SAMPLE of How to Complete a Scholarship Application
REFERENCES:
a) List two faculty members whom you feel know you well enough to serve as a reference if necessary:*
Name: ______Campus Phone No.: 673-_____
Name: ______Campus Phone No.: 673-_____
* Do not ask the faculty to write you a reference letter.
If the Awards Committee needs a reference, they will directly contact the faculty you have listed.
Criteria / How I Meet Criteria [italics below give hints]Be an Education major except
those in the School of Music / I am enrolled in the ______Program.
Be enrolled in Childhood or
Childhood Inclusive / I am enrolled in the ______Program.
Be in or entering sophomore, junior or senior year in upcoming Fall semester / In the coming Fall 201_, I will have completed ____ credit hours and be enrolled fulltime as a __ [soph/jr/sr?]_____
Have completed or be completing
Student Teaching / I am completing my student teaching practicum this semester, Spring 20__. OR I completed my student teaching practicum last semester, Fall 20__
Have shown outstanding ability
in Student Teaching / Describe the qualities that you think you possess that indicate outstanding teaching ability, such as consistent positive interaction with students, etc. Also describe a specific lesson or event that you think supports your claim to be outstanding, such as having all students remain on task to complete a class activity. [about 100-200 words]
Plan to teach within the K-8
grade range / After completion of my education degree, I plan to be certified in New York State to teach __ in grades __, and I plan to search for a teaching position within the K-8 grade range.
Have a desire to work with exceptional children (special needs or gifted) / Describe the type of exceptional child you would like to work with, and explain why. [about 75-150 words]
Demonstrate financial need / Explain enough of your financial situation to show how this scholarship money would help you continue in your university education. Note: you are not required to share intensely personal information or financial details. Common responses have included supporting self through college and needing to work part-time to do so, being a single parent, having your parents contribute financially but parents having multiple children in university or parent being unemployed. Do not just write “yes.” [about 100-200 words]
Be from a middle or low-income
family or be self-supporting / My family is in the low-income bracket. OR I am self-supporting and do not receive financial support from my parents.
Be passionate about teaching / Describe what being passionate about teaching means to you, such as commitment, dedication, caring about students, etc. Then describe a specific example that you think provides evidence of your claim to be a passionate teacher, such as spending extra time with an underachieving student so he or she could be successful, or spending extra time studying education course work so you could build your professional knowledge. [about 100-200 words]
Show promise of being a successful elementary school teacher / Describe what being a successful elementary (childhood) teacher means to you, such as positive relationships with students, positive relationships with colleagues, winning awards or recognition, etc. Then explain how you see yourself as having the potential to be that successful teacher, and describe a specific example that you think provides evidence of your claim to show promise as a teacher.
[about 100-200 words]
Be a “deserving student” / A deserving students is one who can demonstrate outstanding attitude, performance, or professionalism. Explain how you see yourself as being a teacher candidate who deserves recognition by receiving a scholarship, and describe a specific example that you think provides evidence of your claim to be a deserving student. [about 100-200 words]
Demonstrate an appreciation for
the importance of teaching
reading and writing / Explain how you see reading and writing as important skills for students to learn and teachers to teach. Then describe a specific example that you think provides evidence of how you value and appreciate the importance teaching reading and writing, such as helping other students improve their skills or you yourself going to the Campus Tutoring Center for extra help with writing. [about 100-200 words]
Drafted Feb2013