Scholarships for teachers can be difficult to find, but they’re out there if you know where to look. In fact, many well-known companies sponsor scholarship programs for teachers; they simply get overlooked.

Here are a few great opportunities:

GlaxoSmithKline Endowed Scholarship Fund. This is a $1 million dollar endowment dedicated to providing scholarships for science teachers. Must be a first time candidate.

State Farm Insurance Company. Scholarships available for first-time teaching candidates.

United Parcel Service. UPS provides scholarships to first-time teaching candidates throughout the nation.

Boeing. Boeing provides teaching scholarships for candidates in specific districts of Southern California.

The Coca Cola Foundation. The Coca Cola Foundation provides scholarships for teachers across the nation.

If you are interested in any of the scholarships listed above, you must apply through the National Board of Teaching Standards website. Scholarships are available on a first come, first serve basis.

Posted Sun, 01 Jul 2007 06:14:41 and filed under Teachers, Scholarships. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.