Executive Director's Scholarship

PAC-TE offers a yearly scholarship to eligible teacher certification program candidates.

The Scholarship

The PAC-TE Executive Director’s Scholarship is an annually awarded scholarship commemorating all past PAC-TE Executive Directors. The scholarship is to be awarded to a deserving undergraduate or graduate student pursuing teacher certification at a college or university in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who has a GPA of 3.5 or higher. The monetary amount of the scholarship is anticipated to be  $1000.00.

Procedures for Application, Review and Selection of the Recipient

Each fall an annual request for nomination s will be posted on the PAC-TE website for PAC-TE members to nominate a deserving student or for student members to self-nominate, with the endorsement of a PAC-TE member, for the scholarship. All nominees will be expected to submit/upload the following documentation via the PAC-TE application webpage:

• On-line Application
• Two (2) letters of reference that address the following characteristics. At least one of these letters should be from faculty who have taught the candidate.
  • Leadership
  • Initiative
  • Applicant’s commitment to PreK-12 Education
  • Applicant’s goals and aspirations
• A copy of the candidate's transcripts (these may be unofficial copies)
• Application Letter – The applicant’s letter should address the following:
  • Applicant’s commitment to PreK-12 Education
  • Applicant’s goals and aspirations
  • Intended use of the scholarship

Post Scholarship Expectations

All scholarship recipients will be encouraged to submit to the PAC-TE Selection Committee a written report one year after the award describing how the recipient utilized the scholarship funds. Awardees will not be eligible for a subsequent PAC-TE scholarship award.

Apply for Executive Directors' Scholarship here.