Bright Horizons Family Solutions offers scholarship funds to students studying early childhood education. The Bright Futures Scholarships are awarded in the amount of $1,500 for students pursuing an associate's degree and $2,500 for students enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program. Students must be enrolled full-time in order to be eligible and must be attending a properly accredited institution within the United States. Applicants are judged on the basis of not only their academic record, but also their potential to teach young children. The annual deadline for application is June 15.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
200 Talcott Ave. S
Watertown, MA 02472
617-673-8000
brighthorizons.com
The Nancy Larson Foundation College Scholarship is given to a minimum of three students pursuing degrees in elementary education. These scholarships are awarded in the amount of $1,000. Students must be juniors, seniors or graduate students to be eligible. To apply, students must write an essay not to exceed 500 words about the traits that will make them a successful teacher. The annual application deadline is December 4.
Nancy Larson Foundation
P.O. Box 6
Old Lyme, CT 06371
203-389-9298
nancylarsonfoundation.org
Phi Delta Kappa offers a number of Prospective Educator Scholarships to elementary education majors. Some, such as the general PDK Prospective Educator Scholarship, are available to any graduating high school senior or undergraduate with a connection to either PDK or the Future Educators Association. Others are limited by location, such as the Kersey/Oglesby Scholarship, which is awarded annually to an elementary education major from the American South or Midwest. All scholarships are awarded in the amount of $1,000.
Phi Delta Kappa International
408 N. Union St
Bloomington, IN 47405-3800
800-766-1156
pdkintl.org