View the recipients of the following Student CTA Scholarships for 2013:

 Ed Romeo Student CTA Scholarship

 Herb Foreman Student CTA Scholarship 

 The Future Educator SCTA Scholarship

 The SCTA Ethnic Minority Scholarship

 L. Gordon Bittle Memorial Scholarship for SCTA 

CTA offers several different educational scholarships to members and their dependents throughout the academic year. Listed below are the major CTA scholarships.

GLBT Safety in Schools Grant and Scholarship Program 

This program provides grants to support projects and presentations that promote understanding and respect for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender persons, in addition to scholarships for members enrolled in a teacher/counseling credential or graduate program who understand the importance of GLBT educators as role models.

• View the 2012 recipients

CTA Scholarship for Dependent Children 

This program based on academic achievement provides up to 35 scholarships in the amount of $5,000 each to dependent children of active, retired or deceased CTA members. In addition, the highest-scoring applicant is awarded the Ralph J. Flynn Memorial Scholarship.

• View the 2013 recipients

Del A. Weber Scholarship for Dependent Children Attending Continuation High School/Alternative Programs

CTA offers one *scholarship in the amount of $5,000 to a dependent child of an "active," retired or deceased CTA member who is attending or attended a continuation high school or an alternative education program.

*There were no recipients for this scholarship for 2013

CTA Scholarship for Members

This program offers up to five scholarships in the amount of $3,000 to current "active" CTA members completing college coursework.

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L. Gordon Bittle Memorial Scholarship for Student CTA (SCTA)

This program provides up to three scholarships in the amount of $5,000 each to members of Student CTA (SCTA) who have demonstrated high academic achievement.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship

This CTA scholarship is given in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to aid members of ethnic minorities in preparation of teaching related careers in public education. Applicant must be an "active" CTA member, a Student CTA member or a dependent of a CTA member.

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CTA César E. Chávez Memorial Education Awards Program

This awards program provides recognition for teams of students and their teachers who demonstrate an understanding of the vision and guiding principles by which César Chávez lived his life. Top prize winners will receive recognition for their essays and/or visual art submissions and up to $550 for students and CTA members.

• View the 2013 Visual Arts Award recipients
• View the 2013 Written Essay Award recipients

NEA Grants and Awards

The National Education Foundation awards close to 200 grants to support educators' efforts to close the achievement gaps, develop creative learning opportunities for students, and enhance their own professional development.
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