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Did you know that the Albert F. Shanker Scholarship provides financial assistance to the children and grandchildren of members of AFT Oregon? Students pursuing a certificate, associate, or bachelor’s degree are welcome to apply.

Albert Shanker Scholarship

Albert Shanker Scholarship Review

The Albert Shanker grant was established to defray the costs of National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification for qualified New York State public school teachers.

The New York State Education Department through the Albert Shanker Grant makes funding available to support qualified New York State public school teachers seeking their first National Board Certification.

Note that:

  1. National Board Certification comprises four components. All components must be attempted within three years.
  2. Candidates for the Albert Shanker Grant must first complete the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) Candidate Application online. Candidates must also settle the annual NBPTS registration fee, register, and pay for the first component out-of-pocket.
  3. Purchasing more than one component out-of-pocket will disqualify a candidate for the grant.
  4. Once the NBPTS application has been finalized, candidates must apply online for the Albert Shanker grant through NYSED.

If a candidate is found suitable for and awarded the Albert Shanker Grant, the New York State Education Department will fully fund the cost of the remaining three components of the National Board.

To be eligible for the Albert Shanker Grant, candidates must:

  • Be employed as a full-time tutor in a New York public school.
  • Have a valid New York State teaching certificate.
  • Have tenure in his/her current position.
  • Commit to and finalize the entirety of the initial NBPTS candidacy effort.
  • Continue to be employed as a full-time tutor in a New York public school for at least one full school year following the completion of the initial grant period.
  • Apply for NBPTS certification and pay for the first component selected.
  • Apply for the Albert Shanker Grant.

Here are the candidate application instructions that must be followed:

  1. Candidates can apply for the Albert Shanker Grant by submitting the Albert Shanker Grant Application.
  2. Finalize Albert Shanker Grant Tenure Attestation.
  3. After applying online, candidates are required to send via email to shankergrant@nysed.gov (link sends e-mail) and scan a copy of the registration receipt and a copy of the payment receipt for the first component paid out-of-pocket.
  4. Follow the National Board Component Purchase Instructions on Candidate Steps for Purchasing Components with Third-Party Payer Funding for the NYS Albert Shanker Grant.

Verification Process

You can follow through on your verification via email: ShankerGrant@nysed.gov.

Note:

  • Funding is limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis to all eligible candidates.
  • If a candidate is found eligible for an award, they will be notified.
  • If a candidate is awarded an Albert Shanker Grant and withdraws from the NBPTS process, he/she will not be qualified for a subsequent grant.

Candidate reimbursement is open only for candidates who finish the National Board certification process by December.

This happens after NYSED receives official notification from the National Board at the end of the certification cycle.

Points to note:

  • After a candidate completes the National Board process, the candidate will be refunded for the cost of their first component paid for out of pocket, provided that they did not receive any form of reimbursement for their first component from any other source.
  • To receive reimbursement, once the reimbursement period begins, the candidate must submit a written request via email for reimbursement to shankergrant@nysed.gov.
  • Candidates must include their names, candidate IDs, and the year the grant was received.
  • The candidate will obtain a voucher with instructions to be completed and returned via mail to the address listed on the instructions.
  • A check will be issued from NYSED through a process that may take up to 6–8 weeks to complete.

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