Classical Studies

1899 AMERICAN CLASSICAL LEAGUE

Attn: Scholarships
Miami University
422 Wells Mill Drive
Oxford, OH 45056
Tel: (513)529-7741
Fax: (513)529-7742
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.aclclassics.org/Scholarships.asp

To provid financial support for a program of summer study or research in the United States or abroad to students and teachers who are members of the American Classical League (ACL).

Title of Award: Arthur Patch McKinlay Scholarships Area, Field, or Subject: Classical studies Level of Education for which Award is Granted: Four Year College, Graduate, Professional Number Awarded: Several each year. Funds Available: The stipend ranges up to $1,500. Duration: Summer months.

Eligibility Requirements: This program is open to current members of the league who are either 1) teachers of classics at the elementary through secondary level, or 2) undergraduate or graduate classics majors planning to teach at the elementary through college level. Applicants must have been members for at least 3 years. They must be planning to participate in a summer program (campus-centered study, tour or study abroad, or research in any country). Alternate proposals may be submitted as long as they involve structured study or research. Deadline for Receipt: January of each year. Additional Information: Awards are also available to teachers who wish to attend the ACL institute and workshops for the first time; those awards cover institute expenses (registration, room, and board) and help defray the cost of transportation. Only current ACL membership is required for applicants interested in the institute.

1900 CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE EMPIRE STATE

P.O. Box 12722
Albany, NY 12212
Web Site: http://wwww.caesny.org/grants.asp

To provid financial assistance to students from New York who are preparing to teach Latin in school.

Title of Award: Terry Walker Scholarship Area, Field, or Subject: Classical studies; Education; Education, Elementary; Education, Secondary; Foreign languages Level of Education for which Award is Granted: Undergraduate Number Awarded: 1 each year. Funds Available: The stipend is $2,000. Duration: 1 year; recipients may reapply.

Eligibility Requirements: This program is open to students who are currently enrolled in college in at least the sophomore year and graduated from a high school in New York and/or are currently attending college in New York. Preference is given to students who are preparing to teach Latin on the elementary or secondary school level. Applicants must submit a self-evaluation essay in which they describe their competence in Latin, speaking skills, arguments for the retention and expansion of Latin in the schools, and ideas for the motivation and instruction of students. Selection is based on that essay, character, scholarship (especially in the field of classics), ability to work with young people, and intention to teach Latin on the elementary and/or secondary level. Deadline for Receipt: March of each year. Additional Information: Information is also available from Linda M. Emanuel, Scholarships and Awards Chair, 30 Gordon Road, Middletown, NY 10941-3345, E-mail: [email protected]. There is a $5 application fee.

1901 CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE MIDDLE WEST AND SOUTH

c/o Eleanor Winsor Leach
Indiana University
Department of Classical Studies, 547 Ballantine Hall
1020 East Kirkwood
Bloomington, IN 47405
Tel: (812)855-4129
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.camws.org/awards/MAScollege.html

To provid financial assistance to undergraduate students majoring in classics at a college or university in the area of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS).

Title of Award: Manson A. Stewart Scholarships Area, Field, or Subject: Classical studies; Foreign languages Level of Education for which Award is Granted: Four Year College Number Awarded: Varies each year; recently, 6 of these scholarships were awarded. Funds Available: The award is $1,000. Duration: 1 year.

Eligibility Requirements: This program is open to undergraduate students who are majoring in classics at the sophomore or junior level at a college or university in the geographic area served by the association. Candidates must be nominated by the chair of their department or program; students then fill out an application and send it along with transcripts and letters of recommendation from 2 members of the association. Nominees are expected to take at least 2 courses in Latin or Greek during the junior or senior year in which the scholarship is held. Deadline for Receipt: February of each year.

1902 CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF NEW ENGLAND

c/o Allen M. Ware
University of Connecticut
Department of History
Box U-103
Storrs, CT 06269-2103
Tel: (860)486-3722
Fax: (860)486-0641
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.caneweb.org

To provid financial assistance to upper-division and graduate students in New England who are working on certification as a teacher of Latin or Greek.

Title of Award: CANE Certification Scholarship Area, Field, or Subject: Classical studies; Education, Secondary; Foreign languages Level of Education for which Award is Granted: Four Year College, Doctorate Number Awarded: 1 each year. Funds Available: The stipend is $1,500. Funds are intended to cover tuition and fees. Duration: 1 year or summer session.

Eligibility Requirements: This program is open to junior and senior undergraduates at colleges and universities in New England and to holders of a master's degree. Applicants must be preparing for secondary school certification as a teacher of Latin or Greek or both in a New England state. Full-time, part-time, and summer programs qualify. Along with their application, they must submit 2 letters of recommendation from college classicists, a letter attesting to their ability to communicate and work with young people and inspire them to high levels of achievement, a 1,000-word personal statement explaining why they are preparing for a career as a secondary school classicist, high school and college transcripts, and a description of their program and the expenses involved. Deadline for Receipt: February of each year.

1903 MARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION

Attn: Office of Student Financial Assistance
839 Bestgate Road, Suite 400
Annapolis, MD 21401-3013
Tel: (410)260-4545
Free: 800-974-1024, ext. 4545
Fax: (410)974-5376
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.mhec.state.md.us/financialAid/ProgramDescriptions/prog_scm.asp

To provid scholarship/loans to Maryland residents who wish to prepare for a teaching career.

Title of Award: Sharon Christa McAuliffe Memorial Teacher Education Award Area, Field, or Subject: Aerospace sciences; Chemistry; Classical studies; Computer and information sciences; Earth sciences; Education; Education, English as a second language; Education, Special; Education, Vocational-technical; Foreign languages; Geosciences; Health care services; Hearing and deafness; Mathematics and mathematical sciences; Physical sciences; Physics; Space and planetary sciences; Visual impairment Level of Education for which Award is Granted: Master's, Professional, Four Year College Number Awarded: Varies each year. Funds Available: The amount of the award is based on the recipient's enrollment and housing status, to a maximum of $17,000 per year. The total amount of all state awards may not exceed the cost of attendance as determined by the school's financial aid office or $17,800, whichever is less. Following graduation, recipients must teach at a Maryland public school for 1 year for each year of financial aid received under this program. If they fail to meet that service obligation, they must repay all funds they received with interest. They must begin the service obligation within 12 months of graduation. Duration: 1 year; may be renewed for 1 additional year if the recipient maintains satisfactory academic progress with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and enrollment at a 2-year or 4-year Maryland college or university in an approved teacher education program.

Eligibility Requirements: This program is open to Maryland residents who are college students with at least 60 semester credit hours completed, college graduates, and teachers in a non-critical shortage area. Applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and plan to teach in a field identified as a critical shortage area. Selection is based on cumulative GPA, applicable work or volunteer experience, quality of academic background in certification field, and a writing sample. Deadline for Receipt: December of each year. Additional Information: Recently, the eligible critical shortage areas were business education, chemistry, computer science, earth and space science, English for speakers of other languages, family and consumer sciences, German, health occupations, Latin, mathematics, physical science, physics, Spanish, special education (generic infant-grade 3, generic grades 1-8, generic grades 6-adult, hearing impaired, severely and profoundly handicapped, visually impaired), and technology education.

1904 NATIONAL JUNIOR CLASSICAL LEAGUE

Attn: Administrator
Miami University
422 Wells Mill Drive
Oxford, OH 45056-2118
Tel: (513)529-7741
Fax: (513)529-7742
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.njcl.org

To provid financial assistance to high school seniors who are members of the National Junior Classical League (NJCL).

Title of Award: National Junior Classical League Scholarships Area, Field, or Subject: Classical studies; Foreign languages; Humanities Level of Education for which Award is Granted: Undergraduate Number Awarded: 8 each year: 1 at $2,000, 2 at $1,500, and 5 at $1,000. Funds Available: Stipends range from $1,000 to $2,000. Duration: 1 year.

Eligibility Requirements: This program is open to current members of the league who are high school seniors planning to enter college in the upcoming academic year to study the classics. Special consideration is given to those who intend to teach Latin, Greek, or the classical humanities. Applicants must submit a 500-word essay on the following: "How will you pass on the torch of classical civilization and convey your study of Latin/Greek into the modern world?" Selection is based on financial need, recommendations, academic record, and service to the league at local, state, and national levels. Deadline for Receipt: April of each year. Additional Information: This program consists of the following named scholarships: the Belle Gould NJCL Scholarship, the Jessie Chambers NJCL Scholarship, the Margaret and Eugene Halligan NJCL Scholarship, the Rhea Miller NJCL Scholarship (established in 1980), the Red and Rhea Miller NJCL Scholarship (established in 1986), the Maureen O'Donnell Scholarship (established in 1989), the Sr. Jeanette Plante Scholarship (established in 2002), and the Susan and Dennis Webb Scholarship (established in 2003). Information is also available from David Volk, NJCL Programs and Scholastic Services Chair, 1122 Oak Street North, Fargo, ND 58102.

1905 OHIO CLASSICAL CONFERENCE

c/o Amy J. Sawan, Scholarship Committee
Medina Senior High School
777 East Union Street
Medina, OH 44256
Tel: (330)636-3200, ext. 3380
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://dept.kent.edu/mcls/classics/occ/scholarships.htm

To provid financial assistance to Ohio residents preparing for a career as a Latin teacher.

Title of Award: Ohio Classical Conference Scholarship for Prospective Latin Teachers Area, Field, or Subject: Classical studies; Education, Elementary; Education, Secondary; Foreign languages Level of Education for which Award is Granted: Undergraduate Number Awarded: 1 each year. Funds Available: The stipend is $1,500. Duration: 1 year; nonrenewable.

Eligibility Requirements: This program is open to residents of Ohio enrolled at least at the sophomore level at a college or university in the United States. Applicants must be taking courses leading to a career in the teaching of Latin at the K-12 level in a public, private, or parochial school. They must submit college transcripts, 2 letters of recommendation (including 1 from a member of their classics department), a prospectus of courses completed and to be taken as part of the program, and a 1-page statement of their academic goals and reasons for applying for the scholarship. Deadline for Receipt: March of each year.

1906 OHIO CLASSICAL CONFERENCE

c/o Amy J. Sawan, Scholarship Committee
Medina Senior High School
777 East Union Street
Medina, OH 44256
Tel: (330)636-3200, ext. 3380
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://dept.kent.edu/mcls/classics/occ/scholarships.htm

To provid financial assistance to Ohio high school seniors planning to study Latin in college.

Title of Award: Ohio Classical Conference Scholarship for the Study of Latin Area, Field, or Subject: Classical studies; Foreign languages Level of Education for which Award is Granted: Undergraduate Number Awarded: 1 each year. Funds Available: The stipend is $1,500. Duration: 1 year; nonrenewable.

Eligibility Requirements: This program is open to seniors graduating from high schools in Ohio and entering a college or university in the United States. Applicants must be planning to study Latin, although they do not need to major in Latin or classics. They must submit an official high school transcript, 2 letters of recommendation (including 1 from their high school Latin teacher), and a 1-page statement on their reasons for studying Latin or the classics. Deadline for Receipt: March of each year.

1907 SOUTH CAROLINA STUDENT LOAN CORPORATION

Interstate Center
16 Berryhill Road, Suite 210
P.O. Box 21487
Columbia, SC 29221
Tel: (803)798-0916
Free: 800-347-2752
Fax: (803)772-9410
Web Site: http://www.scstudentloan.org

To provid scholarship/loans to students in South Carolina who wish to teach certain subjects or in certain geographic areas.

Title of Award: South Carolina Teacher Loan Program Area, Field, or Subject: Classical studies; Consumer affairs; Counseling/Guidance; Education; Education, Elementary; Education, Music; Education, Special; English language and literature; Foreign languages; Library and archival sciences; Mathematics and mathematical sciences; Science; Speech and language pathology/audiology; Technology Level of Education for which Award is Granted: Graduate, Undergraduate Number Awarded: Varies each year. Funds Available: Freshmen and sophomores may borrow up to $2,500 per academic year; juniors, seniors, and graduate students may borrow up to $5,000 per academic year. This is a scholarship/loan program; loans are forgivable at the rate of 20% or $3,000, whichever is greater, for each full year of teaching in an area (either geographic or subject) of critical need; for students who teach in both critical subject and geographic areas, the rate of cancellation is 33% or $5,000, whichever is greater, per year. Borrowers who fail to teach in either a critical subject or geographic area must repay the loan at an annual interest rate that varies (currently, 6.06%) but is capped at 10.25%. Duration: 1 year; may be renewed for a total of 5 years of undergraduate and 5 years of graduate study.

Eligibility Requirements: Eligible to apply are residents of South Carolina who are planning to teach in certain critical geographic areas of the state, or to teach in critical subject areas. Entering freshmen must have ranked in the top 40% of their high school class and have an ACT or SAT score greater than the South Carolina average; enrolled undergraduates or entering graduate students must have at least a 2.75 cumulative GPA; graduate students who have completed at least 1 term must have a GPA of 3.5 or better. Undergraduate students at South Carolina colleges must have taken and passed the Education Entrance Exam; students at institutions outside South Carolina must have completed the necessary prerequisites required at that institution. Only U.S. citizens may apply. Deadline for Receipt: May of each year. Additional Information: Recently, the critical subject areas include mathematics, science (biology, chemistry, physics, and general science), media specialist, special education, industrial technology, guidance, foreign languages (Spanish, French, Latin, and German), family and consumer science, art, music, business education, English and language arts, and speech and drama/theater. For a list of critical geographic area, contact the sponsor.

1908 TEXAS CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION

c/o Andrew Riggsby, Scholarship Committee Chair
University of Texas at Austin
Waggener 123
Austin, TX 78712-1181
Tel: (512)471-5742
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.txclassics.org/schol.htm

To provid financial assistance to high school seniors in Texas who plan to study Latin or Greek in college.

Title of Award: TSJCL Gareth Morgan Scholarship Area, Field, or Subject: Classical studies; Foreign languages Level of Education for which Award is Granted: Undergraduate Number Awarded: 1 each year. Funds Available: The stipend is $1,000. Duration: 1 year.

Eligibility Requirements: This program is open to residents of Texas who have been active members of the Texas Classical Association (TCA) for at least 2 years. Applicants must be graduating from high school and planning to continue their study of Latin and Greek during their freshman year in college. Enrollment in Latin cannot be at a beginning level. Courses in classical civilization are not accepted. Deadline for Receipt: June of each year. Additional Information: This program is offered jointly by the Texas State Junior Classical League (TSJCL) and TCA.

1909 TEXAS CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION

c/o Andrew Riggsby, Scholarship Committee Chair
University of Texas at Austin
Waggener 123
Austin, TX 78712-1181
Tel: (512)471-5742
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.txclassics.org/schol.htm

To provid financial assistance to high school seniors in Texas who plan to study Latin or Greek in college.

Title of Award: TSJCL Lourania Miller Scholarship Area, Field, or Subject: Classical studies; Foreign languages Level of Education for which Award is Granted: Undergraduate Number Awarded: 1 each year. Funds Available: The stipend is $1,000. Duration: 1 year.

Eligibility Requirements: This program is open to residents of Texas who have been active members of the Texas Classical Association (TCA) for at least 2 years. Applicants must be graduating from high school and planning to continue their study of Latin and Greek during their freshman year in college. Enrollment in Latin cannot be at a beginning level. Courses in classical civilization are not accepted. Deadline for Receipt: June of each year. Additional Information: This program is offered jointly by the Texas State Junior Classical League (TSJCL) and TCA.