Teaching scholarships

Established to assist registered nurses (RN) with advanced preparation for positions in supervision, administration or teaching. Students are to have prospects of being employed in specific positions in hospitals, clinics or health departments on completion of their education and the position must have a full-time and direct relationship to pediatric lung and respiratory control. Applicants must hold a current Registered Nurse license. Scholarship awards are $3,000.00 each.

Applicant to this scholarship must be graduate of a high school on the island of Hawaii and be accepted as an upper classman into one of the following college programs: school of engineering, teacher education program, or nursing program.

The Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grant (WSSAG) program is for students who plan to peruse career/occupational programs in the fields of child care, human services, teaching, nursing etc.

This program is designed to encourage Tennessee residents who are registered nurses to become teachers and administrators in Tennessee nursing education programs.The applicant must

• be a Tennessee resident and a U.S. citizen
• have  Tennessee nursing license
• be enrolled in an eligible master’s degree or a post master’s degree in a nursing educational program at an eligible institution.

Those who accept the award must sign a promissory note and in doing so incur an obligation to enter a faculty or administrative position at a college or university in Tennessee in a nursing education program. The obligation is equivalent to four (4) years of full-time employment to have the loan forgiven.

The primary objectives of this program are to provide education opportunities to students who wish to continue their nursing education and address Mississippi’s nursing/teacher shortage by providing a constant source of qualified nurses/teachers. 

Eligibility requirements include:

• legal resident of Mississippi
• must hold a current Mississippi nursing license 
• must  enrolled full-time
• has achieved a 3.0 GPA on all graduate level work previously taken
• must not have received or currently be receiving funds from the Rural Health Program  
• must not presently be in default or previously defaulted on an educational loan

The primary objectives of this program are to provide education opportunities to students who wish to continue their nursing education and address Mississippi’s nursing/teacher shortage by providing a constant source of qualified nurses/teachers. 

Eligibility requirements includes

• legal resident of Mississippi
• must hold a current Mississippi nursing license 
• must enrolled full-time 
• has achieved a 3.0 GPA on all graduate level work previously taken
• agrees to teach in an accredited school of nursing in the State of Mississippi upon completion of degree
• must not have received or currently be receiving funds from the Rural Health Program  

The Math, Science and Special Education Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program (MSSE) is a student-centered, need-based forgivable loan designed to financially support and to encourage Arizona resident junior or senior college students to enter into the teaching profession in a public school in Arizona. To be eligible an applicant must be a permanent legal resident of Arizona; be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen; have applied for financial aid using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); be enrolled at least half-time as an undergraduate; and must be a junior or senior with the intent to attain licensure as a teacher in math, science, special education in a public school in Arizona or attain licensure as a teacher in elementary education in a public school that are experiencing a shortage of teachers. Grants are for up to $7,000 per year.

Applicants must have plans to pursue higher education in nursing or school teaching. Selection is based on academic merit and promise.

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and a commitment to teaching.

Applicant must have a minimum 2.75 GPA and 12 credit hours and must plan on a career in teaching.

Applicant must be a graduate of Marshfield High School and be interested in teaching.

Applicant must be a black or Hispanic Indiana resident with a minimum 2.0 GPA who agrees to teach in Indiana upon certification. Award may be used at Indiana schools only.

Applicant must be the child or dependent of someone who has completed 30 units of coursework at Biola University (including Talbot School of Theology, Rosemead School of Psychology, or the Cook School of Intercultural Studies) at the time the applicant enters Biola. Teaching credential students are not eligible.

Applicants must be full-time juniors or seniors at a public Georgia college or university. They must be admitted to their school's college or department of education and have a GPA of 3.25 or higher. Applicants must be legal residents of Georgia, have graduated from a Georgia high school, be U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens, be in compliance with Selective Service requirements and not be in default on student financial aid. Eligible colleges and universities can nominate one student each year.

Applicant must have a strong academic record with an intention to teach in the STEM areas of study (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics).

The Math, Science and Special Education Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program (MSSE) is a student-centered, need-based forgivable loan designed to financially support and to encourage Arizona resident junior or senior college students to enter into the teaching profession in a public school in Arizona. To be eligible an applicant must be a permanent legal resident of Arizona; be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen; have applied for financial aid using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); be enrolled at least half-time as an undergraduate; and must be a junior or senior with the intent to attain licensure as a teacher in math, science, special education in a public school in Arizona or attain licensure as a teacher in elementary education in a public school that are experiencing a shortage of teachers. Grants are for up to $7,000 per year.

Applicant must be a student with a minimum 3.0 GPA enrolled in either the teacher education or business administration/grantsmanship at the associate or certificate level who has not yet earned an associate or baccalaureate degree. Financial need and leadership through participation in college clubs or community organizations must be demonstrated

Applicant must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and 80 credit hours, demonstrate financial need, and be enrolled in the Teacher Education Department and seeking elementary teacher certification. Preference is given to applicant with the best letter of intent.

Applicant must be enrolled in the final year of an education program leading to a teaching certificate in elementary or secondary schools at a four-year college or university. FAFSA required.

Applicant must be a graduate student who is seeking initial certification for teaching as a second career and must demonstrate excellence in the teaching as a second career program.