Student Teaching Scholarship Details
In response to the tremendous need for educators in rural areas, the Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance (WiRSA) is pleased to offer an annual scholarship program for Student Teachers. To qualify, the applicant must be a student teacher (interns are not eligible for this scholarship) in good standing at a participating member school.
The scholarship will be awarded annually to one student teacher from each of the four membership regions of Wisconsin as specified in the organization’s bylaws. Each recipient will receive a one-time cash scholarship of $750 to help defray the costs of student teaching and related expenses. A video of the applicant presenting the following information is required for the application. Consideration will be given to professionalism, communication, and content. The video should be limited to five minutes.
Tell us something about yourself, and why you chose education as a profession?
Why do you want to teach in a rural school district?
What impact can you have on rural students?
Any of the following: Work-Related Information, Extra-Curricular Involvement, Special Honors, Awards, or Recognitions Received.
Guidelines
To qualify, a student must teach at a current paid WiRSA member school.
The scholarship will be awarded to one student teacher from each of the four membership regions of Wisconsin as specified in the organization’s bylaws. If any of the four scholarships are left over due to a lack of applications from a region, the next highest score(s) will be granted the remaining scholarship(s)
There will be no discrimination in awarding this scholarship based on race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, either by WiRSA or by participating member schools.
Each recipient will receive a one-time cash scholarship of $750 to help defray the costs of student teaching and related expenses.
The funds will be distributed directly to the recipient upon submission of confirmation of student teaching placement.
Each university’s School of Education and WiRSA Members School is responsible for distributing information pertaining to the scholarship application, rules, and guidelines to its students.
Entries must be completed through the Google Form link on the WiRSA website no later than Sept 15 to be eligible for the Fall Scholarship or January 24 for the Spring Scholarship.
WiRSA will appoint a scholarship committee, composed of members of its board of directors, to determine the scholarship winners for each region.
Regional winners will be notified directly by email.
The scholarship winners will be announced by October 1 for the Fall Scholarship and by February 9 for the Spring Scholarship.
All applications and essays shall be submitted to the executive director of WiRSA through a Google Form.
Any placement changes must be reported and may impact the award's validity.