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Over 40 future teachers awarded UA Teacher Internship Scholarship at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø

The University of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø is in its second year of offering the UA Teacher Internship Scholarship to help those interested in teaching to complete a degree and become a certified teacher for ²ÝÁñÉçÇø. The scholarship covers tuition and fees at UA Schools of Education as well as a stipend of up to $10,000 to offset living expenses during the critical full-time internship. At ²ÝÁñÉçÇø, this financial support is offered to undergraduate Elementary and Secondary education candidates who have completed at least 60 credits, and post-baccalaureate candidates for Elementary, Secondary, or Special Education programs.

Scholarship award letters went out on May 1, and ²ÝÁñÉçÇø has been able to offer Teacher Internship Scholarships to 44 students. This year, the number of applications doubled from last year. The next generation of talented teachers for ²ÝÁñÉçÇø resides in our communities; and finding more support like the Teacher Internship Scholarship helps these individuals make it through their post-secondary pathways.

If you would like more information about this scholarship and other ways the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø School of Education is trying to remove financial barriers to entering the teaching profession, please contact uaf-soe-afford@alaska.edu.