The Florida Fund for Minority Teachers is taking this generous initiative to provide financial assistance up to the amount of $4,000 to the minority teachers. The Minority Teacher Education Scholarship (MTES) program was created to be Florida’s Answer to Diversity in Teaching. For over 20 years, the Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, Inc. has answered the call and continues to provide the great state of Florida with High Quality, Highly Qualified minority teachers. FFMT is governed by a Governor-appointed Board of Directors from institutions of higher education and various industries throughout the state. The following scholarship is open to the students who are legal residents of Florida and members of one of the following racial groups: African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American/Pacific Islander, or American Indian/Alaskan Native. The annual amount of the Minority Teacher Education Scholarship that is to be awarded is $4,000. Awards are only disbursed during the Fall and Spring semesters, in the amount of $2,000 per semester. Students may be eligible to receive the scholarship for up to two consecutive years.
Each participating institution appoints a screening committee to review each application. The committee nominates candidates to FFMT’s administrative office, which announces its final selection each semester. Each new scholar will receive a congratulatory letter and a promissory note that must be signed and returned within 30 days of receipt. Scholars must keep a copy of the promissory note to refer to the terms and conditions of the scholarship. Scholars are selected based on qualities that would indicate their potential to become good teachers. These qualities include writing ability, communication skills, overall academic performance, and evidence of commitment to the youth of America, preferably demonstrated through volunteer activities. Participating colleges and universities have been selected based on the overall quality of the institution’s teacher education program, its record of commitment to the education of minorities, and its stated goals to improve teaching in Florida’s public schools.
The Minority Teacher Education Scholarship (MTES) is offered to more than 40 institutions throughout the state of Florida. All of these institutions have State-Approved Educator Preparation Programs. Only institutions with state-approved programs can participate with the Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, Inc. For a complete list of state-approved programs, please visit the Florida Department of Education.
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Brief Description
Following is the brief description of the following scholarship:
| Organization | FFMT |
| Education Level | Junior, senior, or a graduate student |
| Subjects | All |
| Amount | $4,000 |
| Access Mode | Online |
| Number of Awards | Not defined |
| City | N/A |
| Nationality | Domestic |
| Country | USA |
| Contest Deadline | November 30, 2021 |
| Application Fees | Not required |
| Requirements | Essay |
Who is Eligible?
Following are the eligibility requirements for the following scholarship contest:
- Be a resident of the State of Florida.
- Be a member of one of the following racial groups: African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American/Pacific Islander, or American Indian/Alaskan Native.
- Be admitted into a state-approved teacher education program at any of FFMT’s participating universities/colleges.
- Be a junior, senior, or graduate student and have not earned a baccalaureate degree in Education. You may have earned a baccalaureate degree in a field outside of Education. A graduate student must be enrolled in a program that leads to initial teacher certification.
- Have earned 60 credit hours or an AA degree.
- Have not exceeded 18 credit hours of upper-division education courses.
- Students receiving the scholarship must attend the Annual Teacher Recruitment and Professional Development Symposiums and maintain satisfactory academic progress.
- The recipient’s institution determines satisfactory academic progress, however, for the MTES, recipients must maintain at least a 2.5-grade point average and maintain full-time enrollment.
- Upon graduation, recipients are required to teach one year in a Florida public school for each year they received the scholarship.
- If recipients do not graduate within 2-3 years, or if recipients do not teach in a Florida public school, they will be required to repay the total amount of the scholarship received at an annual interest rate of eight percent (8%).
How to Apply?
The interested individuals are required to fill out the application form given on the scholarship portal and submit a 100-200 word essay discussing how your life experiences have impacted you to go into the field of education.
Benefits
The annual amount of the Minority Teacher Education Scholarship is $4,000.
Awards are only disbursed during the Fall and Spring semesters, in the amount of $2,000 per semester. Students may be eligible to receive the scholarship for up to two consecutive years.
Application Deadline
The deadline for the application submission for the following contest is as follows:
For Fall Semester: August 1st
For Spring Semester: November 30th