community based projects related to teaching.
Consideration is given to the applicant's potential, area of specialization, and economic status.

The applicant must
1. possess good character, demonstrate educational stability and an appreciation for the teaching profession;
2. reflect personal and professional competencies, which are believed to lead to quality teaching;
3. satisfy formal requirements for admission to the teacher education program.

Academic Scholarship webpage