The ABCTE Teach & Inspire Scholarship Program provides financial and professional support to individuals like you who want to make a difference in the classroom! Scholarship participants commit to teach for 3 years in high-need schools and subjects across Florida, Mississippi & South Carolina.
You will be part of an elite corps of teachers committed to ensuring success for all students.
What does the Teach & Inspire Scholarship Program provide? We are committed to your support through all the steps in your career change including the first three years of teaching. We provide:
A full scholarship for the ABCTE certification program
The opportunity to earn an additional $1,000 stipend
Job search support
On-going support and ABCTE's mentoring program during your first 3 years of teaching
What is expected of scholarship participants? Teach & Inspire participants are an elite corps of candidates committed to making a difference in public schools for Mississippi, Florida, and South Carolina.
Scholarship participants are expected to:
Earn ABCTE certification by studying for and passing ABCTE exams
Teach for 3 years in a high-need subject area and partner school district
Complete ABCTE's Teacher Development program, including classroom observations
Eligibility Our program has a few important requirements. If the items below describe you, then you are ready to apply and take an important step toward a classroom of your own.
You have a bachelor's degree in any subject from an accredited college*
You are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
You do not have a renewable teaching license
You are ready to commit to three years in the classroom in a high-need district
* If you received your bachelor's degree less than 3 years ago, the degree field must match the subject area you wish to teach or you must have relevant full-time work experience. Questions? Contact us.
Advice regarding the scholarship application Once you begin an online application, you can save changes and review your work before the final submission. Take your time on the application and read directions carefully!
Please note:
You must have an email address in order to submit an online application
Save your username and password for future reference so you can log in and make changes if necessary
You must mail in your official transcript from the institution which granted your bachelor's degree. More information is available once you begin the application.
To formally submit your application for review, it must be complete and you must provide an e-signature on the final page. You will receive a confirmation number after it has been submitted
Your application is not complete until we receive all of the required materials. Once complete, the application is reviewed by the Selection Committee. Applicants may be contacted by phone as part of the final stage of selection.
If selected to receive the scholarship, you will pay a $200 processing fee to enroll, after which point the full scholarship is awarded.
* ABCTE is pleased to accept foreign-educated applicants into our program. For more detailed information, please see section 3.1.3 of our candidate handbook .
