This is exciting news. Most students who pursue a degree in teaching do so because they have a passion for helping others, not because their pathway to the classroom is full of lucrative incentives. Now there is a scholarship for students pursuing a degree in teaching offered by StraightForwardMedia.com.

This scholarship is designed to assist students who are pursuing any form of teaching degree from elementary to high school. The Teaching Scholarship is a $500 award that is distributed to a deserving candidate four times each year.

Current deadlines are as follows:

• January 14

• April 14

• July 14

• October 14

The Teacher Scholarship is just one of many scholarships sponsored by StraightForwardMedia.com. This organization has been sponsoring scholarships of a wide variety since 2003. If you don’t qualify for the Teacher Scholarship highlighted here, be sure to check out the StraightForwardMedia.com website to review other opportunities to earn financial assistance for college—chances are in your favor that you’ll find a scholarship there that you are eligible for. Since 2005, this website has been awarding over $50,000 each year to deserving students—it’s certainly worth checking out!

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.