The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation is one potential source for grants in the education field. These competitive fellowships are awarded to students seeking a master's degree. "Fellows will attend enriched, school-based master's-level teacher education programs, complemented by intensive mentoring during the first three years of teaching at high-need urban and rural schools," according the foundation's website.
They offer the following fellowships: The Leonore Annenberg Teaching Fellowship, The Woodrow Wilson-Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color, The Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship, The W.K. Kellogg Foundation's Woodrow Wilson Michigan Teaching Fellowship, and The Woodrow Wilson Ohio Teaching Fellowship.
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation: The Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowships
P.O. Box 5281
Princeton, NJ 08543-5281
609-452-7007
woodrow.org
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The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant program is open to students who plan to teach at an elementary school that serves low-income families. Recipients can get up to $4,000 per year from the program. This grant program is attached to a service agreement in which students must pledge work after college or the grant is turned into a student loan instead.
TEACH Grants
Federal Student Aid Information Center
1-800-4-FED-AID
studentaid.ed.gov
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The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation focuses on supporting students who want to teach the constitution. Recipients must teach American history, American government, or social studies to students in seventh through twelfth grade. The commitment length is based on the number of years you received the fellowship, which can be up to $24,000. Recipients can be either students about to receive their bachelor's degree going into a full time masters program or students who are already teachers that will be getting their masters part time as they continue to teach.
James Madison Fellowship Program
301 ACT Drive
Iowa City, IA 52245
800-525-6928
jamesmadison.com
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