Applicants for this scholarship should demonstrate a commitment to teaching as a profession and express a desire to continue their education. We hope to inspire students from diverse backgrounds whose unique life experiences will bring valuable strengths and important perspectives to our classrooms. Preference may be given to applicants from populations currently underrepresented among our educators based on sex, race, religion, nationality, geographic origin, immigration history, first generation college status, childhood socioeconomic hardships, as well as those with a disability or other unique challenge or life experience. This is not an academic scholarship, but the committee may reference GPA and class rank when deciding between otherwise equally qualified applicants.

• Students should demonstrate a commitment to teaching as a profession, a desire to continue their education, and represent an underrepresented or potentially marginalized population.

• Students who have taken the Teaching as a Profession course and/or participated in the Educators Rising Career and Technical Student Organizations and are committed to majoring in elementary or secondary education, are highly encouraged to apply for this scholarship.

• Students who were not able to participate in an Educators Rising Career and Technical Student Organization, but still wish to apply, may also do so, but should share more about the experiences they have had that have prepared and inspired them to pursue a career in education. 

• Preference may be given to applicants from populations currently underrepresented among our educators based on sex, race, religion, nationality, geographic origin, immigration history, first generation college status, childhood socioeconomic hardships, as well as those with a disability or other unique challenge or life experience.