State Education Major Scholarships and Grants

Alaska

AlaskAdvantage Education Grant
Open to Alaska residents working on a degree in allied health science, community/social service or teaching
Amount of Award: $500 to $2,000
Application Deadline: January 1st – April 15th
Number of Awards: varies
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
AlaskAdvantage Education Grant program
3030 Vintage Boulevard
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: (800) 441-2962
http://alaskadvantage.state.ak.us/page/276

California

Friends of the California State Fair Teacher Credential Program
Open to students in California are considering careers in education.
Amount of Award: $500 or $1,000
Application Deadline: March 20th
Number of Awards: 2
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
Friends of the Fair
Scholarship Program
c/o Kate O’Neil
California State Fair
P.O. Box 15649
Sacramento, CA 95852
Phone: (916)263-3636
[email protected]
http://www.bigfun.org/pdfs/competitions/scholarship_app.pdf
See also Thomas W. O’Neil, Jr. Memorial

Connecticut

Roothbert Fund scholarships
Open to students in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, or West Virginia. Preference will be given to those who can satisfy high scholastic requirements and are considering careers in education.
Amount of Award: $2,000 to $3,000
Application Deadline: November 1 – January 31
Number of Awards: about 20
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
The Roothbert Fund, Inc.
475 Riverside Drive, Room 1830
New York, NY 10115
Phone: (212) 870-3116
[email protected]
http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php#fund

Minority Teacher Incentive Grant Program
Weisman Scholarship Program

Open to minority students in Connecticut enrolled in a teacher preparation program
Amount of Award: $5,000 for 2 years or $2,500 for 4 years
Application Deadline: October 1
Number of Awards: varies
Duration of Award: varies
Contact Information:
Minority Teacher Incentive Grant/Weisman Scholarship Program
Connecticut Department of Higher Education
61 Woodland Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06105-2326
Phone: (860) 947-1857
Fax: (860) 947-1838
[email protected]
http://www.ctdhe.org/SFA/pdfs/MTIPForm.pdf

Colorado

Supplemental Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (SLEAP)
Open to students in Colorado preparing for teacher education licensure.
Amount of Award: varies
Application Deadline: varies
Number of Awards: varies
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
Colorado Department of Higher Education
1560 Broadway
Suite 1600
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 866-2723
Fax: (303) 866-4266
http://highered.colorado.gov/Finance/FinancialAid/TypesofStateAidAvailable.html

Delaware

Roothbert Fund scholarships
Open to students in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, or West Virginia. Preference will be given to those who can satisfy high scholastic requirements and are considering careers in education.
Amount of Award: $2,000 to $3,000
Application Deadline: November 1 – January 31
Number of Awards: about 20
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
The Roothbert Fund, Inc.
475 Riverside Drive, Room 1830
New York, NY 10115
Phone: (212) 870-3116
[email protected]
http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php#fund

District of Columbia

Roothbert Fund scholarships
Open to students in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, or West Virginia. Preference will be given to those who can satisfy high scholastic requirements and are considering careers in education.
Amount of Award: $2,000 to $3,000
Application Deadline: November 1 – January 31
Number of Awards: about 20
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
The Roothbert Fund, Inc.
475 Riverside Drive, Room 1830
New York, NY 10115
Phone: (212) 870-3116
[email protected]
http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php#fund

Georgia

Charles McDaniel Teacher Scholarship
Open to Students in Georgia pursuing a degree in education
Amount of Award: $1,000
Application Deadline: September 15th
Number of Awards: varies
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
Georgia Student Finance Commission
2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 100
Tucker GA 30084
Phone: (770) 724-9000
Fax: (770) 724-9225
http://gacollege411.org/FinAid/ScholarshipsAndGrants/mcdaniel_teacher_scholarship.asp

Hawaii

Aloha Chapter Scholarship Fund Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)
Open to students in HawaII enrolled in fields of study that will lead to a career in teaching, nursing, or a military career through the Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)
Amount of Award: $500 to $1,000
Application Deadline: April
Number of Awards: 1 or more
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
Mr. Howard S. Okada
Vice Chairman
Aloha Chapter Scholarship Fund Military Officers Association of America
e-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 265-1898
or
ieutenant Colonel Harold H. Takenaka
USA, Ret., Treasurer
Aloha Chapter Scholarship Fund Military Officers Association of America
e-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 456-7822
http://www.aloha-moaa.org

Community Scholarship Fund
Major in any of the following fields: Arts, Architecture, Education, Humanities or Social Science. Maintain a 3.0 GPA. Show potential for filling a community need. Demonstrate accomplishment, motivation, initiative and vision and intention of returning to or staying in Hawai‘i to work.
Amount of Award: Varies
Application Deadline: February
Number of Awards: Varies
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
Hawai’i Community Foundation
Attn: Scholarship Department
1164 Bishop Street, Suite 800
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 566 – 5570
Fax: (808) 521-6286
http://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/index.php?id=403
See Also Alma White – Delta Kappa Gamma ScholarshipDr. Hans and Clara Zimmerman Foundation Education ScholarshipElsie S. Yoshizawa Hotta Scholarship FundIchiro & Masako Hirata Scholarship, and Ron Bright Scholarship on http://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/index.php?id=239&categoryID=2

Myron & Laura Thompson Scholarship
Open to Hawaii students pursuing a degree in the field of early childhood education.
Amount of Award: $1,500
Application Deadline: April 1
Number of Awards: 1
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
Ke Ali’i Pauahi Foundation
567 S. King Street, Suite 160
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 534-3966
Fax: (808) 534-3890
http://www.pauahi.org/news/pivot/entry.php?id=11&w=scholarships_all

Gladys Kamakakuokalani Ainoa Brandt Scholarship
Ke Ali’i Pauahi Foundation to give preference to applicants of Hawaiian ancestry preparing for a career in education.
Application Deadline: April 1
Number of Awards: Varies
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
Ke Ali’i Pauahi Foundation
567 S. King Street, Suite 160
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 534-3966
Fax: (808) 534-3890
http://www.pauahi.org/news/pivot/entry.php?id=24&w=scholarships
See Also Dan and Rachel Mahi Educational Scholarship and Inspirational Educator Scholarship on http://www.pauahi.org/news/pivot/tags.php?tag=EDUCATION&w=scholarships

Indiana

Earl E. & Mildred L. Bless Hudson Scholarship for Education
Open to Students in Indiana pursuing a degree in education
Amount of Award: $1,400
Application Deadline: February 20
Number of Awards: Varies
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
Heritage Fund – the Community Foundation of Bartholomew County
538 Franklin Street – P.O. Box 1547
Columbus, Indiana 47202-1547
Phone: (812) 376-7772
http://www.heritagefundbc.org/scholarships/alphabetical_e-h.php
See also Columbus Rotary Scholarship in Honor of Judson S. ErneClass of 1948 Scholarship Fund to Further the Teaching Profession in the Name for Alta RedmondAbigail Carson Memorial ScholarshipMary Ann Heise Memorial Scholarship, and Julie M. McKinney Memorial Scholarship on http://www.heritagefundbc.com/scholarships/scholarships_at_a_glance.php

Maine

Clyde Russell Scholarship Fund
Open to residents of Maine in four categories: High School Seniors, High School Seniors attending a Maine Community College, Full/Part-Time College or Graduate Students, and College Junior, Senior, or Graduate Students in a Teacher Preparation Program
Amount of Award: Max $5,000
Application Deadline: February 1
Number of Awards: Varies
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
Clyde Russell Scholarship Fund
PO Box 2457
Augusta, ME 04338
http://www.clyderussellscholarshipfund.org

Roothbert Fund scholarships
Open to students in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, or West Virginia. Preference will be given to those who can satisfy high scholastic requirements and are considering careers in education.
Amount of Award: $2,000 to $3,000
Application Deadline: November 1 – January 31
Number of Awards: about 20
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
The Roothbert Fund, Inc.
475 Riverside Drive, Room 1830
New York, NY 10115
Phone: (212) 870-3116
[email protected]
http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php#fund

Churchill Family Scholarship
Open to graduating Maine high school senior pursuing a college degree in vocal music education or performance.
Amount of Award: varies
Application Deadline: April
Number of Awards: varies
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
Maine Community Foundation
245 Main Street
Ellsworth, ME 04605
Phone: (207) 667-9735
Fax: (207) 667-0447
http://www.mainecf.org/statewidescholars.aspx

Maryland

Roothbert Fund scholarships
Open to students in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, or West Virginia. Preference will be given to those who can satisfy high scholastic requirements and are considering careers in education.
Amount of Award: $2,000 to $3,000
Application Deadline: November 1 – January 31
Number of Awards: about 20
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
The Roothbert Fund, Inc.
475 Riverside Drive, Room 1830
New York, NY 10115
Phone: (212) 870-3116
[email protected]
http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php#fund

Missouri

Missouri Retired Teachers Association Scholarships(Due to a lack of funding there will not be any scholarships available for 2009)
Amount of Award: $1,000
Application Deadline: November
Number of Awards: 10
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
Missouri Retired Teachers Association
3016 Dupont Circle, Suite B
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Phone: (573) 634-4300
http://www.morta.org/scholarship.htm

Rural Missouri Scholarship Fund
Open to students in Missouri who are interested in teaching at a rural school in the state.
Amount of Award: varies
Application Deadline: April 24
Number of Awards: varies
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
Dr. Ray V. Patrick, Exec. Director
MARE Scholarship Fund
Missouri Association of Rural Education
201 South Holden Street, Suite 202
Warrensburg, Missouri 64093-3400
Phone: (660) 747-8050
http://www.moare.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2009/04/06/49db604da29b2?in_archive=1

Massachusetts

Roothbert Fund scholarships
Open to students in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, or West Virginia. Preference will be given to those who can satisfy high scholastic requirements and are considering careers in education.
Amount of Award: $2,000 to $3,000
Application Deadline: November 1 – January 31
Number of Awards: about 20
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
The Roothbert Fund, Inc.
475 Riverside Drive, Room 1830
New York, NY 10115
Phone: (212) 870-3116
[email protected]
http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php#fund

New Hampshire

Roothbert Fund scholarships
Open to students in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, or West Virginia. Preference will be given to those who can satisfy high scholastic requirements and are considering careers in education.
Amount of Award: $2,000 to $3,000
Application Deadline: November 1 – January 31
Number of Awards: about 20
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
The Roothbert Fund, Inc.
475 Riverside Drive, Room 1830
New York, NY 10115
Phone: (212) 870-3116
[email protected]
http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php#fund

New Jersey

Roothbert Fund scholarships
Open to students in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, or West Virginia. Preference will be given to those who can satisfy high scholastic requirements and are considering careers in education.
Amount of Award: $2,000 to $3,000
Application Deadline: November 1 – January 31
Number of Awards: about 20
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
The Roothbert Fund, Inc.
475 Riverside Drive, Room 1830
New York, NY 10115
Phone: (212) 870-3116
[email protected]
http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php#fund

New York

Roothbert Fund scholarships
Open to students in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, or West Virginia. Preference will be given to those who can satisfy high scholastic requirements and are considering careers in education.
Amount of Award: $2,000 to $3,000
Application Deadline: November 1 – January 31
Number of Awards: about 20
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
The Roothbert Fund, Inc.
475 Riverside Drive, Room 1830
New York, NY 10115
Phone: (212) 870-3116
[email protected]
http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php#fund

North Carolina

Roothbert Fund scholarships
Open to students in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, or West Virginia. Preference will be given to those who can satisfy high scholastic requirements and are considering careers in education.
Amount of Award: $2,000 to $3,000
Application Deadline: November 1 – January 31
Number of Awards: about 20
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
The Roothbert Fund, Inc.
475 Riverside Drive, Room 1830
New York, NY 10115
Phone: (212) 870-3116
[email protected]
http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php#fund

NC Teaching Fellows Program
Open to students in North Carolina. Upon acceptance of the scholarship, the student agrees to teach for four years following graduation from college in one of North Carolina’s public schools or United States Government schools in North Carolina.
Amount of Award: $6,500
Application Deadline: October 16
Number of Awards: varies
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
NC Teaching Fellows Program
3739 National Drive, Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27612
Phone: (919) 781-6833
Fax: (919) 781-6527
Email: [email protected]
http://www.teachingfellows.org

North Carolina Millennium Teacher Scholarship Loan Program
Open to North Carolina resident high school seniors who are interested in teaching in North Carolina public schools (Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University or Winston-Salem State University).
Amount of Award: $6,500
Application Deadline: March
Number of Awards: varies
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (SEAA)
P.O. Box 14103
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: (919) 549-8614
http://www.cfnc.org/Gateway?command=GetProgramDetail&type=1&id=136

Prezell R. Robinson Scholars Program
Open to North Carolina students pursuing careers in teaching. Low-wealth school systems and school systems with documented difficulty in recruiting qualified teachers are eligible to participate. For more info. visit http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/recruitment/scholarships/robinson/guidelines.pdf
Amount of Award: $2,500
Application Deadline: February 26
Number of Awards: varies
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
301 North Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: (919) 807-3372
Fax: (919) 807-3362
[email protected]
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/recruitment/scholarships/robinson/

Ohio

Roothbert Fund scholarships
Open to students in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, or West Virginia. Preference will be given to those who can satisfy high scholastic requirements and are considering careers in education.
Amount of Award: $2,000 to $3,000
Application Deadline: November 1 – January 31
Number of Awards: about 20
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
The Roothbert Fund, Inc.
475 Riverside Drive, Room 1830
New York, NY 10115
Phone: (212) 870-3116
[email protected]
http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php#fund

Oregon

Friends of Oregon Students
Open to students in Oregon pursuing career in teaching.
Amount of Award: $3,000 – $5,000
Application Deadline: March 1st
Number of Awards: varies
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
Oregon Student Assistance Commission
1500 Valley River Drive, Suite 100
Eugene, OR 97401
Phone: (541) 687-7400
https://secure.osac.state.or.us/listscholarships.aspx
or http://www.hffund.org/page/foosf.html

L.G. Wells
Open to students in Oregon pursuing a degree in education or engineering.
Amount of Award: $1,000
Application Deadline: Mid-February
Number of Awards: 3
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
Confederation of Oregon School Administrators (COSA)
707 13th St. SE, Suite 100
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: (503) 581-3141
http://www.cosa.k12.or.us/news/cosascholarshiprecipientsannounced.html
See Also Northwest Women in Educational Administration Scholarships

Oregon Troops to Teachers Scholarship (this program is now INACTIVE)
for more info.: http://www.getcollegefunds.org/troops_to_teachers.html

Winners Club Scholarship Fund (this program is now INACTIVE)
for more info.: http://winnersclubscholarship.visioncomm.net/

Pennsylvania

Roothbert Fund scholarships
Open to students in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, or West Virginia. Preference will be given to those who can satisfy high scholastic requirements and are considering careers in education.
Amount of Award: $2,000 to $3,000
Application Deadline: November 1 – January 31
Number of Awards: about 20
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
The Roothbert Fund, Inc.
475 Riverside Drive, Room 1830
New York, NY 10115
Phone: (212) 870-3116
[email protected]
http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php#fund

Rhode Island

Roothbert Fund scholarships
Open to students in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, or West Virginia. Preference will be given to those who can satisfy high scholastic requirements and are considering careers in education.
Amount of Award: $2,000 to $3,000
Application Deadline: November 1 – January 31
Number of Awards: about 20
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
The Roothbert Fund, Inc.
475 Riverside Drive, Room 1830
New York, NY 10115
Phone: (212) 870-3116
[email protected]
http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php#fund

South Dakota

Haines Memorial Scholarship
Open to student majoring in education at BHSU, DSU, NSU, SDSU, or USD.
Amount of Award: $2,150
Application Deadline: February 28
Number of Awards:1
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
South Dakota Board of Regents
Scholarship Committee
306 E. Capitol Avenue, Suite 200
Pierre, South Dakota 57501-3159
Phone: (605) 773-3455
Fax: (605) 773-5320
http://www.sdbor.edu/administration/academics/Scholarships.htm

Annis Irene Fowler/Kaden Scholarship
Open to high school seniors in South Dakota planning to attend at BHSU, DSU, NSU or USD and major in Elementary Education.
Amount of Award: $1,000
Application Deadline: February 28
Number of Awards: 2
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
South Dakota Board of Regents
Scholarship Committee
306 E. Capitol Avenue, Suite 200
Pierre, South Dakota 57501-3159
Phone: (605) 773-3455
Fax: (605) 773-5320
http://www.sdbor.edu/administration/academics/Scholarships.htm

Vermont

Jedidiah Zabrosky Scholarship
Open to students in Vermont pursuing a degree in business or education
Amount of Award: $2,000
Application Deadline: March 1
Number of Awards: about 17
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
VSAC Scholarships Program
10 East Allen Street, PO Box 2000
Winooski, VT 05404
Phone: (888) 253-4819
[email protected]
http://services.vsac.org/wps/wcm/connect/VSAC/vsac/pay+for+college/funding+sources/scholarships/vsac+-+pay+-+funding+sources+-+scholarships
See Also Philip and Alice Angell Eastern Star ScholarshipSenator James M. Jeffords Endowed Scholarship to Honor Mary Jeffords MillsJoyce E. Patno Memorial ScholarshipTrinity College of Vermont Memorial Scholarship, and Vermont State Grange Cobble Hill Grange Scholarship on http://services.vsac.org/wps/wcm/connect/4951dd804a27d65a9ad2dba7fb6b79aa/Scholarships%2520Booklet%5B1%5D.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=4951dd804a27d65a9ad2dba7fb6b79aa

Roothbert Fund scholarships
Open to students in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, or West Virginia. Preference will be given to those who can satisfy high scholastic requirements and are considering careers in education.
Amount of Award: $2,000 to $3,000
Application Deadline: November 1 – January 31
Number of Awards: about 20
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
The Roothbert Fund, Inc.
475 Riverside Drive, Room 1830
New York, NY 10115
Phone: (212) 870-3116
[email protected]
http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php#fund

Virginia

Roothbert Fund scholarships
Open to students in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, or West Virginia. Preference will be given to those who can satisfy high scholastic requirements and are considering careers in education.
Amount of Award: $2,000 to $3,000
Application Deadline: November 1 – January 31
Number of Awards: about 20
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
The Roothbert Fund, Inc.
475 Riverside Drive, Room 1830
New York, NY 10115
Phone: (212) 870-3116
[email protected]
http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php#fund

Washington State

Rita Lowe Student Scholarship Program (College Division)
Open to student currently attending a college or university within Washington State, and majoring in Mathematics Education and pursuing teaching certification in order to become a professional mathematics educator.
Amount of Award: $1,000
Application Deadline: May 15th
Number of Awards: 2
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
Rita Lowe Scholarship Committee
Pat Reistroffer-Chairperson
146 Scenic View Dr.
Longview, WA 98632
Phone: (360) 636-5125
http://www.wsmc.net/ritalowe/
See also High School Division scholarship

West Virginia

Dr. Joseph C. Basile, II scholarship
Open to students in West Virginia pursuing a degree in education.
Amount of Award: Ave. $750
Application Deadline: January
Number of Awards: about 2
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation
PO Box 3041
Charleston, WV 25331
Phone: (304) 346-3620
Fax: (304) 346-3640
[email protected]
http://www.tgkvf.org/scholar.htm

Roothbert Fund scholarships
Open to students in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, or West Virginia. Preference will be given to those who can satisfy high scholastic requirements and are considering careers in education.
Amount of Award: $2,000 to $3,000
Application Deadline: November 1 – January 31
Number of Awards: about 20
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
The Roothbert Fund, Inc.
475 Riverside Drive, Room 1830
New York, NY 10115
Phone: (212) 870-3116
[email protected]
http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php#fund