Education Based Scholarships

FGCU FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS

Earn up to $5,000 towards your alternative pathway to teaching in Florida!

The Schulze Scholarship is awarded to students in the Teacher Credential Certificate (TCC) Program and the Teacher Immersion (TIP) Program.

 

What do I need to know about FGCU’s teaching certificate programs?

 

TCC Program

The post-baccalaureate TCC program is designed for students with baccalaureate degrees in fields other than education, who seek to meet the licensure/certification requirements for a Florida Educator’s Certificate.

 

TIP Program
The TIP program is designed for career changers and those with degrees in areas other than
education who wish to become teachers. It is delivered at the graduate level and includes eight 3-credit hour courses, including an internship and qualifies individuals to receive a 5-year Professional Educator’s Certificate from the Florida Department of Education.

 

STEM Education

Schulze Future Teacher Scholarships

 

Schulze Future Teacher Scholarships (Undergraduate) – $7,500 scholarship award that covers tuition ($6,000) and supplies ($1,500) over the academic year. Interested students should contact the Whitaker Center.

 

Schulze Future Teacher Scholarships (Post-baccalaureate) – $11,400 scholarship award that covers tuition into the Teacher Immersion Program (TIP), a graduate-level teacher education program in the College of Education. Interested students should contact Dr. Cynthia Martelli (cmartelli@fgcu.edu), TIP coordinator in the College of Education.

Noyce@FGCU STEM Teacher Scholarships 

$14,000 scholarship award over the academic year. Interested students should contact the Whitaker Center.

FLORIDA FUND FOR MINORITY Teachers

 

TEACH GRANT

The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program provides grants up to $4,000.00 per year to upper-level and graduate students who intend to teach in a high-need field in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low-income families. Undergraduate students must major in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Special Education, Secondary Math Education, Secondary Biology Education or Secondary Social Science Education; graduate students must major in Special Education. Students must have and maintain a cumulative 3.25 GPA to be eligible for the TEACH Grant. As a recipient of a TEACH Grant, students are required to teach for at least four academic years within eight calendar years of completing the program of study for which they received a TEACH Grant. Failure to complete this service obligation will result in the TEACH Grant being converted to a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan.  Students in the TIP program are not eligible for a TEACH grant.

 

For more information and additional requirements for the TEACH Grant please visit the TEACH Grant website.