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Underwood-Smith Teacher Loan Assistance Scholarship

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About the Scholarship

Opens: 7/1/2024
Closes: 11/1/2024

Underwood-Smith Teacher Loan Assistance Scholarship provides repayment of educational loans to teachers in West Virginia.

Win up to
$3,000
  • Essay Required: No
  • Need-Based: No
  • Merit-Based: Yes
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Requirements
  • This program is open to teachers who have earned a degree and are certified to teach in West Virginia.
  • Applicants must have outstanding federal student loans.
  • Priority is given to new teachers and teachers who have previously received an award from this program and who 1) agree to teach or are currently teaching a subject area of critical need in a state public school; 2) agree to teach or are currently teaching in a geographic area of the state identified as an area of critical need; or 3) are a certified teacher in a subject area of critical need and enrolled in an advanced infield degree course or has earned an advanced in-field degree.
  • Eligible teachers must agree to teach fulltime in a public school in West Virginia in a subject area or geographic area of critical need under contract with a county board for a period of 2 school years for each year for which loan assistance is received.

    • Details

    Pursued Degree Level
    Bachelor's Degree, Graduate Degree
    Current Grade
    College Junior, College Senior
    Location
    • Country: US
    • State: WV
    Intended Area of Study
    Elementary Education, Kindergarten and Preschool Education
    Minimum GPA
    3.5

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