Prospective Secondary Math Scholarship

Scholarship Value: $10,000
Awards Available: 1
Award Deadline: May 1, 2024

The purpose of this scholarship is to provide financial support to college or university students preparing to teach secondary school mathematics.

SUPPORTED BY: Texas Instruments Demana-Waits Fund

GRADES: Prospective 7–12 teachers

GRANT AMOUNT: Maximum of $10,000 each

DEADLINE: May 1

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS:

  • Persons currently completing their sophomore year of college, scheduling for full-time study at a four- or five-year college or university in the next academic year and pursuing a career goal of becoming a certified teacher of 7-12 secondary school mathematics. The applicant might also be pursuing a full-time graduate degree for the purpose of becoming a certified teacher of 7-12 secondary school mathematics.
  • The applicant’s college grade point average (GPA) must be at least 3.0 (out of 4.0) or equivalent.
  • No person(s) may receive more than one award administered by the Mathematics Education trust in the same academic year.
  • Past recipients of the Texas Instruments Demana-Waits Scholarship and employees or immediate family members of employees of either the Educational and Productivity Solutions business segment of Texas Instruments or the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.

INDIVIDUAL AWARD OR ORGANIZATIONAL AWARD: Individual

Note: The Internal Revenue Service classifies scholarship payments in two ways: a non-taxable scholarship and a taxable scholarship. Awardees are responsible for reporting taxable scholarships and remitting any tax due with their personal income tax return. Additional information is available in IRS Publication 970, “Tax Benefits for Education” or from your tax professional.

MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT:

The applicant must be a current (on or before the application deadline) student member of NCTM.

GENERAL PROPOSAL INFORMATION:

  • The proposal must include evidence of the applicant's past academic achievement in a college or university and the applicant's commitment to pursue a teaching career in secondary school mathematics.
  • Applicants must identify the remaining two or three years of collegiate coursework in mathematics or mathematics education required to earn certification; a detailed outline of the full-time study required to meet these requirements within three years of study, and the course titles and credits for mathematics and mathematics education courses already completed; and a budget to fund the plan.
  • Coursework and graduation are to be completed within two to three years,
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