Hattie M. Strong Scholars Program

The Donor wishes to reduce financial pressure for students in teacher education programs during the student-teaching semester, when a student’s ability to offset expenses with outside employment is curtailed by the rigor of full-time work in the classroom.

The recipients of the Strong Scholars Program’s annual scholarship will be education majors who are in the process of initial licensure whom the selection committee identifies as having the potential to become excellent classroom teachers. Recipients must be undergraduate students who have exhibited outstanding success and enthusiasm in field experience prior to the final year of the program or graduate students whose life experiences prior to enrollment reveal the same traits. Recipients must maintain a minimum of 3.0 GPA in the two semesters prior to their final year. Recipients must have demonstrated financial need. Several awards at around $5,000 each will be given each year that funds are available.

You must complete your student teaching internship in AY24-25 to be eligible for this scholarship.