A list of education based scholarships, that are available through the FGCU Foundation. Scroll down for the list, or head to the FGCU's Foundation website to apply now.
Scholarships will be awarded to seniors majoring in Education who plan to teach in Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry or Lee County. Since the final internship is a full-time, full-semester teaching assignment in a public school, this scholarship is intended to benefit students who must resign from their jobs and make other major adjustments in their lives to complete the internship.
It is the donor's desire to award scholarships in sufficient amounts that will allow scholarship recipients to resign from their jobs during their internship semester or make other major adjustments in their lives to complete the internship.
The University will submit a list of qualified applicants to faculty representatives from the College of Education for final selection.
The recipients must wish to take a course or courses to enhance classroom skills. This scholarship is not intended to assist teachers wishing to advance their administrative skills;
Recipients must have graduated from a high school (public or private) located in Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry or Lee county;
Recipients will have a high potential for entering and remaining in the elementary education teaching profession;
Recipients will lack both a college degree and a fully-authorized (non-emergency, non-temporary) teaching license (credential, certificate) or hold a college degree but lacks a fully-authorized (non-emergency, non-temporary) teaching license (credential, certificate);
Recipients will make a commitment to teach at the elementary school grade level, one year for each year of scholarship support;
The scholarship award will vary depending on the needs of the individual students, with a maximum award of $7,500 per year, $2,500 per semester;
Recipients agree to keep FGCU Foundation informed about his/her teaching career. In this way, THA Foundation can accurately evaluate scholarship criteria for future recipients. (It is the desire of THA Foundation to produce long-term teachers.
The University will present qualified candidates to the Dean of the College of Education for the faculty's recommendations.
By April 30th of each year, the FGCU scholarship committee will provide a list of qualified candidates to the THA board member liaison for recommendation.
The awards may be used for, but are not limited to, payment of tuition, room and board, books, supplies and other fees associated with this academic pursuit.
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.
Requirements: Students must be pursuing a STEM major, an Education minor, and have a minimum 3.25 GPA. Students should be working toward teacher certification and must agree to teach at the 6-12 level post-graduation for each year they receive the scholarship.
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.
Preferred Requirements: STEM baccalaureate or master degree, career in the discipline, now wishing to pursue teaching.
Noyce@FGCU STEM Teacher Scholarships – $14,000 scholarship award over the academic year. Interested students should contact the Whitaker Center.
Requirements: Students must be pursuing a STEM major, an Education minor, and have a minimum 3.00 GPA. Students should be working toward teacher certification and must agree to teach in a public school setting at the 6-12 level post-graduation two years for each year they receive the scholarship. Student must be a U.S. citizens or permanent resident.
Preferred Qualifications: participation in service-learning activities in a public school setting or other experiences working with K-12 students.
The Cape Coral Community Foundation has several Scholarship Funds available. In our 2006/2007 Scholarship cycle we awarded 33 recipients over $60,000 dollars to assist them in continuing their education. Scholarship eligibility varies according to the specific criteria of the Scholarship Fund that was established by the fund’s donor. Please review the information regarding eligibility and criteria as each Scholarship Fund is unique.
The Beier Scholarship Fund was created to assist high school students on a needs basis to further their education by attending a two or four year college full time.
The Brighten the Corner Scholarship Fundwas created to assist young people who may have thought education opportunities beyond high school would not be available to them. An 85% attendance in a Christian Service of their choice is required. At this time all openings for this scholarship have been filled.
The JSC Priority Scholarship Fundwas created to assist one female and one male athlete from North Fort Myers High School in continuing their education beyond high school. Applications and eligibility requirements can be found at www.jscpriority.com.
The Rotary Club of Cape Coral Goldcoast Scholarship Fundwas created by the Goldcoast Rotarians to assist eligible high school seniors, with a minimum un-weighted GPA of 3.2, to further their education by attending college.
In order for the Cape Coral Community Foundation to fund your scholarship please fill out this funding request and mail this form to the Cape Coral Community Foundation office at 4729 Vincennes Blvd., Cape Coral, Florida 33904. You may also fax it to 542-8307 or email it to michelle@capecoralcf.org.
Please note: No funds will be forwarded to your school of choice until this form has been completed and returned. Funds are only payable to your school of choice; they will not be made payable to a company or individual. Funding Requests must be returned a minimum of 10 days prior to your school’s final payment due date.
This Department of Defense pilot program currently helps military spouses living in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah become public school teachers. The program provides information and tuition assistance, and may expand to include other states in the future.
Students must apply to be nominated by the College of Education for the opportunity to receive a $400 scholarship for books.
The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program, provides up to $4,000 a year in grant assistance to students who are completing or who plan to complete course work needed to begin a career in teaching.
For more information and additional requirements for the TEACH Grant please read the FACT Sheet and visit the TEACH Grant website.