Hawkins Center For Excellence Program

关于项目

密歇根州立大学丹佛 is one of 12 institutions nationwide to receive funding from the Hawkins grant, which aims to support potential teachers from historically under-served populations by expanding teacher-preparation programs.

密歇根州立大学丹佛 will use a portion of the grant to provide 15 scholarships per semester to paraprofessionals working in 丹佛 Public Schools Designated Qualifying Schools where more than 70% of students are eligible for free and reduced lunch and over 80% “minority” population (per Colorado Department of Education).

Scholarships are for potential 密歇根州立大学丹佛 教育学院 students with historically under-served identities (i.e. students who identify as racially/ethnically diverse, 同性恋群体, first-generation college students, and/or students with disabilities).

奖学金的资格

Scholarships amounts are based on a sliding scale (depending on number of credits per semester)​. 有资格获得奖学金, students must declare interest in a 教育学院 undergraduate major on their 密歇根州立大学丹佛 application.​

To receive the Bilingual Specialist amount, students must declare interest in a 教育学院 undergraduate major on their application and enroll in a Bilingual Education Specialist course taught in Spanish.

 

每学期学分	仅限教育专业	Education major + bilingual specialist
6 to 8	$500	$1,000
9 to 11	$1,550	$2,000
12 to 14	$2,500	$3,250
15 to 18	$3,200	$3,950

奖学金的要求

• 至少2.平均成绩5分(GPA)
• 完成 FASFA / CASFA
• Two recommendations (peer and school/district leader)​
• 承诺准备的 实践考试
• Participate in a virtual/online interview
• Employed as a paraprofessional at a 合格DPS学校

Scholarship Application Components

• 应用 to 密歇根州立大学丹佛 and indicate an interest in 教育学院
• Complete and upload an essay answering 5 specific short-answer questions
• Upload two recommendations; one from a peer, one from a supervisor/leader
• Complete a short series of multiple choice questions

Check out the slide deck from our Hawkins Scholarship presentation below for more information.