IATE Rising Educators of Color Scholarship – Illinois Association of Teachers of English

IATE understands the importance of diversity in education and that both our schools and our organization would be enhanced by the addition of more diverse voices.

IATE will be offering scholarship(s) for graduating seniors (December or May) and/or graduates of the most recent academic year (i.e., within the first year of teaching) and who are members of racially marginalized communities and who will be entering the English Education profession. These scholarships can be used for professional clothing, moving expenses, graduation expenses, or anything the new educator will need as they start their career.

Award Eligibility:

Teachers of color who are currently either student teaching (i.e., in their final semester of college/university) or in their first year of teaching.

Teachers of color refers to members of historically underrepresented groups: African American, American Indian, Asian American, Latinx, and Pacific Islander.

Award specifics:

IATE will award two $500 scholarships per year.

Applicants are required to submit a statement of their own and a supporting letter from a university professor/instructor in the field of English or education, or their student teaching cooperating teacher. The supporting letter must be signed by the faculty member on school letterhead and uploaded in pdf format.

The scholarship will be awarded in the fall semester of the application year. The recipient(s) will be announced at the annual fall conference and their name and photo may appear on the IATE Website, IATE Newsletter, and/or Conference Program. Recipients will also receive a complimentary one-year membership in IATE and complimentary registration to the fall conference in the year in which the award is given.

Letter of Support:

Applicants must obtain a letter of support for this application. The letter must be obtained from a college or university professor/instructor in the field of English or education, or from their student teaching cooperating teacher.

The letter of support should be on school letterhead and must be signed by the faculty member. The letter of support should address the following questions:

What qualities does the student possess that you believe makes them stand out as an English Education student?
How do you believe this student will impact their educational communities as they begin their career?

The applicant will upload the letter in pdf format to this application and provide the contact information for the recommender.

Deadline:

August 15

Application for Rising Educators of Color Scholarship

Application for the Rising Educators of Color Scholarship Award

Your Personal Information

Your Name(Required)

First Last

Your Email Address(Required)

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Your Institution(Required)

List the institution at which your recommender teaches.

Your role at institution(Required)

(e.g., student or student teacher)

What semester will you graduate?(Required)

Spring

Fall

Application Questions

Explain why you want to be an English teacher.(Required)

What impact do you hope to have as an educator?(Required)

Letter of Support

Name of Faculty Member Supporting Your Application(Required)

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Email of Your Recommender(Required)

Recommender's Relationship to You(Required)

Students must be supported by a faculty member from their college university or school at which they student teach.

Letter of Support(Required)

Upload a letter of support here in pdf format (see application requirements).

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 64 MB.