School of Education Alumni Scholarship
To celebrate the creation of the University of West Florida's School of Education, the School has created a scholarship opportunity to champion our educator alumni.
UWF Celebrates Teachers
The School of Education supports its teacher alumni long after they cross the stage at graduation. We know that teachers who receive training and mentoring stay in the classroom. Providing educators an opportunity to enroll in graduate studies at UWF means they are continually informed of evidence-based best practices, and that directly impacts our children.
About the School of Education Alumni Scholarship
The School of Education established the Alumni Scholarship to provide graduates from a variety of UWF education programs the funds to enroll in University of West Florida education graduate programs at the master's and doctoral levels.
Recipients will receive a $ 2,000 scholarship to be applied toward graduate tuition at UWF in the following increments:
- $1,000 will be made available after enrollment in one of the specified UWF programs.
- $1,000 will be made available after successful completion of 15 semester hours in the selected program.
Scholarship Eligibility
Graduates from the following programs are eligible for this scholarship.
- Elementary Education
- Exceptional Student Education
- Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
- Community Education specialization
- Informal Education and Learning specialization
- Teaching and Learning specialization
- Pre-K/Primary Education
- Middle School Education
- Instructional Design and Technology
- UWF TEACH specializations in the Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering
- Physical Education/Teacher Education
- Health Education
- Music Education
- Education Minor
- Students who have successfully completed the TeacherReady® program. (Note: TeacherReady® completers who accept this scholarship are not eligible for the 6 tuition-free semester hours provided to students who enroll in a university graduate program within the first 12 months of their TeacherReady completion.)
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Exceptional Student Education
- Instructional Design and Technology
- Educational Leadership
- Health Education
Eligible Programs
The School of Education Alumni Scholarship may be applied to the following programs at the University of West Florida. The student must be enrolled at UWF in 2024.
- Curriculum and Instruction, M.Ed.
- Curriculum and Instruction, Ed.S.
- Curriculum and Instruction, Ed.D.
- Educational Leadership, M.Ed.
- Exceptional Student Education, M.A.
- Reading Education, M.Ed.
- Instructional Design and Performance Technology, M.Ed.
- Instructional and Performance Technology, Ed.D.
- College Student Affairs Administration, M.Ed.
Students who are currently enrolled or have previously been enrolled in one of these programs are not eligible for this scholarship.
Application
Prospective students must apply for the scholarship through the UWF School of Education Alumni Scholarship Form. To receive the scholarship funds, students must apply to one of the eligible UWF graduate programs through the UWF Graduate School, be fully admitted and enroll in one of the specified UWF programs in 2024.
Questions
If you have questions about eligibility or the application process, please contact the School of Education at soe@uwf.edu or by phone at 850.474.2893.
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