Scholarships in Education for US Minorities at University of Central Florida

Brief description:

The MPIE Ford Foundation Scholarship is a need-based scholarship for African American/Black, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian American/Pacific Islander, and Hispanic students. The primary purpose of this scholarship is to attract capable and promising minority students to pursue teaching careers.

Host Institution(s):

University of Central Florida, USA.

Field of study:

Education

Number of Awards:

Not specified

Target group:

African American/Black, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian American/Pacific Islander, and Hispanic students who are residents of Florida.

Scholarship value/inclusions:

Currently, the award is up to $1300 per semester (pending availability of funds). Students are eligible to receive a scholarship for a maximum of two consecutive years (pending availability of funds).

Eligibility:

•  Must demonstrate financial need and be cleared by the UCF Office of Student Financial Assistance to receive financial aid.
•  Must be a member of the following racial/ethnic groups: African American/Black, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian American/Pacific Islander, or Hispanic/Latino.
•  Must be a resident of the state of Florida.
•  Must be a U.S. citizen or resident alien.
•  Must be admitted to and attending the UCF College of Education as an undergraduate degree seeking student.
•  Must be enrolled as a full-time student (at least 12 hours) in the term in which the award is received.
•  For scholarship eligibility and renewal, a participant must have and maintain at least a 2.5 gpa and demonstrate financial need.

Application instructions:

The application and all supporting documents must be received in the MPIE office on or before the deadline: 1 July for Fall semester and 15 November for Spring semester). Applications may be delivered via the U.S. Mail (and postmarked by deadline), faxed, or hand delivered.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Contact information:

MINORITY PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION
College of Education
University of Central Florida
P.O. Box 161250
Orlando, FL 32816-1250
(407) 823-3851

Website:

Official Scholarship Website: http://www.education.ucf.edu/mpie/scholarship.cfm

2009 Scholarship Information and Application Form: http://education.ucf.edu/mpie/docs/Ford%20Foundation%20Application%202009.pdf