Otto J. Shipla Award

Indiana State University

Opening Soon

About the Scholarship

Opens: 1/1/2026

Closes: 3/1/2026

The Otto J. Shipla Award is available to students at Indiana State University recognized for outstanding performance in elementary student teaching. Special consideration is given to those who complete their student teaching in Daviess, Knox, or Sullivan counties in Indiana, or to students from those counties who complete student teaching elsewhere through an Indiana State University program.

Award Amount Varies

Essay Required: No
Need-Based: No
Merit-Based: No
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Requirements

Resident of the U.S.

Attending Indiana State University Bayh College of Education

Undergraduate or graduate student

Seeking a professional certification or bachelor's degree

Studying elementary education

Student teaching in an elementary school Preference is given to those who complete their student teaching in Daviess, Knox, or Sullivan counties in Indiana, or to students from those counties who complete student teaching elsewhere through an Indiana State University program.