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Top Weird Scholarships for Education Students by Steven Jay
Scholarships for education majors are plentiful, which is not a bad thing. Teaching as a profession is still facing a shortage, so you know you can get a job after school, but the salaries are not very high. Many teachers leave school saddled with debt. This is a conundrum because teaching requires you to have a degree, but college costs keep rising, while teacher salaries do not. What is an aspiring educator to do? Federal Perkins loan forgiveness programs and the federal TEACH grant certainly help, but they are not enough. Students must still apply for scholarships for education majors so they do not have tons of student loans when finishing school.
There is an abundance of scholarships for education majors out there, so check out our list where we have picked out a few of the weirdest and most unique.
The Hardwood Forest Foundation wants us to know how important the trees are. They are willing to provide college money to those future teachers who agree to talk about the trees in their classrooms. Each applicant will receive an information packet about this renewable resource, and they should tell the Foundation how they will include lessons on “The Truth about Trees,” in their classrooms. Seniors in a Bachelor of Education program, master or doctoral students may apply for these awards. One $1500 and 14 $1000 scholarships are available each year.
Educating children does not happen just in the classroom. How many of us grew up with educational programming on PBS? The Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship is a scholarship sponsored by The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences along with Ernst & Young LLP, in honor of the star and founder of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Those who aspire to work with children through children’s educational media can win this award of $10,000 and a chance to have A Mentor out of either Los Angeles or New York.
There are many scholarships out there for registered members of Native American tribes, but this one is specifically for those in the MESBEC (Math, Engineering, Science, Business, Education, Computers) fields. High-potential Native Americans can apply for the Catching the Dream Scholarship, a scholarship for education majors that has three separate awards times: spring, summer, and fall. To apply, you only need to be a registered member of a federally recognized, state recognized, or terminated U.S. tribe.
Scholarships for education majors are a-plenty, but this list of the weirdest and unique will give you a great start on what to apply for. Take the opportunity to get your education paid for.
About the Author
Steven Jay has been in the field of weird scholarships and grants for a long time and maintains a website about weird scholarships where you can get answers to the rest of your questions.
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Asian Home Office Art Decor Gift, Nancy Gong’s Art Glass Blessing, Translates to Leadership, carved Hand Cast Opal Black Glass, 5 Dia X 3/4 Thick, Freestanding Desktop Display. Perfect for Thank You to Volunteers, Board Members, Mentors, Students, Graduates, Employees, or Special Friends. Great Feng Shui gift. Also Available in Deep Amethyst, Sapphire Blue, Emerald Green, Kiwi Green and Bronze, Contact Seller. $90.00 This Art Glass Blessing has been designed by glass artist Nancy Gong. The Oriental Design celebrates the Chinese culture. The calligraphic design – a Chinese way of thinking, comes from the tradition of hanging hollow brass Chinese characters in the home or business to remind people of the good things in life. The Chinese calligraphy for “Leadership” is hand carved on hand cast Opal Black, and des… |
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Asian Home Office Art Decor Gift, Nancy Gong’s Art Glass Blessing, Translates to Compassion,carved Hand Cast Deep Amethyst Glass, 4 Dia X 3/4 Thick, Freestanding Desktop Display. Perfect for Thank You to Volunteers, Board Members, Mentors, Students, Graduates, Employees, or Special Friends. Also Available in Black Opal, Sapphire Blue, Emerald Green, Kiwi Green, Yellow and Bronze, Contact Seller. $85.00 This Art Glass Blessing has been designed by glass artist Nancy Gong. The Oriental Design celebrates the Chinese culture. The calligraphic design – a Chinese way of thinking, comes from the tradition of hanging hollow brass Chinese characters in the home or business to remind people of the good things in life. The Chinese calligraphy for “Compassion” s hand carved on hand cast sapphire blue glass…. |
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Asian Home Office Art Decor Gift, Nancy Gong’s Art Glass Blessing, Translates to Integrity,carved Hand Cast Saphhire Blue Glass, 5 Dia X 3/4 Thick, Freestanding Desktop Display. Perfect for Thank You to Volunteers, Board Members, Mentors, Students, Graduates, Employees, Co-Workers or Special Friends. Also available in Emerald Green, Kiwi Green, Amethyst, Bronze, Yellow and Opal Black. Contact seller. $90.00 This Art Glass Blessing has been designed by glass artist Nancy Gong. The Oriental Design celebrates the Chinese culture. The calligraphic design – a Chinese way of thinking, comes from the tradition of hanging hollow brass Chinese characters in the home or business to remind people of the good things in life. Hand carved in a stunning hand cast sapphire blue glass disk,the Chinese character trans… |
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Reading Mentor Rhyming And Word Families Library $8.43 The Reading Rods® Rhyming & Word Families Library targets short- and long-vowel word families, letter-sound relationships, identification of rhyming words and spelling patterns, and simple word-building skills. Contains 12 engaging, full-color stories (8-pages each); two full-color, 52-page flip books with hands-on Reading Mentor® activities; and Teacher’s Guide. Each flip book includes progress… |
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