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About this Guide
Do you love to share your knowledge with others? Do you prefer a blackboard
and chalk to paper and pen? Were you visibly moved during the teaching scenes
in the movie Dead Poet's Society? If so, then it's official—you're
a teacher! And the good news is that there are plenty of lucrative scholarships
awards designed with you in mind. As the latest installment in Ben Kaplan’s
popular Scholarships That Totally Rock! series, this guide profiles
a wealth of scholarships, fellowships, grants, prizes, and college cash opportunities
for those who dedicate their lives to teaching. Whether you're still in high
school, a college undergraduate, a graduate student, or even a working teacher
looking to get additional training, there are a virtually endless supply of
scholarships available for pursuing your teaching education—and now it's
time to get "schooled" on how to win them!
For example, did you know that some of the largest corporations in America sponsor
ucrative award programs just for current and prospective teachers? Are you aware
that there are scholarships specifically designed to encourage teachers in subjects
like math, engineering, and chemistry? Or that there are awards for teaching
English, business, watercolor painting, and even outdoor school? With this guide
in hand, you’ll discover scholarship opportunities that are for virtually
every kind of teacher imaginable.
Not only will you discover a plethora of portable scholarship prizes that can
be used at the school of your choice—including who sponsors these scholarships,
how and when to apply, and what it takes to win—but you will also learn
about leading college cash possibilities for students interested in teaching
programs at some of America’s top universities.
But it doesn't stop there! You will also learn about lucrative scholarship
and loan-forgiveness programs offered to students who are residents of a wide
variety of states, including exactly what you'll need to do in order to apply
(and win!).
Ever wasted countless hours searching for scholarships only to wind up empty
handed? Scholarship Coach Ben Kaplan designed this guide to trigger immediate
action, providing you with plenty of targeted opportunities to apply for right
away.
Already accumulated a substantial amount of student loans? You'll get the inside
scoop on awesome loan forgiveness programs that make it possible for corporations,
associations, and government agencies to help pay off your debt.
Wondering what a winning scholarship submission looks like? You’ll read
sample winning scholarship essays and application excerpts from some of the
nation's top teaching scholarships—with notes on what worked and what
could yet be improved.
Want the inside scoop directly from America’s Scholarship Coach? You’ll
be able to play special bonus audio messages in which Ben Kaplan reveals some
of the secrets he’s learned from interviews with dozens of teaching and
education scholarship winners and contest judges.
Based on hundreds of hours of exhaustive research, Teaching and Education
Scholarships That Totally Rock! is quite simply the guide every student
preparing to enter the teaching profession should have close at hand. Ben Kaplan
has done the job of tracking down these many valuable scholarships leads for
you so that you’ll be able to focus your time and energy where it counts…
on applying for these lucrative awards and bringing home the college cash.
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