The Teach Early Childhood North Carolina Scholarship Program offers educational scholarships to early care professionals and those with specific roles in the early care system. Learn the full details!
Overview of Teach Scholarship
Teach Early Childhood provides scholarships to early childhood educators in order to reduce the cost of credit-based education, improve teacher compensation, and boost early childhood educator retention.
Since its establishment in 1999, Teach has had a significant impact on early care and education (ECE), granting thousands of scholarships to over 10,000 participants.
Scholarship Eligibility
Eligible applicants must:
- Work at least 25 hours per week (on average) directly with children in a DHS-certified childcare program.
- Be a resident of Pennsylvania.
- Prior to enrolling in courses through the scholarship program, you must have been employed by the sponsoring program for at least six months.
- Applicants must earn $21.63 per hour or less ($25 per hour for directors) and are interested in taking the PreK-4/Early Childhood Education curriculum at a partner college/university.
- Have a bachelor’s degree in early childhood or a similar discipline and be enrolled in UNCG’s LITL program.
- Receive approval/sponsorship from the employer.
- Submit the Intent to Apply form along with your scholarship application.
Application Process
Teach applications must be completed and received with the relevant documentation/information by Friday, July 12, 2024, to be considered for the Fall 2024 semester.
Applications are accepted on a continuous basis. However, incomplete applications and those received after this date will not be prioritized for consideration.
New scholarship grants for the Fall 2024 semester will be based on funding availability at the time.
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