PREL accepting applications for Pacific Teacher Scholarship
HONOLULU, Hawaii-Pacific Resources for Education and Learning is now accepting online applications for the Pacific Teacher Scholarship Program for Academic Year 2012-2013. The application deadline is April 1, 2012.
PREL awards about five scholarships each year to residents of the U.S.-affiliated Pacific to honor their commitment to teaching excellence. The amounts vary from $500 to $1,000.
To be eligible, you must:
Be a resident of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Republic of Palau, or the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Be a 2nd-, 3rd-, or 4th-year student at an accredited college or university.
Be enrolled in an accredited teacher preparation program.
Be a student in good standing. (A grade point average [GPA] of at least 2.5 qualifies you as a student in good standing.)
Intend to teach in a school in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific.
For more information about applying or donating to the Pacific Teacher Scholarship, visit www.prel.org/scholarship.aspx. (PREL)