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Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Scholarship

$6,000
Award Amount
Feb 20, 2027
Deadline
Description

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship Program encourages Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) students to become educators, school nurses, school counselors or school therapists and to promote professional growth for BIPOC teachers and Education Support Professionals (ESP) members. Applicants must be pursuing a degree, credential or certification for a teaching-related career in public education in an accredited institution of higher education. They must be a dependent child of an active, CTA/NEA-Retired or deceased CTA member (per IRS ruling), and an active member of Student CTA (SCTA). Additional requirement includes 2 recommendation letters. For more information, kindly visit the scholarship's website.

Eligible Majors
Education
Nursing
Activities & Interests
Affiliations
Trade Association / Union
Application Requirements

Letter of Recommendation

Eligibility
Level of Study

Undergraduate, Graduate

Degree Type

Bachelor, Master, Doctoral

Enrollment Status

Not Specified

Financial Need

Required

Applicant Type

Minority Student, Member, Dependent of Member

Location
States

California

Demographics
Ethnicity

Native American / American Indian / Alaska Native, Asian, African American / Black, Hispanic / Latino

Race

African American / Black, Native American / American Indian / Alaska Native, Pacific Islander / Native Hawaiian

Family Affiliation
Child of CTA Member

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