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Department of Educational Leadership Research and Technology
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Kalamazoo MI 49008-5283 USA
(269) 387-3897
Scholarships and Funding Opportunities
The Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology offers unique scholarships and funding Â鶹´«Ã½ to support Â鶹´«Ã½s in achieving their academic and professional goals. Explore the options below to discover resources designed to help you succeed.
Scholarships
The scholarship application window is December 1 through March 15 for the following academic year.
For more information on scholarship decision timeframes, answers to frequently asked scholarship questions, and upcoming scholarship events, please visit the CEHD Scholarships page.
- Must be a doctoral Â鶹´«Ã½ in the educational leadership program
- Must demonstrate their activity and background in the area of school-community relations and other topics related to community education
Scholarship is renewable for a period of up to one year only if the entire award amount was not used in the first year, provided Â鶹´«Ã½ remains in the Ph.D. in educational leadership program and has satisfactory academic progress.
- Must be enrolled in any graduate degree program within the Department of Educational Leadership, Research, and Technology (ELRT).
- Applicants must express a desire to attain a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership within the ELRT Department, either now, or in the immediate future.
- Because the SEAY Fellowship is designed to support outstanding graduate Â鶹´«Ã½s, applicants must share how they meet this criterion.
As funds permit, the SEAY Fellowship is renewable for a maximum of three years of support per Â鶹´«Ã½, provided the Â鶹´«Ã½ has made satisfactory progress each year.
- Must be a first-year graduate Â鶹´«Ã½ pursuing a master’s degree in educational leadership full- or part-time
- Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA at the time of application
- Preference given to Â鶹´«Ã½s who are current or former public school employees in Southwest Michigan
- Preference given to eligible Â鶹´«Ã½s who demonstrate financial need
Scholarship is renewable for a period of up to one year only if the entire award amount was not used in the first year, provided Â鶹´«Ã½ remains a full- or part-time Â鶹´«Ã½ in the M.A. in educational leadership program and has satisfactory academic progress.
- Must be a Â鶹´«Ã½ in the Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology, full-or part-time
- Must have an interest in Student Affairs and Higher Education
- Must be a first-year graduate Â鶹´«Ã½ pursuing a master’s degree in Educational Leadership, full-or part-time
- Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA at the time of application
- Must demonstrate financial need
Scholarship is renewable for one year provided the Â鶹´«Ã½ remains a full-time or part-time graduate Â鶹´«Ã½ in the Educational Leadership program and has demonstrated satisfactory progress.
- Must be pursuing a master’s degree in organizational change leadership, full- or part-time
- Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA at the time of application
- Special consideration given to adult Â鶹´«Ã½s who have experience living or working in diverse environments
- Preference given to single parents
Scholarship is renewable for a period of up to one year only if the entire award amount was not used in the first year, provided Â鶹´«Ã½ remains a full- or part-time Â鶹´«Ã½ in the M.A. in organizational change leadership program and has satisfactory academic progress.
- Must be a first-year graduate Â鶹´«Ã½ pursuing a master’s degree in Educational Leadership, full-or part-time
- Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA at the time of application
- Must demonstrate financial need
Scholarship is renewable for one year provided the Â鶹´«Ã½ remains a full-time or part-time graduate Â鶹´«Ã½ in the Educational Leadership program and has demonstrated satisfactory progress.
- Must be a Â鶹´«Ã½ in the Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology, full- or part-time
- Must maintain a GPA of 3.5 or above
- Must engage in meaningful academic research or innovative projects aimed at improving K-12 education
- Must collaborate with a school system similar in nature to which Â鶹´«Ã½ participates with
- Must utilize technology to link the foregoing for advancing K-12 Â鶹´«Ã½ learning
Funding Opportunities
This fund supports graduate Â鶹´«Ã½s in ELRT who demonstrate a commitment to fostering global engagement and cultural awareness in U.S. higher education.
The purpose of this fund is to support ELRT graduate Â鶹´«Ã½s’ travel to meetings or events sponsored by professional organizations to report the results of research, exhibit or perform creative works, or otherwise disseminate the results of their scholarly activity. This fund does not cover conference attendance for other purposes. See additional guidelines.
The purpose of this fund is to support ELRT graduate Â鶹´«Ã½s actively engaged in independent scholarly research, scientific inquiry, inventive technology, and artistic/creative activity. The research fund supports Â鶹´«Ã½ needs for active data collection, data synthesis, data handling, data cleaning, and data analysis.
The Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology hires graduate Â鶹´«Ã½s (typically doctoral Â鶹´«Ã½s), as needed, to assist faculty with research and program development. In addition, usually one graduate teaching assistant position is available to teach certain undergraduate educational technology courses. Students applying for any of these positions typically must have familiarity with the educational systems and organizations that our programs prepare Â鶹´«Ã½s to work in. Awards are made in early spring for the following fall semester.
Eligibility criteria
- Must be a Â鶹´«Ã½ in the Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
- Must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above
- Must be able to work the required 20 hours of service per week for a full time award
Application deadline: February 15