Academy Educator Scholarship Program

The Colorado Academy of Educators for the Gifted, Talented, and Creative (CAEGTC) makes available scholarships to Colorado educators who have demonstrated a commitment to a career direction in gifted education. The Academy scholarship program provides yearly scholarships for selected educators who are actively pursuing a graduate degree in gifted education or seeking Colorado state endorsement in gifted education. The number of scholarhips and amount of financial award available for any given year may vary depending on the resources of the Academy.

2009-2010 Academy Teacher Scholarship
Information and Application Guidelines

Information:

The 2009-2010 Academy Teacher Scholarship will provide $500 to selected recipients. Two scholarships will be awarded this year in honor of Shirley Weddel; and a third scholarship will be awarded in honor of Gwen Rosentrater.

Eligibility:

To be considered for a CAEGTC Educator Scholarship, an educator must:

1. Hold a current Colorado educator license;

2. Be pursuing a graduate degree and/or Colorado Gifted Education Specialist Endorsement

3. Have a demonstrated commitment to a career directly related to the provision of educational services to gifted children (teaching gifted students, coordinating Gifted Education program, GT resource teacher, twice exceptional teacher, GT counselor, special educator, etc.)

Selection Criteria:

Applicants are evaluated on demonstration of potential and commitment to serving the field of Gifted Education as conveyed through the application materials.

Materials to be submitted:

1. Letter of application
   • The letter of application is a critical part of the application process and should clearly demonstrate the applicant’s commitment to the field of Gifted Education and to serving GT students.
2. Two letters of recommendation supporting applicant’s commitment to the field
3. Copy of Colorado educator license
4. Transcript of current graduate education involvement
5. Resume

Timeline:

1. Application materials must be postmarked by December 11, 2009.

2. Scholarship Review Committee reviews applications during December, 2009.

3. Recipients informed by January 15, 2010.

4. Recipients' acceptance or declination response due by February 10, 2010.

5. Scholarship funds distributed to recipients by end of February, 2010, upon notification of registration for course work.  Recipients must submit registration documents to initiate distribution of funds.

Submit materials to:

Ellen Honeck
8043 S. Quince Way
Centennial, CO 80112
           
Questions? Contact:

Cindy Gifford (cdgifford@sd27j.org or cdgifford@comcast.net)