Bilingual Education/ ESL

Scholarship Information

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BSU scholarships: http://education.boisestate.edu/scholarships.htm

Undergraduates

Grow Your Own Scholarship

The Grow you Own Scholarships (GYO) are awarded at the beginning of the academic year to community college students who are enrolled in, or transfer to, BSU Bachelor’s degree offered by the Department of Bilingual Education/ESL. Students must volunteer or work 10 hours per week in an Idaho public school district, Head Start, or similar education program serving English Language Learners or Native American populations. This scholarship will pay 90% of full or part time tuition and will supplement committed students interested in becoming Bilingual and English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers.

Download application forms and instructions (PDF)

For further information regarding deadline please contact olgiecastillo@boisestate.edu or call 426-4077.

The IMAGE of Idaho Scholarship

IMAGE de Idaho is a non-profit organization concerned with the civil rights, employment, and education of Idaho Hispanics. The organization is comprised solely of volunteers whose mission is to achieve the organization’s employment and educational objectives. Contributions and revenues generated through its fund raising endeavors are invested in promoting IMAGE de Idaho’s mission. IMAGE de Idaho believes that education enhances employment opportunities and that Idaho employers and communities will benefit from a skilled labor force.

For more information go to http://www.imagedeidaho.org/

Federal Perkins Loan

The Federal Perkins Loan Program provides low-interest loans to help needy students finance the costs of postsecondary education. Students can receive Perkins loans at any one of approximately 1,800 participating postsecondary institutions. Institutional financial aid administrators at participating institutions have substantial flexibility in determining the amount of Perkins loans to award to students who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment. Borrowers who undertake certain public, military, or teaching service employment are eligible to have all or part of their loans canceled. In general, schools are reimbursed for 100 percent of the principal amount of the loan canceled, and the reimbursement must be reinvested in the school’s revolving loan fund. These institutional reimbursements for loan cancellations are an entitlement.

For more information go to http://www.ed.gov/programs/fpl/index.html

Graduates

Who are the scholarships for?

Graduate scholarships are available for people desiring to earn a Master of Education in Bilingual Education (Spanish-English) or Master of Education in English as a Second Language (ESL) degree. There are 22 bilingual/ESL scholarships available.

Where will classes be held?

Most Bilingual/ESL masters classes will be held in the Twin Falls area for Magic Valley and neighboring area students, and in the Boise/Nampa area for Treasure Valley and neighboring area students. Classes are held Friday evenings 4-10 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m.-5 p.m., meeting three weekends during each 8-week session. A break is scheduled between the first and second courses of each semester.

What is the amount of the graduate scholarship?

Class fees for Idaho residents and non-residents are $840 per 3-credit-hour class. The scholarship pays $1,000 per semester toward your tuition, $150 per semester for books, and $475 for summer session and $100 for summer books. It may pay most of your expenses for the required practicum including airfare and hotel accommodations (double occupancy). It may also provide funds to cover the cost of a substitute teacher while you are gone. You will be expected to pay for your own meals.

Additional Benefits

The graduate scholarship also includes funds for 7 bilingual strand participants to study one summer session in Morelia, Mexico for a culturally and educationally enriching experience that will prove beneficial as professionals working with Latino populations.

For more information about the experience search the hyperlink listed as "Programa Español" at the partnering institution Centro Universitario de Michoacan http://www.cudem.edu.mx.

How do I qualify?

To qualify for a scholarship and renew it each year, you must meet the following requirements:

Be a certified elementary or secondary teacher with a minimum of one year’s teaching experience.
Certify that you work with, or are preparing to work with, English Language Learners (ELL) in your district at the elementary or secondary level.
Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher for your last 2 years of college for entry into the program.
Maintain a 3.25 GPA or higher for each semester you are in the program.
For the bilingual strand, you must have native or near-native fluency in Spanish as determined by an examination or oral review (Spanish is not necessary for the ESL strand).
Sign a commitment statement to complete the degree in a reasonable amount of time.
Have a signed statement from your Superintendent or his/her designee agreeing to grant you leave from your duties for a period of approximately 8 working days to attend a required out-of-state practicum (the superintendent’s approval form is available on a link at the bottom of this page).

How do I apply?

Apply for admission to the Graduate College at BSU. You will not be awarded a bilingual scholarship until you have been admitted into the Graduate College. To apply, please visit their web site at http://www.boisestate.edu/gradcoll/. You may apply online.

Fill out a Graduate Scholarship Application Form and the Superintendent’s Approval Form. Both are PDF files to download, print, and mail.

Acquire additional documents as stated on the scholarship application form.

Submit completed packets to Dr. Claudia Peralta Nash at Boise State University. The address is at the bottom of the application form. Incomplete packets will not be considered.

Scholarships will be available Fall '07. However, you are welcome to apply at any time.

For more information, contact the program assistant, Olgie Castillo, at olgiecastillo@boisestate.edu

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATE/UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Hispanic College Fund: (graduate/undergraduate)

http://www.hispanicfund.org/scholarships.php

Check scholarships for undocumented students at MALDEF scholarships and more at pdf

La Unidad Latina Foundation (graduate/undergraduate)

http://foundation.launidadlatina.org/Apply.htm

Scholarship for Hispanics, Scholarship Directory Sponsors

http://www.scholarshipsforhispanics.org/default.asp?id=25

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Scholarship Award (graduate/undergraduate)

http://www.chci.org/chciyouth/scholarship/scholarship.htm

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (both graduate/undergraduate)

http://www.jackkentcookefoundation.org/jkcf_web/content.aspx?page=SchProg

Fast Web

http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/resources/articles/index/103231

LULAC National Scholarship Fund (graduate/undergraduate)

http://www.lnesc.org/

For more scholarships, please visit the Departamental Scholarship Webpage at http://financialaid.boisestate.edu/scholarships/

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