College of Education
Scholarship Information
The College of Education offers over $100,000 in scholarships every year.
Scholarships range from $250 to $6000 a year.
Online scholarship applications are accepted between January 1, 2012 and March 1, 2012.
No paper applications will be accepted. All applications require 3 reference letters. If the application
does not include 3 reference letters, it will not be considered. We will not accept any applications after March 1,
no exceptions. Students are not required to turn in transcripts, but the information provided on applications
such as GPA, major, number of hours, will be verified by the Office of Development and Communications.
We hope that you take a few minutes to fill out our online scholarship application.
If you have any questions or feedback about our new system,
please contact Kendra Alexander at alexanderk@ecu.edu or Gayle McLawhorn at
mclawhorng@ecu.edu.
Click Here to Apply for
ECU College of Education Scholarships.
Additional Scholarship Opportunities
College Foundation of North Carolina
http://www.cfnc.org
Are you currently a junior and a NC resident? Are you majoring in education and plan on teaching in a NC Public School?
If so, visit www.ncae.org for more information on how you can apply for a $1000 scholarship. Applications are due January 9, 2012.
The William Tasse Alexander Scholarship
The purpose of this scholarship is to provide merit scholarships to undergraduate students primarily in the field of education.
Scholarship applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Applicants must be rising juniors or seniors and full-time students.
- Applicants must be majoring in the field of education or taking courses leading to a career in teaching.
- Applicants must be legal residents of Mecklenburg County, N.C.
- Applicants must have an overall GPA of 3.0 or better.
- Applicants who are descendants of Susan Henry & Thomas J. Watkins and Margery Cochran & Williams T. Alexander must meet requirements for scholarships, but are not limited to field of study or place of residence.
Applications are available online www.fftc.org/scholarships.
The deadline for scholarship applications is March 1.
If you have any questions regarding the eligibility requirements or application procedures, please contact (704) 973 - 4535 or
qaustin@fftc.org.
Pi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship
- Must be junior, senior or graduate education major
- $500 one time check paid in May
- Must be from one of the following counties:
Pasquotank, Perquimans, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Tyrell
- Applications due March 1, 2012
Contact:
Mrs. Jean S. Newell
208 Dogwood Trail
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
252-338-8924
The North Carolina Council of Epsilon Sigma Alpha Scholarship Board is offering scholarships for students and teachers who are
pursuing a degree or certification in Special Education in 2012. The amount of the scholarship ranges from $500 to $2500 per year.
Current North Carolina teachers seeking additional training are also eligible. Applications must be post marked by April 1, 2012.
Applicants should note the agreement to teach in the North Carolina Public School System for a minimum of one year.
Click here for more information.
Changes in Federal and State Financial Aid Programs
2011-2012 and beyond
The following programs are discontinued:
- Federal Academic Competitiveness Grant
- Federal SMART Grant
- Federal Robert C. Byrd Scholarship
- North Carolina Student Incentive Grant
- Private Medical School Grants
2012-2013 and beyond
The following programs are discontinued:
- North Carolina Legislative Tuition Grant (NCLTG)
- North Carolina State Contractual Scholarship Fund (SCSF)
- Grants for Students Attending Certain Private Educational Institutions
The following new programs will begin:
- Need-based scholarships for NC residents who demonstrate financial need and attend private non-profit institutions of higher education, nursing or hospital schools in North Carolina
- Forgivable Education Loans for Service (FELS) (See reverse side)
The following programs will be changed as noted:
- North Carolina Education Lottery Scholarships (ELS) will be available to NC residents attending NC community colleges and UNC institutions, not independent colleges and universities or nursing schools.
- Recipients of the UNC Need-based Grant will be limited to 9 semesters of full-time funding for a typical four-year degree program.
Forgivable Education Loans for Service (FELS)
The 2011 North Carolina General Assembly enacted legislation that merged multiple state programs into a single program known as the Forgivable Education Loans for the Service Program (FELS), providing forgivable loans to qualified North Carolina residents who are committed to working in North Carolina in identified high-need professions.
With the creation of FELS, the following programs administered by SEAA will cease funding new students beginning in the 2012-13 academic year.
- Nurse Educators of Tomorrow Program
- Nurse Education Scholarship Loan Program
- Nurse Scholars and Master's Nurse Scholars Programs
- Board of Governors' Medical Scholarship Loan Program
- Prospective Teachers' Scholarship Loan Program
- Teacher Assistant Scholarship Fund
- Student Loan Program for Health, Science, and Mathematics Loan
- Millennium Teacher Scholarship Loan Program
Continuing students who have received loans from the above programs and meet eligibility requirements for renewal will continue to be funded under the terms of their existing promissory notes.
FELS recipients will sign a promissory note agreeing to work in North Carolina in their approved fields of study. The terms of the promissory note will provide for forgiveness of the loan in exchange for specified employment. Loan recipients who do not fulfill the service obligation must repay their loans in cash.
Full program details and qualifying disciplines are being determined and will be posted in December of 2011 at
http://www.cfnc.org/FELS. Students may visit that site now and sign up to receive an email notification when details of the program and the application are available.
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