EMU receives $749,000 grant for teacher education scholarships

Friday, November 21, 2008 | Source: Concentrate
Some lucky students are about to get a helping hand at Eastern Michigan University, at least those who are looking to teach science, technology, engineering and math.

The National Science Foundation recently awarded EMU $749,000, to go to students who major in education that focuses on those four key areas over the next five years. The hope is to create more science-based teachers and retain them in the state's high-need areas, such as Ypsilanti and Willow Run.

The Developing Urban Education Teachers in STEM Subjects will give up to $13,000 a year, for two years, to education students looking to teach Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM, get it?). Participants must agree to teach two years in a high-need district for every one year of scholarship. Other schools in the area that qualify include Lincoln Consolidated, Inkster, Wayne, Westland and Washtenaw Intermediate school districts.

The program will give out these scholarships to 10 students each of the first four years. The fifth year it will take on five students. Recipients must be admitted to the College of Education teacher prep program, have a 3.0 GPA and 56 credit hours under their belts.

Source: Eastern Michigan University
Writer: Jon Zemke
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