Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies

Department of Teaching
Learning and Educational Studies
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5276 USA
(269) 387-3465

Scholarships

Scholarship Application instructions

The scholarship application window is December 1 through March 15 for the following academic year.

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Scholarships

Christopher and Stacey Abate Education Scholarship

  • Must be majoring in elementary education or secondary education

Elsie Komm Maile

  • Enrolled in the undergraduate elementary education program
  • Completing final elementary internship
  • Minimum GPA of 2.5
  • Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the Office of Financial Aid

Effie B. Phillips

  • Enrolled full-time in the elementary education program
  • Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the Office of Financial Aid
  • Academic merit and commitment to the profession of teaching

The Farm Fund

  • Must be a junior, senior or master's level student
  • Enrolled full-time in a teaching program
  • Maintain a 2.5 GPA
  • Demonstrate financial need

Dorothy L. (Bladt) and Roy G. Franzen

  • Applicant must be enrolled in master's program in early childhood education 
  • Must hold and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA 
  • Must be enrolled in ED 6790 Capstone Seminar during upcoming year 
  • Preference given to applicants who show achievement or promise in early childhood education 
  • Each award recipient must complete a project each semester or in two semesters. Projects to be determined by early childhood education faculty member and recipient.

R. Keith and Margo LaGore Scholarship for Secondary Education - English

  • Enrolled full-time in the secondary education program with major in English
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.85
  • Commitment to the profession of teaching

Mary Lynn Marquard Elementary Education Scholarship

  • Enrolled full-time in the elementary education program and completed first-year courses, per advisor approval
  • Must maintain a 3.0 GPA
  • Scholarship may be renewable

Mary Anne Munley Early Childhood Education Scholarship Award

This Scholarship Award is intended to recognize students who show excellent promise and potential as emerging Early Childhood professionals and demonstrate compassion and caring for young children.

  • Must be enrolled and in good standing in the master’s degree program in Early Childhood Education in the TLES department.  
  • Must have experience outside the classroom teaching or working with young children in a professional capacity.
  • Preference may be given to students with experience teaching or working with young children facing challenging environmental or developmental considerations that may place children at risk for not meeting academic or social expectations.                                                                    
  • Preference may be given to students who are or have been caregivers while completing their graduate study in Early Childhood Education.
  • Awards may be used for tuition and fees or other academic-related expenses.
  • Scholarship is awarded for one year and may not be renewed. 

Richard K. Wood Secondary Education Scholarship

  • Enrolled full-time as a junior or senior in the secondary education program
  • G.P.A. of 3.0 or better and commitment to the profession of teaching

Priscilla J. and Richard V. Washburn Early Childhood Education Fund

  • Graduate student in good standing in an early childhood education program in the department of TLES
  • Commitment to work with children from underrepresented populations

 

 

Assistantships and associateships

Graduate assistantships and doctoral associateships within the Department of Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies provide opportunities to gain clinical, teaching, research or program development experience while also meeting financial needs.

Eligibility

Prior to placing an application, the student must be regularly admitted to a master's or doctoral degree program and be in good academic standing at Western Michigan University. Open to U.S. and international students.

Application

Complete online application

Deadline

Submit by February 15 for the Fall semester.

Conditions

Up to twenty hours of work per week in the department.

Availability

Typically offered fall or spring semesters.

 

Additional opportunities

College of Education and Human Development

The College of Education and Human Development has built a strong tradition of providing scholarship assistance to its students. An award from the College of Education and Human Development's scholarship program reduces the need for the recipients to work outside of class and therefore enables them to focus more fully on their studies. Through scholarships, more students will become teachers, school administrators and counselors, and fill other critical positions in our educational system. It is especially rewarding to see the donors meet with the recipients who see from the beginning of their careers the impact they can have on others lives through leadership, service and giving support to others.

Graduate College

Opportunities for financial support from the Graduate College include:

  • Dissertation Fellowships
  • Fellowships, Assistantships, Associateships and Grants
  • Graduate Student Research Fund
  • Graduate Student Travel Fund
  • Historically Underrepresented Groups Program
  • Martin Luther King/Cesar Chavez/Rosa Parks Future Faculty Fellowships
  • Thurgood Marshall Assistantships

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