The College of Education awards scholarships to graduate and undergraduate students through an annual scholarship selection process. Eligibility for individual awards is determined by the College of Education based on a student’s Fall 2010 classification. Students who will be enrolled in Fall 2010 or have applied for admission in Fall 2010 are eligible to apply for College of Education Scholarships. All information submitted will be verified and all complete applications will be considered.
One scholarship application will qualify students to be considered for all College of Education Scholarships. A complete scholarship application includes:
- Application form
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae including educational qualifications, work experience, teaching experience, leadership positions held and professional activities
- A 500 word essay (typed, double-spaced) in response to the following:
Specify your career goals and how your study at the University of Florida relates to those goals. Include evidence of your interest in, commitment to, and/or potential for leadership in the field of education.
If you have previously applied for COE Scholarships, do not submit the same essay as in previous years.
- Two letters of recommendation from professors (letters can be submitted directly to Student Services Office)
- Official transcripts for students not currently enrolled at the University of Florida
- Students who would like to be considered for the Robert B. Primack Social Foundation for Education Fellowship or the Dr. James L. Wattenbarger Fellowship should note the additional application requirements.
**Several scholarships require demonstration of financial need. In order to be eligible for these awards, students must also submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on the FAFSA web site http://www.fafsa.ed.gov as soon as possible after January 1, 2010, but NO LATER than February 5, 2010.**
Application Deadline: Friday, February 12, 2010 at 5:00 PM
All scholarship application materials must be submitted to the Office of Student Services, G-416 Norman Hall, by Friday, February 12, 2010 at 5:00PM. Incomplete applications cannot be considered for selection.
All College of Education Scholarship applicants will be notified of a decision in March 2010. Students who are selected to receive a College of Education Scholarship will be invited to attend the Scholarship Banquet as a guest of the Dean. All College of Education Scholarship funds are available in the Fall 2010 term, unless noted otherwise.
Contact Ron Wright at 273-4380 or ronw@ufl.edu with any questions about the scholarship process.
Available to: Undergraduates admitted to a professional teacher education program in the College of Education.
Requires: Full-time enrollment in the College of Education at the University of Florida.
- Amount to be Awarded: 1 @ $500
Available to: Full-time PROTEACH undergraduate students in Elementary or Early Childhood education.
Requires: Admission to or full-time enrollment in a professional teacher education program in the College of Education at the University of Florida.
- Amount to be Awarded: 5 @ $3,000
Mary Bradshaw Wood Award
Must demonstrate financial need to qualify for this scholarship.
Requires: Admission to or full-time enrollment in an undergraduate program in the College of Education at the University of Florida.
- Amount to be Awarded: 1 @ $500
Scholarships available to UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE students
John F. and Marjorie J. Alexander Scholarship
Must demonstrate financial need to qualify for this scholarship.
Available to: Undergraduate and graduate students seeking a degree in the College of Education. First preference given to first generation college students.
Requires: Minimum 2.5 GPA for students applying after the freshman year.
- Amount to be Awarded: 1 @ $500
Available to: Undergraduate and graduate students in teacher education programs in the College of Education. Graduates of the public high schools of Plant City, Mt. Dora and Clermont are to be given scholarship preference.
- Amount to be Awarded: 2 @ $1,000
Available to: Full-time PROTEACH juniors, seniors or graduate students in Early Childhood, Elementary, or Special Education.
Requires: Admission to or full-time enrollment in a professional teacher education program in the College of Education at the University of Florida.
- Amount to be Awarded: 1 @ $750
Charles A. and Alma A. Hoffman Scholarship
Must demonstrate financial need to qualify for this scholarship.
Available to: Full-time undergraduate and graduate students preparing to teach mathematics.
- Amount to be Awarded: 1 @ $1,000
Everett L. Holden and Marian G. Holden Memorial Scholarship Fund
Must demonstrate financial need to qualify for this scholarship.
- Amount to be Awarded:
- Undergraduate: 3 @ $1,000
- Graduate: 4 @ $2,500
Available to: First preference given to undergraduate students majoring in English with a minor in Secondary Education and second preference given to graduate students in the English education program in the College of Education.
- Amount to be Awarded: 1 @ $750
J. W. Martin and A. M. Martin Phillips Scholarship Fund
Must demonstrate financial need to qualify for this scholarship.
Available to: Full-time undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree in education at the University of Florida. Preference given to students who attended high school in Alachua county (submit copy of diploma or official high school transcripts).
- Amount to be Awarded:
- Undergraduate: 2 @ $2,500
- Graduate: 5 @ $3,000
Norman F. Nelson Fellowship FundMust demonstrate financial need to qualify for this scholarship.
- Amount to be Awarded: 1 @ $750
Available to: Undergraduate or graduate students studying Elementary Education in the College of Education.
Requires: Admission to or full-time enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate program in the College of Education at the University of Florida.
- Amount to be Awarded: 1 @ $500
Ralph D. Turlington Scholarship and Fellowship Fund
- Amount to be Awarded: 2 @ $2,500
Barbara and Richard Anderson Scholarship
Available to: Graduate students entering the College of Education. First preference given to graduates of or employees of Lake City Community College. Second preference given to students from Baker, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist or Union counties. Third preference given to residents of Florida entering the College of Education.
- Amount to be awarded: 1 @ $500
Glenda Ward Caro Fellowship in Education
- Amount to be Awarded: 1 @ $750
Available to: Graduate students enrolled in a doctoral program in education that emphasizes collaborative partnerships with preK-20 schools and/or community groups. These awards will be given in addition to any other assistantships for which the students are qualified.
- Amount to be Awarded: 4 @ $2,500
Elizabeth Larsen Graduate Memorial Scholarship
Available to: Full-time PROTEACH graduate students in Early Childhood, Elementary, or Special Education.
Requires: Admission to or full-time enrollment in a professional teacher education program in the College of Education at the University of Florida
- Amount to be Awarded: 6 @ $3,000
Lincoln and Lillian Hall in Memory of Albert G. Hall Fellowship Fund
Available to: Early childhood and elementary education graduate students.
Requires: Admission to or full-time enrollment in the Early Childhood or Elementary Education ProTeach programs in the College of Education.
- Amount to be Awarded: 1 @ $1,000
Dr. Clemons Lester Hallman Fellowship
Available to: Graduate students in the College of Education preparing for teaching or teacher education in one of the following three areas: 1) Bilingual education, 2) Foreign Language education, or 3) ESOL education.
- Amount to be Awarded: 2 @ $500
Elizabeth and William F. Leonard Endowment Scholarship
Available to: Full-time Math or Science Education graduate students in the College of Education.
- Amount to be Awarded: 4 @ $2,000
Augie Lutz Counselor Education Scholarship
- Amount to be Awarded: 1 @ $500
- Amount to be Awarded: 1 @ $600
Available to: Students in the College of Education who are returning teachers, with first preference to career teachers returning for graduate studies who plan to study gifted education.
- Amount to be Awarded: 2 @ $500
The Jamee and Gilbert Miller Fellowship
Available to: Graduate students in the ProTeach program whose concentration of study is Educational Technology.
· Amount to be Awarded: 1 @ $500
Norman and Maggie Nelson Scholarship for Counselor Education
- Amount to be Awarded: 1 @ $500
The Carol Sofarelli Schraml Endowed Scholarship
Available to: Students with a minimum 3.25 GPA who are seeking a degree in Early Childhood or Elementary Education. Preference shall be given to students originating from Pinellas county or from the state of Florida. Preference will also be given to those who demonstrate significant community service or, alternatively, employment.
· Amount to be Awarded: 1 @ $500
G. Ballard Simmons Memorial Scholarship
Must demonstrate financial need to qualify for this scholarship.
Available to: Graduate students in the College of Education who received their bachelor’s degree in education.
Requires: Admission to or full-time enrollment in a graduate professional teacher education program at the University of Florida.
- Amount to be Awarded: 1 @ $1,500
Available to: Masters students in Elementary Education. Recipient must be a Florida resident, graduate of a Florida high school, and enrolled in a full-time Masters program in Elementary Education. One-time only award.
- Amount to be Awarded: 2 @ $750
Dr. Hannelore Wass Endowed Scholarship
Available to: Graduate students in the College of Education. Scholarship awarded for the following:
- Graduate students doing research in sex and gender role socialization in school settings and its effects on students' career aspirations and choices.
- Graduate work on developing rationale and practical guidelines for incorporating the study of the human life cycle, including aging and death, into the relevant study areas (e.g., life science, psychology and social studies).
- Amount to be Awarded: 2 @ $500
- Pursuit of Ed.D. or Ph.D. in Higher Education,
- Submission of a proposal of 600 words which may be all or part of a dissertation on a subject which will:
- Further knowledge of/about community colleges, and
- Provide a basis for continued improvement of community colleges.
- Amount to be Awarded: 1 @ $1,000
Florida Fund for Minority Teachers / Minority Teachers Education Scholarship (MTES)
Offers: $2,000 per semester [for two years (four semesters) and in special circumstances can be extended an additional year].
Available to: African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian-American/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaskan Native.
- be a Florida resident,
- have a minimum 2.5 GPA,
- be newly admitted into the teacher education program (or have no more than 18 upper-division education credits),
- maintain a GPA of 2.5 each semester while in the scholarship program and
- teach one year in a Florida public school for each year that she or he receives the scholarship.
For more information and to download an application please visit http://www.coe.ufl.edu/rrma/ or contact the Office of Recruitment, Retention and Multicultural Affairs, Room G-415 Norman Hall, College of Education, Gainesville, FL 32611, (352) 273-4367.
Deadline: July 1 for Fall and Spring. Begin application process as soon as semester transcript is available.
Offers: Up to $3,000 per year for one academic year (limited funds available).
Available to: African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian-American/Pacific Islander or American Indian/Alaskan Native graduate students only.
- Full-time enrollment in a graduate program in the College of Education,
- Verification of financial need,
- Recipient must be a U.S. citizen.
For more information and to download an application please visit http://www.coe.ufl.edu/rrma/ or contact the Office of Recruitment, Retention and Multicultural Affairs, G-415 Norman Hall, College of Education, Gainesville, FL 32611, (352) 273-4367. Telephone first to verify eligibility and availability of funds.
Scholarships may be awarded by the department in which you are enrolled. These scholarships require a separate application process and have different deadlines for submission. Contact your department to learn more about the availability of these scholarships.
School of Teaching & Learning
2423 Norman Hall
School of Special Education, School Psychology, & Early Childhood Studies
1403 Norman Hall
School of Human Development & Organizational Studies in Education
1215 Norman Hall
