Let's Grow Kids Scholarship for Aspiring Early Educators - Continuing
Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Award: $1500 – $1500
Deadline: February 12.
To increase the quality and availability of early care and learning teachers who plan to work with young children in infant/toddler and prekindergarten programs. Qualifications: Applicants must be a current student pursuing an associate or bachelor's degree in early childhood education or early childhood special education; enroll at least three-quarter time; demonstrate outstanding academic achievement (minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale); demonstrate financial need; demonstrate intention to work in Vermont for a minimum of two years after college; be a member of the Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children; demonstrate education/work ethic; demonstrate school/community involvement/service; attend an accredited school located within Vermont and approved for federal Title IV funding (Pell grants, federal Direct loans); must be Vermont residents; students must be attending (or planning to attend) a college, university or training program within the United States or Canada who are: United States citizens. Selection criteria: Selection will based on academic achievement, essay, recommendation letter, and financial need. How to apply: Applicants must submit online application form; should include: federal Student Aid (FAFSA); transcript; other required documents: should be submitted on a separate sheet of paper; recommendation letters: recommendation letter must be written by the individual designated by the applicant, be on official letterhead (school, business, college, organization, etc.), and/or be physically signed by the individual who wrote the letter; letters not signed or not on official letterhead cannot be authenticated; non-relative; letter must be from someone who is not related to the applicant for example, a counselor, guidance director, academic advisor, teacher, professor, principal, academic dean, employer, business leader, neighbor, or family friend; letter must address the applicant’s: achievements/strengths, talent/potential for success, community/school involvement, character/initiative/leadership, commitment to completing their education beyond high school, commitment to their chosen career/field of study, education/work ethic; essays: each essay must be written by the applicant and should include the applicant’s name and last four digits of their social security number at the top; general essay: commitment/goals; financial need; community service; uniqueness (minimum 250 words); certification-LGK-CS (provide a signed statement from an authorized member of the Vermont association for the education of young children stating that applicants are a member of the association). Focus: Education, Early childhood.