Greenwald Scholarship for Urban Teachers

Of�ce of Student Services | 1040 W Harrison St | Chicago, IL 60660 | 312-996-4532

MAKING GOOD ON THE PROMISE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION

The Greenwald Teacher Scholarship offers a $5000 award

for aspiring urban teachers. The scholarship helps support

teacher candidates committed to children in Chicago’s

urban schools. Current undergraduate and graduate

students enrolled in one of the teacher preparation pro-

grams who have been admitted to candidacy are eligible.

The $5000 award will be applied to the Fall 2013 tuition

and fees.

See reverse for application information.

Greenwald Teacher Scholarship ApplicationThe Greenwald Teacher Scholarship helps support aspiring students who want to become certified teachers in Chicago’s urban schools.

Eligibility: Must be a teacher candidate in one of the teacher preparation programs Undergraduate or graduate student Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.4 Demonstrated financial need

Please submit two letters of recommendation, and a copy of your academic record (an unofficial copy from my.uic.edu is accept-able). In addition, please write an essay about your financial need for funding, your commitment to the College of Education mis-sion, and how your educational path has influenced your choice to become a teacher in urban schools. Please write your essay on a separate page, and include with this application. It should be no longer than 500 words. The deadline for submission is May 15.

For more information contact the Office of Student Services at 312-996-4532.

Last Name

First Name

Address

City State ZIP

Home Phone

Work Phone

Cell Phone

Email Address

University ID (UIN)

I am enrolled in:

MEd, Elementary Education

MEd, Early Childhood Education

MEd, Science Education

MEd, Literacy, Language, and Culture

MEd, Special Education

BA, Urban Education

Applicants must submit this application to:

College of EducationOffice of Student Services (Room 3145)ATTN.: Greenwald Teacher Scholarship

1040 West Harrison StreetChicago, IL 60607