Examples of College of Education Undergraduate Student Scholarships:

I. Alfred DeVito Scholar Program

$1000 AWARD*

DESCRIPTION
This program recognizes first-year students who have outstanding high school academic records and show promise as future educators. Scholars participate in a seminar course for which they receive one credit each semester. The course is structured to enhance the scholars? college education and prepare them to be successful educators. Each scholar will be provided the opportunity to work individually with a faculty member and may engage in research, data analysis, planning and coordinating activities, and a range of other efforts.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- High school seniors
- SAT score of at least 1230 , excluding the writing score, or ACT composite score of at least 28, excluding the writing score, or valedictorian or salutatorian or National Merit Scholar finalist    

II. Barbara I. Cook Scholarship

$1000 AWARD*

DESCRIPTION
This award was established in honor of Dean of Students Emeritus Barbara I. Cook. A Purdue University graduate, she was also a professor of education during her 33-year University career.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- First-year or continuing student enrolled in the College of Education 

III. Jack Karl Scholarship

$1000 AWARD*

DESCRIPTION
This award was established in honor of Jack Karl for his outstanding service during his thirty-two years working for the Purdue Alumni Association and his dedication to Purdue University.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
First-year or continuing student enrolled in the College of Education
Merit based
Preference for student members of the men's and women's intercollegiate swimming team or the men's intercollegiate baseball team

IV.  Kincaid Math & Physical Science Scholarship

$500 AWARD*   

DESCRIPTION
This award was established by Wayne Kincaid a former K-12 science teacher.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- Open ONLY to Math & Science majors in the College of Science
- Must be a junior or senior majoring in math or science education
- Merit based
- Financial need

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
General application (See an academic advisor in the College of Science or call 494-1990)

V. Leonard Family Scholarship

$1000 AWARD*

DESCRIPTION
This award was established by Edwin and Ginger Leonard, both Purdue University graduates.  They established this scholarship to assist students who pursue a career in the teaching field.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- First-year or continuing student enrolled in the College of Education
- Preference will be given to a student member of the Purdue University Cheerleading Squad
- If no member of the Purdue University Cheerleading Squad qualified, preference will be given to a student pursuing a degree in any of the teacher education programs at Purdue University who is on the Cheerleading Squad. A student pursuing a degree in elementary education, special education, and/or social studies who is a member of a secondary Intercollegiate Athletic team (this excludes football, men's basketball, and women's basketball), if permitted under NCAA rules.
- Merit based

VI.  Long Family Scholarship

$1000 AWARD*

DESCRIPTION
This award was established by the family of Al and Carol Long in honor of their commitment to education and Purdue University.  The Long family?s history includes seven Purdue University degrees, decades of service in education, and a lifelong commitment to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.  

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- First-year or continuing student planning to enter the field of education
- Financial need

VII. Maria Luisa Enriquez Mann Scholarship

$1000 AWARD*

DESCRIPTION
This award was established by Charles W. Mann, a Purdue University graduate, in honor of his wife.  He established this scholarship to assist minority gifted and talented students who express a desire to pursue careers as teachers and educators.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- First-year or continuing student enrolled in the College of Education
- At least a 2.65/4.00 cumulative grade point average
- Financial need

VIII. Marilyn J. Haring College of Education Scholarship

$1000  AWARD*   

DESCRIPTION
This award was established in honor of Dr. Marilyn J. Haring for her dedicated service as the College of Education's first dean from 1991-2001.  Dr. Haring was instrumental in establishing the College of Education and leading the school through major reform initiatives.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- First-year or sophomore student enrolled in the College of Education
- Merit based

*Renewable for the following academic school year if student maintains an overall grade point average of at least a 3.30

IX. Pat Haltom Memorial Scholarship

$1000 AWARD*

DESCRIPTION
This award was established by Margaret Sutter, an academic counselor, in the College of Education.  It was established in honor of her longtime friend, Pat Haltom, a Purdue University graduate in English education, and in honor of the special relationship Ms. Sutter has with the College of Education Ambassadors.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- College of Education Ambassador
- Community Service
- Extracurricular activities
- Scholarly interests and goals

X. Paula B. Shoaf Scholarship

$1000 AWARD*

DESCRIPTION
This award was established by Larry Shoaf in support of our school?s scholarship efforts and in honor of his wife. He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University?s College of Education in Education Administration.

EIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- First-year or continuing student in the College of Education
- Merit based

XI. Straszheim Scholarship in Elementary Education

$1000 AWARD*

DESCRIPTION
This award was established by Claire B. Straszheim, an elementary education teacher, who remembered her financial struggle as a college student.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- First-year or continuing student majoring in Elementary Education
- Merit based
- Financial need

*Qualified scholarship recipients must be enrolled in the College of Education in order to receive their award money. Half of the scholarship money is awarded per semester. Scholarship amounts may vary from year to year.

The application deadline is February 1st of each academic school year. If you have further questions, please contact our office: 

Office of Academic Advising and Recruiting
Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education,
Room 3216,
West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907-2098

Voice: (765) 494-7962
Fax: (765) 494-0587
Email: education-advising@purdue.edu

OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS

Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) www.hsf.net/
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund is the largest Hispanic scholarship-granting organization in the nation. HSF provides financial assistance to outstanding Hispanic students in higher education throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. The students represent every region of the country, and attend hundreds of institutions of higher education throughout America. Founded in 1975, HSF has awarded more than 45,000 scholarships totaling nearly $60 million. 
 
Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA)  www.ocanatl.org/
Founded in 1973, the Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc. (OCA) is a national non-profit, non-partisan advocacy organization of concerned Chinese Americans. OCA is dedicated to securing the rights of Chinese American and Asian American citizens and permanent residents through legislative and policy initiatives at all levels of the government. OCA aims to embrace the hopes and aspirations of the nearly 2 million citizens and residents of Chinese ancestry in the United States as well as to better the lives of the 10 million Asian Americans across the country. 
 
The American Indian Graduate Center (AIGC)  www.aigc.com/
The American Indian Graduate Center (AIGC), a non-profit organization, was established in 1969. Founders Robert L. Bennett (Wisconsin Oneida) and John C. Rainer (Taos Pueblo) created a program to assist American Indian college graduates to continue their education at the masters, doctorate and professional degree level. AIGC was founded to help open doors to graduate education for American Indians and to help tribes obtain the educated Indian professionals they need to become more self-sufficient and to exercise their rights to self-determination. 
 
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)  www.uncf.org
UNCF is a fund-raising consortium of 39 private, fully accredited, four-year, historically black colleges and universities. As an educational assistance organization, The College Fund provides operating assistance to its 39 member colleges and universities, administers over 400 scholarship programs for African American students, provides technical assistance for HBCUs, and conducts research and data collection on African American education. In its 55 year history, UNCF has raised over $1.4 billion to promote higher education achievement in the African American community and has helped to graduate over 300,000 African Americans from undergraduate and graduate programs.