Connecticut State Organization offers annual cash grants to high school seniors and college students enrolled in teacher education programs. Many chapters also offer annual grants to college education majors.
High School Grants
Each year Connecticut State Organization offers four cash grants to high school seniors from Connecticut who are entering teacher education programs in the fall.
Requirements for High School Grant Applicants:
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Elizabeth Sonier Grant Awards $750.00 to a senior planning to pursue a degree in Music Education
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Hannah Griswold GrantAwards $750.00 to a senior demonstrating financial need planning to major in education
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Lee Formica Grant |
Margaret Rose Nielsen GrantAward $500.00 to a high school senior planning to pursue a degree in a teacher education program in one of the following areas: Math, Science or Technology.
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Letter to School Counselors
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Completed High School Grant Applications should be mailed to the following address by April 10, 2024
Sue Carpenter
79 Knox Road
Litchfield, CT 06759
Sue Carpenter
79 Knox Road
Litchfield, CT 06759
College Grants
A State College Recruitment Grant of $500 is available to juniors at each of Connecticut's state universities, e.g. Eastern, Western, Central, Southern, and UCONN. An additional $500 Recruitment Grant is available at Southern to a junior studying elementary education.
Students will submit their State College Recruitment Grant applications to their Education Departments by the date required by the university. The names of the applicants selected by the universities will be forwarded to the Professional Affairs Chairperson by April 10, to be presented for approval at the Spring Convention. The Alpha Kappa State treasurer issues payments to the universities in late August. DOWNLOAD the Application Here |