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Teachers have a challenging job, but it's very rewarding.
Parents can attest to this: teachers have a challenging job, but it's very rewarding. Watching children grow up and build life skills makes all the kicking and screaming worth the while. If you truly believe this, you're a perfect candidate for teacher scholarships.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, there are more than 3.7 million public and private school teachers in the United States, and since 2001 the ratio of public school pupils per teacher has dropped from 15.9 to 15.2*.
Your career in teaching will positively affect the lives of thousands of children, but right now use our list of scholarships for teaching as a resource to finance YOUR education.If you love kids and teaching, check out the opportunities below and begin applying!
* Source: NCES Data
169 Matching Scholarships
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CUNY Queens College
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- $1K
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Deadline: April 17 | Amount: $1,000
Princeton Area Community Foundation
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: September 30 | Amount: $2,500
American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
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- $8K
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Deadline: March 31 | Amount: $8,000
Governors State University
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Varies
Community Foundation for Muskegon County
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Varies
CUNY Queens College
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- $3K
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Deadline: April | Amount: $1,000–$3,000
Governors State University
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GateWay Community College-Central City
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: May 31 | Amount: $2,500
Governors State University
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Deadline: November 1 | Amount: Varies
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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- $5K
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Deadline: January 1 | Amount: $5,000
William & Mary
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- $12K
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Deadline: April 25 | Amount: $2,000-$12,000
Rhode Island Foundation
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- $1K
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Deadline: December 31 | Amount: $1,000
Governors State University
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Deadline: March 20 | Amount: Varies
Wapakoneta Area Community Foundation
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: February | Amount: $1,500–$2,500
Governors State University
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: Varies
DeKalb County Community Foundation
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- $2K
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Deadline: December 1 | Amount: $2,000
Governors State University
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- $750
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Deadline: January 27 | Amount: $750
Texas Retired Teachers Foundation
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Deadline: April 15 | Amount: Varies
Community Foundation of Whitley County
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Deadline: February 15 | Amount: Varies
Flathead Valley Community College
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Deadline: August 30 | Amount: Varies
Wabash Valley Community Foundation
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- $500
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Deadline: August 31 | Amount: $500
Brighterly
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- $1K
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Deadline: February 15 | Amount: Up to $1,000
Quad Cities Community Foundation
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- $1K
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Deadline: January 7 | Amount: $1,000
Governors State University
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: May 31 | Amount: $2,500 for 4 years
American Indian Science and Engineering Society
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Deadline: August 15 | Amount: Varies
CUNY Lehman College
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- $20K
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: $20,000
Alder Graduate School of Education
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- $900
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Deadline: May 1 | Amount: Up to $900 ($300 per course)
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
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- $400
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Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $400
Tau Kappa Epsilon Educational Foundation
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University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus
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Deadline: May 19 | Amount: Varies
San Diego Foundation
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- $3.5K
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Deadline: February 15 | Amount: Up to $3,500
Quad Cities Community Foundation
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- $10K
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $4,000–$10,000
Governors State University
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- $500
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Deadline: February 28 | Amount: $500
Crafton Hills College
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Deadline: February 22 | Amount: Varies
Stateline Community Foundation
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Concordia University Texas
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- $300
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Deadline: November 1 | Amount: $300
International Technology and Engineering Educators Association
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Deadline: Contact sponsor to confirm deadline | Amount: Varies
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
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Deadline: January 31 | Amount: Varies
Hawaii Community Foundation - Scholarships
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Albertus Magnus College
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Varies
CUNY Queens College
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Deadline: August 7 | Amount: Varies
Austin Peay State University
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Varies
Community Foundation for Muskegon County
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Deadline: December 9 | Amount: Varies
Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley
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Deadline: August 15 | Amount: Varies
CUNY Lehman College
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- $1,250
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Deadline: February 15 | Amount: Up to $1,250
Quad Cities Community Foundation
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Varies
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies
Fielding Graduate University
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Deadline: December 9 | Amount: Varies
Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Varies
CUNY Queens College
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Deadline: May 31 | Amount: Varies
George Mason University
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- $1K
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Deadline: August 15 | Amount: $1000
CUNY Lehman College
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Community College of Vermont
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- $1K
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Deadline: February 15 | Amount: Up to $1,000
Quad Cities Community Foundation
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Deadline: May 15 | Amount: Varies
Delaware Department of Education - School Supports
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- $1K
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Deadline: January 31 | Amount: $500–$1,000
Governors State University
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- $3K
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Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $2,000-$3,000
Glenville State University
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Deadline: August 15 | Amount: Varies
CUNY Lehman College
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- $5,658
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: $5,658
Alder Graduate School of Education
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Varies
Community Foundation for Muskegon County
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- $4K
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Deadline: February 24 | Amount: $4,000
West Valley College
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- $3K
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Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $2,000-$3,000
Glenville State University
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- $500
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Deadline: November 1 | Amount: $500
International Technology and Engineering Educators Association
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- $25.5K
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Deadline: Contact sponsor to confirm deadline | Amount: Up to $25,500
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education/Future Teachers Scholarship
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Deadline: August 30 | Amount: Varies
Wabash Valley Community Foundation
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Deadline: May 31 | Amount: Varies
Genesee Community College
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- $23K
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Deadline: February | Amount: Up to $23,000
Golden Apple Foundation
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Deadline: August 7 | Amount: Varies
Austin Peay State University
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Deadline: February 22 | Amount: Varies
Stateline Community Foundation
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Deadline: March 8 | Amount: Varies
Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
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Deadline: August 15 | Amount: Varies
CUNY Lehman College
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- $30K
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $30,000
Governors State University
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Deadline: July 1 | Amount: Varies
Dominican University
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Deadline: May 1 | Amount: Varies
Muskingum County Community Foundation
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: Varies
Muskingum County Community Foundation
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- $22K
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Deadline: January | Amount: $22,000
Governors State University
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Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
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- $10K
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Deadline: January 15 | Amount: $10,000
Alpha Delta Kappa
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- $500
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Deadline: November 1 | Amount: $500
International Technology and Engineering Educators Association
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- $500
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Deadline: April 6 | Amount: $500
Renton Regional Community Foundation
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Deadline: May 31 | Amount: Varies
Genesee Community College
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- $1K
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: $500–$1,000
Governors State University
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- $14K
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: $14,000
Bank Street College of Education
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- $30K
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Deadline: November 1 | Amount: $30,000
Governors State University
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- $2K
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Deadline: April 15 | Amount: $2,000
Governors State University
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- $12K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $12,000
Alder Graduate School of Education
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Deadline: June 1 | Amount: Varies
Chautauqua Region Community Foundation
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- $10K
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Deadline: October 1 | Amount: Up to $10,000
Maryland Higher Education Commission
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Varies
Grand Haven Area Community Foundation
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- $276
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: $276
Southeast Arkansas College
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Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin
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- $500
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Deadline: April 17 | Amount: $500
Gavilan College
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- $10K
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Deadline: January 27 | Amount: $10,000
Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro
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- $3K
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Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $2,000-$3,000
Glenville State University
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Varies
Community Foundation for Muskegon County
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Deadline: February 25 | Amount: Varies
Dabney S Lancaster Community College
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- $2K
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Deadline: March 7 | Amount: $2,000
Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond
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Deadline: December 30 | Amount: Varies
Blakemore Foundation
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: October 31 | Amount: $2,500
Student Aid Alberta
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- $500
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Deadline: March 3 | Amount: $500
Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation
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- $2K
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Deadline: January 10 | Amount: $2,000
Law Office of Shane R. Kadlec
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: December 5 | Amount: $1,500
California School Library Association
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- $5K
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Deadline: April 27 | Amount: $1,500-$5,000
NEA Foundation
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Deadline: October 1 | Amount: Varies
Muskingum County Community Foundation
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- $500
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Deadline: November 1 | Amount: $500
International Technology and Engineering Educators Association
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Deadline: March 8 | Amount: Varies
Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
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- $500
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Deadline: November 1 | Amount: $500
International Technology and Engineering Educators Association
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Deadline: August 30 | Amount: Varies
Wabash Valley Community Foundation
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- $3K
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Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $2,000-$3,000
Glenville State University
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- $4K
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Deadline: February 10 | Amount: Up to $6,000
California Teachers Association (CTA)
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies
Moorpark College
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- $2K
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Deadline: January | Amount: $2,000
Community Foundation of Bartholomew County
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- $1K
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Deadline: July 22 | Amount: $1,000
Josh Rohrscheib, Attorney at Law
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- $1K
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Deadline: March 17 | Amount: $1,000
Alaska Community Foundation
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Deadline: Contact sponsor to confirm deadline | Amount: Varies
Community Foundation of Washington County MD
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- $20K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $20,000
Governors State University
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Deadline: August 31 | Amount: Varies
Muskingum County Community Foundation
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Deadline: August 1 | Amount: Varies
Muskingum County Community Foundation
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Deadline: March 31 | Amount: Varies
National Association for Campus Activities
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Deadline: March 31 | Amount: Varies
National Association for Campus Activities
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Deadline: November 30 | Amount: Varies
National Association for Campus Activities
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- $10K
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Deadline: May 1 | Amount: $10,000
Governors State University
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Deadline: September 23 | Amount: Varies
Florida Atlantic University
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- $1K
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: $1,000
BulkOfficeSupply.com
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $1,500
Ohio Classical Conference
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- $1K
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Deadline: October 1 | Amount: Up to $1,000
Pennsylvania Business Education Association
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Varies
Community Foundation for Muskegon County
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Deadline: August 15 | Amount: Varies
CUNY Lehman College
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Varies
Community Foundation for Muskegon County
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Deadline: April 30 | Amount: Varies
California Mathematics Council - Southern Section
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- $3K
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Deadline: May 1 | Amount: $3,000
Governors State University
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Deadline: April 15 | Amount: Varies
Cumberland County College
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- $4,800
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Deadline: May 26 | Amount: $4,800
University Interscholastic League
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- $1K
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Deadline: September 30 | Amount: $1,000
Texas Computer Education Association
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Deadline: March 15 | Amount: Varies
Muskingum County Community Foundation
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Deadline: September 23 | Amount: Varies
Florida Atlantic University
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies
Danville Area Community College
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $2,500
Thunen Scholarship Committee
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- $1K
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Deadline: March 31 | Amount: $1,000
American Federation of Teachers
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- $3K
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Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $2,000-$3,000
Glenville State University
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Deadline: August 30 | Amount: Varies
Wabash Valley Community Foundation
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Deadline: September 23 | Amount: Varies
Florida Atlantic University
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Deadline: August 15 | Amount: Varies
CUNY Lehman College
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Deadline: August 15 | Amount: Varies
CUNY Lehman College
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: February 14 | Amount: $2,500
American Foundation for the Blind Scholarship Committee
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- $350
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Deadline: January 15 | Amount: $350
Gaston College
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- $1K
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Deadline: December 31 | Amount: $1,000
Training for Success
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- $5K
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $5,000
Governors State University
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- $2K
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Deadline: September 1 | Amount: $2,000
National Council of Jewish Women, Los Angeles (NCJW/LA)
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Deadline: January | Amount: Varies
American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA)
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies
Belhaven University
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- $5K
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Deadline: April 27 | Amount: $1,500-$5,000
NEA Foundation
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- $4K
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Deadline: October 1 | Amount: $4,000
Bethany College
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- $3K
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Deadline: October 31 | Amount: $3,000
Veterans of Foreign Wars Teacher of the Year Award
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- $500
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Deadline: June 1 | Amount: $500
PraxisExam.org
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Deadline: Monthly | Amount: Varies
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
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- $820
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Deadline: May 1 | Amount: $820
Austin Community College District
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- $3.5K
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Deadline: February 15 | Amount: Up to $3,500
Quad Cities Community Foundation
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Deadline: April 15 | Amount: Varies
Biola University
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- $6K
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Deadline: May | Amount: $6,000
Governors State University
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- $2K
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Deadline: January 15 | Amount: $2,000
Governors State University
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- $30K
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Deadline: February 2 | Amount: Up to $30,000
Truman Scholarship Foundation
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: November 15 | Amount: Up to $2,500
Order of United Commercial Travelers of America
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Deadline: August 7 | Amount: Varies
Austin Peay State University
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- $1,250
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Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $1,250
Phelps County Community Foundation
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Deadline: September 23 | Amount: Varies
Florida Atlantic University
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Varies
Bank Street College of Education
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Deadline: April 15 | Amount: Varies
Community Foundation of Whitley County
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: Varies
Cumberland University
