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Minority Teaching Scholarship

Missouri Department of Higher Education

The Minority Teaching Scholarship is awarded to high school graduate, a college student pursuing a career in teaching. Applicants must be United States citizen or permanent resident, or otherwise lawfully present in the United States

Key Information

Eligibility Requirements

  • Age/Grade Level:
    A recent high school graduate, college student or returning adult (without a degree)
  • Financial Need:
    Not Mentioned
  • Other Academic Requirements:
    Who ranks in the top 25 of percent of their high school class and scores in the top 25 percent of the ACT or SAT exam*, or another accepted, national academic assessment examACT composite score of 24SAT composite critical reading and math score of 1360.
  • Residence:
    Be a permanent resident, or otherwise lawfully present in the United States. (or United States citizen)Be a Missouri resident
  • Citizenship:
    Be a United States citizen (or permanent resident, or otherwise lawfully present in the United States.)
  • College:
    Be enrolled full-time in an approved teacher education program at a participating community college or four-year college or university in Missouri
  • Major/Career:
    This is a program designed to attract academically talented minority individuals into the teaching profession.
  • Ethnicity:
    Be African American, Asian American, Hispanic American or Native American.
  • Extracurricular:
    School and community activities

Application Details

  • Transcript:
    Not required
  • Resume/Activity List:
    Not required

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