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The application deadline for 2008-09 has passed.

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Corinne Werder Special Education Scholarship

Amount: One $2200 award.

Applicants must be enrolled in a Woodring professional education program leading to certification in Special Education.  Financial need is considered.

DeYoung Scholarship

Amount: One $500 award

Open to anyone pursuing a career in education.  Must have financial need.  No other criteria.

John Dewey Graduate Student Scholarship

Amount
: One $550 award

Applicants must be admitted to the Graduate School, have a minimum of 15 credits completed and be enrolled as either part or full-time.  Applicants must also demonstrate outstanding academic achievement as evidenced by undergraduate GPA from junior and senior years in addition to their graduate school record and standardized test results such as the Graduate Record Exam and Miller Analogies Test.

Applicants must also demonstrate sensitivity and understanding of the broader set of social, cultural, and ethical concerns that frame our understanding of educational issues.

Note: In addition to the Woodring Scholarship application, this scholarship requires a copy of your test scores.

Note:  If you do not have original copies or your test scores, you may order them from:

GRE scores: ETS GRE

MAT scores: Harcourt Assessment

If you have questions, call Carole Morris, 360-650-4419.

 

 

Mary Barnes and Violet Malone

Black American Women Scholarship

 

Amount: Amount varies

Open to Black American students who have been accepted for undergraduate or graduate study in the Woodring College of Education.  Preference shall be given to Black American women.  Full-time or part-time students may qualify. Preference shall be given to students who have been out of school for at least three years at some point in their academic lives and are over 25 years of age.

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John and Elizabeth Terrey Community College Scholarship
 

Amount: One $750 award

Applicants must be admitted to the Certificate in Community and Technical College Teaching program prior to receiving the award. Recipients will be selected based on need and outstanding academic promise as a community college faculty member.
 

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John and Marilyn Warner Graduate Fellowship in Education Scholarship

Amount: One $1,500 award

Applicants must be admitted to a Woodring College of Education graduate program.  Preference is given to applicants pursuing a degree in Educational Administration.

Max & Priscilla Higbee Memorial

Special Education Scholarship

Amount: Two $1,500 awards

Applicants must be a special education major or working toward a special education endorsement (preference will be given to graduate students). Financial need is considered.
 

McCallum Graduate Fellowship

Amount: varies

This fellowship supports graduate level research opportunities through conference attendance.  Deadline: January 15, 2008.  Link to details here.

Ray S. Romine Memorial Scholarship

Amount: One $750 award (see note below)

Recipients must be enrolled in the Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education program prior to receiving the award.  Recipients must show outstanding achievement in academic activities, contributions to the seminar process, and dedication to student growth and development.  Preference will be given to students in their second year of study.  PLEASE NOTE: Do not submit a standard application for the Romine scholarship. For more information contact Susan Mancuso, (360) 650-6552, or susan.mancuso@wwu.edu.
 

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Robert J. Copland Memorial Scholarship

Amount: One $640 award

Applicants must be at least a junior in a teacher preparation program the academic year of the award.  Applicants must also be a graduate of any Bellingham high school and have a minimum cumulative 3.0 grade point average.

Woodring College of Education Alumni Association Leader Scholarships

Amount: Three $1000 awards

Open to anyone enrolled in a Woodring program who demonstrates community-based leadership skills.  Recipients are recognized for excellence in academic performance and demonstrated initiative and contributions in the area of community or public service at the local, state, national, or international level.   Follow the required Woodring scholarship application process, except:  required essay - submit instead a 500 word essay describing contributions and future goals in the area of community or public service and recommendations: submit one from a university representative and one from a community representative. 

Woodring Diversity Committee Scholarship

Amount: up to $1500 award

·        Applicants must be students admitted to one of the Woodring’s programs (on or off-campus)

·        Applicants must document current and past activities that demonstrate commitment to    working against systemic social injustice based on ethnicity, race, gender, age, disAbility, sexual orientation, language, socio-economic status, national origin, or religion.  Examples include, but are not limited to:  membership in a group, participating in events or conferences, class presentations, mentoring, volunteer work or work experience.

·        Applicants must submit an essay of approximately 500 words that discusses the insights gained while engaged in work against systemic social injustices.  This essay should also include the applicant’s plans for continued work in this area.

·        Applicants must provide letters from two individuals (teachers, college faculty, community leaders, or other mentors) that document the work done by the applicant and discuss the impact this work has had on others.

·        Applicants must demonstrate financial need.

·        Consideration also may be given to previous academic performance

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