Amount: $10,000. About: Offered by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the NCTM Prospective 7-12 Secondary Teacher Course Work Scholarships is a $10,000 award to provide financial support to college students preparing for teaching secondary school mathematics. Applicants must be a current (on or before the application deadline) student member of NCTM; Persons currently completing their sophomore year of college, scheduling for full-time study at a four- or five-year college or university in the next academic year and pursuing a career goal of becoming a certified teacher of 7-12 secondary school mathematics; the applicant’s college grade point average (GPA) must be at least 3.0 (out of 4.0) or equivalent; no person(s) may receive more than one award administered by the Mathematics Education trust in the same academic year; past recipients of the Texas Instruments Demana-Waits Scholarship and employees or immediate family members of employees of either the Educational and Productivity Solutions business segment of Texas Instruments or the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.
Eligible Grade Levels: College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior
Eligible Majors: Computer Science
Residency Requirement: No residency requirement
Minimum GPA: No GPA requirement
Deadline: May 1. Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.