Scholarships
All scholarship applications are available through the MTSU's Online Scholarship Application Site.
Use "College of Education" in the Description and Name Search Box.
Below you will find a list and descriptions of the scholarships available.
Albert L. and Ethel Carver Smith Scholarship | Alpha Delta Kappa (Theta Chapter) International Teachers' Sorority Scholarship in Education |
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Applicant must be a graduate student displaying evidence of exceptional promise for academic excellence and social concerns. Contact the College of Graduate Studies for scholarship details. Applications: Sam Ingram Building Deadline: June 30. | Applicant must be enrolled in a curriculum leading to teacher licensure and be eligible
for student teaching. Preference will be given to a resident of Rutherford County. GPA: Minimum 3.00. Deadline: February 15 |
BAXTER E. HOBGOOD SCHOLARSHIP | BETTY JO HYDE WELCH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP |
Applicant must be enrolled in a curriculum leading to teacher licensure and be eligible
for admission to Teacher Education. Deadline: February 15 |
Applicant must be a Junior or Senior enrolled in a curriculum leading to teacher licensure
in Middle Level Education and demonstrate service to the campus and community. GPA: Minimum 3.50. Deadline: February 15 |
CHARLES WORTHY BABB SCHOLARSHIP | DAISY BRISCOE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP |
Applicant must be enrolled in a curriculum leading to licensure in Middle Level Education
or Special Education. Preference will be given to a resident of Lenoir City, Tennessee. GPA: Minimum 3.00. Deadline: February 15 |
Applicant must be a Tennessee resident enrolled in a curriculum leading to teacher
licensure in Middle Level Education K-5 or 6-8, or Special Education and must be a
Junior or Senior. Applicant must express an interest in teaching in a rural area or
area of poverty. GPA: Minimum 3.0. Deadline: February 15 |
DELMAR B. AND MARY A. POCKAT MEMORIAL EDUCATION ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP | DR. DELORES DOYLE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP |
a love for children and pride and respect for teaching. Preference will be given to
students majoring in Science Education. GPA: Minimum 3.25. Deadline: February 15 |
Applicant must be a Junior or Senior enrolled in a curriculum leading to teacher licensure
in Middle Level Education. GPA: Minimum 3.00. Deadline: February 15 |
DELTA CHAPTER OF THE DELTA KAPPA GAMMA SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP IN EDUCATION | ELIZABETH CLEMENTS WOMACK SCHOLARSHIP IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION |
Applicant must be a graduate or undergraduate student enrolled in a curriculum leading
to teacher licensure. Preference is given to relatives of Delta Kappa Gamma members. GPA: Minimum 3.00. Deadline: February 15 |
Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate student majoring in Middle Level Education. GPA: Minimum 2.50. Deadline: February 15 |
ETHEL BOWDEN STRICKLIN SCHOLARSHIP | HELEN S. POTTS SCHOLARSHIP |
Applicant must be a Junior or Senior enrolled in a curriculum leading to licensure
in Middle Level Education. Preference will be given to a resident of a rural Tennessee
County. GPA: Minimum 3.00. Deadline: February 15 |
Applicant must be a full-time student and resident of Tennessee. Preference is given
to residents of Williamson County, Sophomore level or higher. Consideration to non-academic
activities. Deadline: February 15 |
JAMES L. GORE SCHOLARSHIP IN EDUCATION | JAMES L. AND JOSEPHINE HITT ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP |
Applicant must be a Sophomore or higher enrolled in a program leading to licensure
in professional education. GPA: Minimum 3.00. Deadline: February 15 |
Applicant must be a full-time student pursuing a Secondary Education minor. Deadline: February 15 |
JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP | MARGE BOUTWELL SCHOLARSHIP IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION |
Awarded to prospective and current secondary school teachers of American History,
American Government or Social Studies in grades 7-12 for graduate study of history
and principles of the U. S. Constitution. Contact the College of Graduate Studies for specific details and eligibility requirements. Applications: Sam Ingram Building Deadline: March 1. |
Applicant must be a Junior in Early Childhood Education (Pre K-3) or Middle Level
Education (K-5). GPA: Minimum 3.00. Deadline: February 15 |
MARY BELLE ROBINSON ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP | MARY FLORENCE BETTS SCHOLARSHIP IN EDUCATION |
Applicant must be a Junior or Senior full-time student majoring in Middle Level Education
with a strong preference for a female student. Must have graduated from a public high
school in the Tennessee counties of Bedford, Coffee, Marshall, Rutherford or Wilson. GPA: 3.5 or higher. Deadline: February 15 |
Applicant must be a full-time graduate or undergraduate student enrolled in a program
leading to licensure in education. Preference is given to residents from Stewart or
Montgomery Counties. Deadline: February 15 |
MARY TOM BERRY SCHOLARSHIP | MIDDLE TENNESSEE RETIRED TEACHERS' FUTURE TEACHERS SCHOLARSHIP |
Applicant must be a graduate or undergraduate student enrolled in a curriculum designed
for primary education (Pre K-3rd grade or K-6th grade) or the teaching of reading.
Competence in oral and written language skills with a commitment to excellence. GPA: Minimum 2.50 undergraduate, 3.00 graduate. Deadline: February 15 |
Awarded to an MTSU student every four years. Next award: 2012, 2016, 2020. Applicant
must be a Junior, Senior or graduate student enrolled in a curriculum leading to teacher
licensure and admitted to Teacher Education. Applicants will be interviewed by representatives
from the Middle Tennessee Retired Teachers Association. GPA: Minimum 2.50. Deadline: March 29. |
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP | BETTY JO HYDE WELCH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP |
Applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student in a curriculum leading to teacher
licensure, Sophomore or above and demonstrated competence in written language skills.
Preference is given to dependents of the Association membership. GPA: Minimum 3.00. Deadline: February 15 |
Applicant must be a Junior or Senior enrolled in a curriculum leading to teacher licensure
in Middle Level Education and demonstrate service to the campus and community. GPA: Minimum 3.50. Deadline: February 15 |
MISS MARY HALL SCHOLARSHIP IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES | NIN LEE SCHOLARSHIP |
Applicant must be enrolled in a curriculum leading to teacher licensure and be eligible
for admission to Teacher Education. Deadline: February 15 |
Applicants must be admitted to the Teacher Education program in a curriculum leading
to teacher licensure in Middle Level Education or Educational Leadership. Deadline: February 15 |
DR. QUILL E. COPE SCHOLARSHIP | ROBERTA PAYNE WALKER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP |
Applicants must be enrolled in a curriculum leading to teacher licensure in Middle
Level Education in Elementary Education and Special Education with emphasis in Kindergarten
through 4 th or 4 th through 8 th grades only. Must meet one of the following: Incoming Freshman with a minimum ACT of 25 and high school GPA of 2.80; full-time transfer student with a minimum college GPA of 2.80, currently enrolled with a minimum GPA of 2.80. Deadline: February 15 |
Applicant must be a Junior or Senior majoring in Library Science or Education. Preference
to Rutherford or Robertson County students. GPA: 3.2. Deadline: February 15 |
RUTH AND WILL BOWDOIN SCHOLARSHIP IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | RUTHERFORD COUNTY RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP |
Applicant must be enrolled in a curriculum leading to licensure in Early Childhood
Education planning to teach young children. Preference given to African-American students,
residents of Tennessee or Alabama. GPA: Minimum 2.50. Deadline: February 15 |
Applicant may be a graduate or undergraduate student enrolled in a curriculum leading
to teacher licensure. Preference given to a Rutherford County resident. GPA: Minimum 3.00. Deadline: February 15 |
SYLVIA SNOW CROWDER SCHOLARSHIP | WILL BOWDOIN SCHOLARSHIP IN EDUCATION |
Applicant must be enrolled in a curriculum leading to teacher licensure in Middle
Level Education and must have good moral character with academic success. First preference
to a Sumner County Resident, second preference to a Rutherford County Resident. Deadline: February 15 |
Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a curriculum leading
to certification in K-12. Must have personal and professional competencies leading
to quality teaching. Preference will be given to minority students from Tennessee
or Alabama. GPA: Minimum 2.50 Deadline: February 15 |
TENNESSEE STUDENT ASSISTANCE CORPORATION (TSAC) | |
Scholarships: Christa McCauliffe Scholarship Loan Forgiveness Minority Teaching Scholars Tennessee Math and Science Teacher All TSAC Scholarships applications must be completed online. http://www.state.tn.us/tsac/ |