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The scholarship will be awarded to one full-time student for the academic year for each IRTA Foundation area. B. The scholarship recipient shall receive a grant of $2,000 for the academic year, to be used for educational expenses. C. If for any reason the recipient does not conform to any or all policies, the IRTA Foundation Board has the right to revoke the scholarship. D. All applications must be postmarked/emailed on or before May 1st, prior to the applicant's freshman, sophomore, junior or senior year in college, and mailed or emailed to the office of the E. IRTA Foundation. Recipients will be notified by June 1st of that same year. The applicant may be an incoming Freshman, Sophomore, Junior or Senior in college.
The scholarship recipient shall receive a grant of $2,000 for the academic year, to be used for educational expenses.
An application must be postmarked or emailed no later than May 1st and mailed or emailed to the IRTA office. The applicant must be entering their freshman, sophomore, junior or senior year in college. The student must be accepted into a Teacher Certification Program in order to receive IRTA Foundation Scholarship funding. B. Applicants must be a resident of Illinois or have graduated from an Illinois high school. C. Applicants may attend school in any state as long as the school attending maintains an accredited Teacher Training program. D. Applicants must have and maintain at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. E. The recipient must furnish an official transcript from their high school, college or university prior to receiving funds.
A. Each applicant must complete an application provided by the IRTA Foundation. B. The applicant must submit a One page (double spaced) personal statement with reason(s) for applying for the scholarship. C. Three letters of recommendation, from other than family members, must accompany the D. application. Please include name of reference, applicant's relationship to the reference, and a means of contacting the reference. An official transcript from all colleges attended by the student must accompany the application. If applicant is an incoming freshman, an official transcript from their high school must accompany the application. E. Each applicant must sign a Consent to Release Information form authorizing the IRTA Foundation to verify the accuracy of allinformation and documentation submitted with the scholarship application. F. Verification of acceptance in a Teacher Education Program. (If an incoming Freshman, acceptance letter from the University with acceptance in Teacher Education Program). (If a Community College student, a letter of acceptance from the University or University class schedule with course of study indicated.) (If a University student, school of study must be on the official transcript.)
For more details, visit IRTA Foundation Scholarship Webpage
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