Scholarship Opportunities for Students The SCOLT Board is excited to announce new scholarship opportunities for high school and college students! The Ken Stewart Future Language Educator Scholarship has been available for high school seniors since 2019. This is a $1000 scholarship awarded to a high school senior in the SCOLT region who wants to become a language teacher. The funds can be used as needed for tuition, books, or other college expenses. Four very deserving students have received the scholarship to date! See a updates from a few of them in this newsletter. The Board is excited to announce a second scholarship for a high school senior! Vista Higher Learning will be sponsoring a $1000 scholarship in each of the five regions, beginning in 2023. How exciting to be able to provide two scholarships for aspiring language educators! And to add to the good news, Vista Higher Learning will be sponsoring a $1000 scholarship for a current college student in the region who demonstrates passion, leadership, and promise as a future language teacher. With the current teacher shortage and a critical need to encourage students to become educators, the SCOLT Board is extremely appreciative of the ability to provide these opportunities for high school and college students! Applications and detailed information will be available in the Fall. Watch the SCOLT website, Facebook, and Twitter feeds for more information.
Ken Stewart Future Language Educator Scholarship Recipient Update Cody Smith, who is studying multiple languages at Western Kentucky University, is teaching Arabic and ESL this summer. He is involved in many ways at his university and is already contributing to the profession! Virginia Jackson, who received the scholarship in 2020, is doing well in her college studies in Georgia. She says, “I love UGA!! This summer I will actually be studying in Granada, Spain, for a month!” We look forward to hearing more about her studies later this year.
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