Amount - $1500 a year, renewable for a second year

The Challenge: Prepare minority teachers to meet a critical shortage in the state's public schools, where the number of minority students is steadily increasing.  

Our Goal: Provide scholarships, as well as personal and group mentoring to students of color who will be joining with Woodring in a “promise” agreement to maintain eligibility and enroll in one of Woodring’s three teacher education programs as soon as they have fulfilled the requirements for admission.

Criteria

To receive this scholarship, you must meet all of the following criteria:

·       Be enrolled as a full-time Western Washington University student with sophomore status at the time of the award (current freshmen should apply for the following year).

·       Be a student of color

·       Have potential for future academic success (based on academic history and/or recommendations from teachers/advisors)

·       Be able to communicate your desire to become a P-12 teacher through the required scholarship application essay

·       Have a complete application submitted by the April 1, 2008 deadline.

·       If selected as a finalist, agree to an interview with the scholarship selection committee, if requested.

Scholarship awards are distributed to recipients on a quarterly basis (fall, winter, spring) and are renewable for one academic year.  To remain eligible, students must:

·      Be in good standing and maintain satisfactory academic progress (minimum 2.75 GPA) at Western Washington University with the promise of meeting Woodring College of Education admissions criteria (see web site www.wce.wwu.edu).

·       Maintain the intent of entering teacher education and applying to Wooding College of Education in a timely manner.

·       Attend seminar(s) and/or events hosted by Woodring designed to ensure student success.

·       Communicate, as requested, with a Woodring assigned mentor.

The Future Teachers of Color Promise Scholarship Program is administered through the Woodring College of Education Dean’s office. The scholarship committee consists of the Woodring Recruitment and Retention coordinator and faculty. 

For more information, contact (360)650-4419 or Woodring.Scholarships@wwu.edu.

To apply: follow the directions on the Woodring Scholarship Application Page

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