We are pleased to invite all students to submit applications for the School of Education scholarships to be awarded in May. Attached is the brief application form. Students may apply for as many scholarships for which they qualify (only one application form is necessary).

Students must submit the following with their applications:
    • Copies of all relevant transcripts
    • A brief letter that addresses
        o their learning goals in their academic program
        o how they are qualified for each award/scholarship            for which they apply
        o how this funding will help them in their continued            studies

Complete applications are due in ED 239, by 5 p.m. on Friday, February 15. The selection process will be completed by April 14. If you have any questions, please contact the Dean’s Office, deanphillips@uamail.albany.edu, or 442-4985.

Class of 1956 Scholarship: awarded to an undergraduate senior or graduate student accepted to or enrolled in a School of Education program who intends to pursue a career in teaching and demonstrates financial need. The Office of Financial Aid will verify the financial need requirement of this award.

Beta Zeta Scholarship: awarded to a student accepted to or enrolled in a School of Education program and plans to pursue a career in teaching. Preference is given to female students.

Delta Omega Scholarship: awarded to an outstanding female student in a School of Education program that leads to initial, permanent, or professional certification in teaching.

NEW! Louise Swire Baldwin & Norman Burton Baldwin Technology Scholarship: awarded to a student whose course of study or research demonstrates a commitment to the integration of technology and learning. This may include a masters or doctoral student who is pursuing a career in technology in education or who is conducting research on the uses of technology for learning and knowledge access.

Malcolm Blum Endowment: awarded to a student enrolled in full-time study in a School of Education program that leads to initial, permanent, or professional certification in teaching.

Anna Maria Bonaventura Memorial Scholarship Fund: awarded to a student enrolled in a School of Education program related to teaching English as a second language.

Mary M. Briggs Scholarship: awarded to a UAlbany undergraduate senior or graduate who is accepted to and enrolled in a School of Education initial teacher certification program and demonstrates financial need. The Office of Financial Aid will verify the financial need requirement of this award.

Arvid J. Burke Scholarship: awarded to a graduate student who has demonstrated outstanding academic potential and talent in any of the advanced degree programs in the School of Education. Preference will be given to students in Educational Administration & Policy Studies, but students in other programs will be considered.

NEW! Elizabeth Christen Scholarship: awarded to a student in a literacy program who has a special interest in adult literacy.

Richard M. Clark Scholarship: awarded to a School of Education doctoral student who is either sole or first author of a paper which has been accepted for presentation at a professional meeting.

Kenneth & Kathleen Doran Scholarship: awarded to a student accepted to or in the early stages of a School of Education program that leads to initial certification in teaching.

Dr. Kimberly E. Esterman Memorial Award: awarded to a student working in the Middle Earth Peer Assistance Program and enrolled in a graduate program in the School of Education. Preferred recipients will have a demonstrated interest in working in alcohol, drug, and/or suicide prevention programs at the collegiate level and be enrolled in a counseling psychology program.

NEW! Ira & Elsie Ferber Freedman Scholarship: awarded to a graduate student pursuing a career as a teacher in the public schools.

NEW! The Jean Edgecumbe Groff ’38 Graduate Scholarship in Education: awarded to a School of Education student enrolled in a masters or doctoral program who demonstrates both academic merit and financial need.

The Cathy Bertolino Hoey Scholarship: awarded to a School of Education student who has demonstrated steady academic performance as well as financial need. The Office of Financial Aid will verify the financial need requirement of this award.

Jack’s Fund: awarded to a School of Education student who has demonstrated exceptional academic achievement and who has expressed an interest in working with disadvantaged individuals as part of their career goals.

The Dr. Ralph B. Kenney Endowment: awarded to a graduate student in the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology who is enrolled in the school guidance program.

Gertrude Hunter Parlin Teacher’s Scholarship: awarded to a student accepted to or enrolled in a School of Education program that leads to initial, permanent, or professional certification in secondary teaching.

Stella R. Pietrzyk Scholarship: awarded to a student in the Reading Department who recognizes the importance of children’s literature. The award will support the student’s attendance at a national conference on reading.

Bette Knowlton Roe Scholarship: awarded to a student accepted to or enrolled in a School of Education program that leads to an initial, permanent, or professional certification in teaching.

James Ryan Northeast Career Planning Scholarship: awarded to a 2nd year master’s student in the Rehabilitation Counseling program.

The Paul Saimond Memorial Scholarship: awarded to a School of Education student pursuing a career in secondary teaching or in school leadership and who shows exceptional academic achievement and demonstrates financial need. The Office of Financial Aid will verify the financial need requirement of this award.

Gladys G. Sawyer ’37 & J. William Sawyer ’31 Scholarship: awarded to a full-time undergraduate student pursuing a career in education.

The Secondary Education Scholarship: awarded to a student enrolled in a School of Education program that leads to an initial, permanent, or professional certification in secondary teaching who demonstrates an intent and ability to teach high school.

NEW! H. Craig Sipe Science Education Scholarship: awarded to a matriculated School of Education student, who demonstrates financial need and who has exceptional academic achievement. First preference will be given to students demonstrating an interest in pursuing a career as a science teacher, preferably chemistry or physics.

The Gene M. Winter Scholarship: awarded to a doctoral student whose dissertation focuses on issues in Higher Education, preferably (but not exclusively) with regard to two-year college administration.