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Scholarships Open to All Students
Scholarships for Teacher Education Students
Edna R. Green Scholarship for Advanced Study in Education
Scholarships Open to All Students
Penn GSE Scholarships
Penn GSE scholarships provide partial tuition support to full-time students at both the master's and doctoral levels. The School seeks to provide assistance to as many eligible candidates as possible. There is no application for this scholarship. The awards are made by the academic divisions and are based on academic merit and/or financial need. Scholarships are not taxable and require no service component. Penn GSE makes every effort to provide multi-year support to all recipients.
Please note that students in the Executive Program in Professional School Counseling receive discounted tuition and therefore are not eligible for scholarships and assistantships.
Scholarships for Teacher Education Students
The Dean's Urban Teacher Education Scholarship
The Dean's Urban Teacher Education Scholarship provides partial tuition support to full-time degree students in the Teacher Education Program for a one-year period. There is no application for this scholarship. The awards are made by the academic division and are based on both financial need and academic promise.
Edna R. Green Scholarship for Advanced Study in Education
The Edna R. Green scholarship provides a $3,500 award to an outstanding secondary education student with demonstrated financial need, especially women seeking teaching careers in science. Edna Green is a 1962 graduate of Penn GSE and was the first female science department head at Girl's High School in Philadelphia. There is no application for this scholarship. The award is made by the academic division.
Mildred L. Crawford Memorial Scholarship
The Mildred L. Crawford Memorial Scholarship is designed to encourage educational practitioners in urban schools to expand their professional careers in the field of education by offering a partial tuition scholarship. The scholarship is awarded through a school-wide competition to new degree students with preference to educational practitioners at the Penn Alexander School and other schools affiliated with Penn GSE who plan to remain in their schools upon receipt of a graduate degree. The number of scholarships to be awarded and the level of support are determined each year based on income generated by the Crawford fund.
Application Process: A letter of intent, a qualifying essay, and a letter of recommendation must be submitted, following application to a designated degree program, by February 1, 2009.
- The cover letter should contain a statement of your interest in the Mildred L. Crawford Memorial Scholarship, an indication of your commitment to teach in your current school or other urban public schools following completion of the graduate program at PennGSE, and your current contact information.
- The qualifying essay should be a two- to three-page discussion of your experiences with and dedication to urban education and your goals as an urban public school teacher in the future. You may submit your personal statement from the admissions application if it addresses these questions.
- The letter of recommendation, from an employer or colleague, should attest to the qualities and experiences you bring to urban education and the teaching profession.
Deadline: February 1, 2009
Notification of Awards: March.
Send materials to:
Mildred L. Crawford Memorial Scholarship
The University of Pennsylvania
Graduate School of Education
Financial Aid Office
3700 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6216
James Madison Memorial Fellowship
This annual program supports current and future teachers of American History, American Government and Social Studies for two years of Master's level graduate study of the roots, principles, framing and development of the United States Constitution.
Field of Study: Master of Arts or Master of Science in Education with a concentration in American history or American government, political institutions, and political theory.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens who agree to teach full time in a secondary school for no less than one year for each full year of study under the fellowship and who qualify for study towards one of the listed Master's degrees.
Award: Up to $24,000, prorated over the period of study, to cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Fellows receive credits for attending Georgetown University's summer program on the constitution.
Deadline: March 1.
Application: http://www.jamesmadison.com/
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