MDE State and Federal Grants (Summary)

Scholarships

AFT Michigan Rollie Hopgood Future Teacher Scholarship

This scholarship is named in honor of the late state federation president Rollie Hopgood, to continue his goal of promoting and enhancing the teaching profession. The scholarship fund provides two types of scholarships - to graduates, one male and one female, of a high school represented by an AFT Michigan local, or the child of an AFT Michigan member, who are going to attend college or university with the goal of becoming a teacher; and a second to a PSRP member of AFT Michigan who is pursuing a teaching career.

Applications for the $1,000 scholarships are available in the spring and are awarded in time for the beginning of the fall term.

2013 Deadline
All parts of your application including references must be postmarked by midnight May 31, 2013. If delivered by other than the U.S. mail, all materials must be received in the AFT Michigan Detroit office by 4:30 p.m., May 31, 2013.

Application for an AFT Michigan member seeking teacher certification
Application for a graduating senior of an AFT Michigan member
Application for a graduating senior at an AFT Michigan represented high school

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AFT Robert G. Porter Scholars Program

There are two scholarship programs available one for AFT members and one for AFT member dependents.

AFT Members - this is a one-time $1,000 grant. To be eligible you must be an AFT member in good standing for at least one year and be pursuing courses in labor relations or courses in your field of work. No full-time or part-time AFT staff, state or local, may apply.

AFT Member Dependents - this is a four-year $8,000 postsecondary scholarship. To be eligible you must be an AFT member's dependent, a graduating high school senior, pursuing a careen in labor, education, health care or government service.

http://www.aft.org/benefits/scholarships.cfm >>

Union Plus Scholarship Program

The Union Plus Scholarship Program is sponsored by the Union Plus Education Foundation and is open to students attending or planning to attend a four-year college or university, a community college or a technical college or trade school. The program is open to members, spouses and dependent children of AFT members. The amount of the award ranges form $500 to $4,000 and is a one-time cash award sent to individual winners for undergraduate study beginning in the fall of the same year. Winners are chosen based on academic achievement and potential, character, leadership, social awareness, career goals and financial need.

http://www.aft.org/benefits/scholarships.cfm >>

Grants

Federal Department of Education Grants

FORECAST OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2012 (As of January 19, 2012)

This document lists virtually all programs and competitions under which the Department (we) has invited or expects to invite applications for new awards and provides actual or estimated deadline dates for the transmittal of applications under these programs. The lists are in the form of charts -- organized according to the Department's principal program offices -- and include programs and competitions we have previously announced, as well as those we plan to announce at a later date.

Note: This document is advisory only and is not an official application notice of the Department of Education. We expect to provide updates to this document starting in the first week of November in a fiscal year and continuing through the following July.

http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html >>

Michigan Department of Education Grants

The Michigan Department of Education keeps information of all available grants listed on their website. It includes grants sponsored by the State of Michigan and other entities.

http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-5236---,00.html >>