Early Childhood Educators Scholarship Program
Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance
Deadline: October 1.
To provide financial assistance for currently employed early childhood and out of school time educators and providers who enroll in a certificate, associate's, bachelor's, or master's degree program in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Family Studies, Child Care Administration, or fields that directly name early child development and its specific areas of inquiry. Qualifications: Applicants must physically reside in Massachusetts for at least one year, as of the start of the enrolled term, with an intent to remain in Massachusetts consistent with Board of Higher Education policy; and have approved eligibility status as a "High School Completer," 1 per the Massachusetts tuition equity law, 2 or be a U.S. Citizen, permanent legal resident, or non-citizen eligible under title IV regulations; enroll, as a matriculated student, in an undergraduate degree program, full or part-time, in Early Childhood Education, child development, Family Studies, Child Care Administration or fields that directly name early child development and its specific areas of inquiry; be employed, for at least six months, as an educator or provider in an early education and care program or out of school time program that is licensed or authorized by the Massachusetts department of early education and care (EEC) and continue employment in this field while pursuing the approved course of study; students must either be pursuing their first bachelor's degree or pursuing a master's degree in an approved program, as defined; eligible graduate/master's programs include these same categories as well as early childhood research, policy, and practice; education entrepreneurship; and learning sciences. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on the committee's criteria. How to apply: Applications must be submit online application form. Focus: Education, Early childhood; Psychology; Sociology.