New scholarship to assist future teachers in rural eastern NC
East Carolina University’s College of Education will offer 15 new Partnership Teach Fellows scholarships in 2020 thanks to a contribution by an eastern North Carolina funder.
The scholarships, valued at $10,000 each, will be awarded to community college transfer students who have a passion for teaching and a commitment to remain in their home communities in eastern North Carolina. Fellows will complete coursework through the Partnership Teach online bachelor’s degree program.
“North Carolina faces a growing teacher shortage and the Partnership Teach online model provides an affordable, convenient solution for degree completion in elementary education, special education and middle grades education,” said Partnership Teach Coordinator Kathy Bradley.
The distance education model was developed in 2002 to provide opportunities for working adults to become teachers while remaining in their home communities. ECU partners with 20 community colleges and 43 school districts to prepare students for successful transfer and degree completion. Over 850 students have graduated with teaching degrees from the Partnership Teach program since its inception.
The program is available to students across North Carolina and the Partnership Teach Fellows scholarships will be available to community college transfer students in Beaufort, Bertie, Cumberland, Chowan, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Sampson, Tyrell, Vance, Warren, Washington, Wayne and Wilson counties.
For more information about the Partnership Teach program or Partnership Teach Fellows scholarship opportunity, contact a regional coordinator at pe@ecu.edu or visit the Partnership Teach website.
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Contact: Kathy Bradley, ECU Partnership Teach Coordinator, 252-451-8212, bradleyk@ecu.edu