The School of Education offers the following scholarships and awards for undergraduate Teacher Education majors Psychology, Mathematics, Computer Science, Nursing and Biology students. Applications for these awards are available online and in the School of Education.
Global Agents in Teacher Education – GATE
The key goals of this proposed Hawkins Center of Excellence four-year program at Medgar Evers College, identified as MEC Global Agents in Teacher Education (GATE) are to:
- To recruit, prepare, and graduate up to 100 teachers of color with either a BA degree program below;
- To increase the number of certified bilingual teachers of color (with targeted certifications options in Spanish,
French, Haitian Creole, or American Sign Language) to serve students with and without disabilities in multilingual urban settings; - To increase teacher effectiveness in research-based interdisciplinary instruction and culturally responsive
pedagogy and practice.
MEC Teacher Preparation Degree Programs
- BA Childhood Education [Grades 1-6]
- BA Childhood Special Education [Gfades 1-6]
- BA Early Special Childhood Education [Birth – Grade 2]
Project Entry Requirements:
- 30 credits General Ed
- Completed EDUC 102, 110, 152 and 231 and co-reqs 501-503
- GPA 3.0 and above
- Completed or prepared to take ATAS Certification
Project Benefits for Teaching Candidates
- Gate residency in partner schools from sophomore through graduation
- Each year 5 students will participate / attend a teacher education conference
- Supervised field-based experiences in partner schools
- Counseling services
- Language extension pods
- Supplemental instruction services
- Advisement / faculty mentoring by degree program
- Enhanced learning opportunities / special workshops
- ATAS / NYSTCE certification reimbursement
- Winter and summers NYSTCE certification workshops
- Supplies / materials subsidy covered: $180/yr
- Stipend of $2,000 over the 2 semesters of clinical practice
Contact: Ms. Janelle Edwards – jedwards@mec.cuny.edu
Health Careers Connection Pipeline Program (HCCP) Scholarship
Health Careers Connection Pipeline Project recruits, prepares and sustains students of color from high school through college in STEM-based fields geared toward careers in the health professions. The Project is funded by the Office of Workforce Diversity, US Department of Health and Human Services. Qualifying high school students enroll in early college degree programs at Medgar Evers College and complete their Associate degrees at the same time they earn their high school diplomas. STEM-Health degree programs in Biology, Mathematics, Computer Science, Psychology and Nursing provide the pathways to health careers for interested applicants. Students would complete their Bachelor’s degrees as healthcare scholars at Medgar Evers College in two years after graduating from high school.
My Brother’s Keeper Teacher Opportunity Corps II (MBK TOC) Scholarship
The purpose of TOC is to increase the participation rate of historically underrepresented and economically disadvantaged individuals in teaching careers. TOC program will recruit and prepare 50 teachers in one of the three nationally accredited specialty degree programs to work in focus schools in Brooklyn and Buffalo. It would include instructional strategies designed to meet the learning needs of students placed at risk. Incorporate the use of mentors and other high quality support systems for pre-service and new teachers that are designed to ensure a lasting and positive effect on classroom performance. Reflect current research on teaching and learning; culturally and linguistically relevant teaching; youth development; restorative practices; and STEM concentrations at the elementary, middle & high school levels. Integrate a clinically rich pre-service model with a 10 month internship experience and includes partnerships with high- needs schools to help them address the recurrent teacher shortage areas, and foster retention in teaching of highly qualified individuals who value diversity and equity.