SCHOLARSHIPS
The Slingerland® Institute for Literacy offers partial scholarships for comprehensive classes.
Scholarships are only awarded for the Slingerland® Comprehensive Classes that include a practicum that provides trainees the opportunity to apply what they are learning during the class with students.
We will be awarding a limited number of partial scholarships for training the summer of 2019. Scholarship amounts to be awarded are: 1st Year Introductory - maximum of $500; 2nd Year Continuum and 3rd Year Continuum: a maximum of $750.
Please be aware that the process for submitting an application and enrolling in a Slingerland® Multisensory Structured Language Comprehensive Class is separate from and must be completed before the process of applying for a teacher training class scholarship.
To apply for a scholarship for teacher training, carefully follow the instructions set out in the Scholarship Instructions link (click here). If you have questions about the scholarship application process, you may contact the Slingerland® Institute for Literacy at 425-453-1190. Applicants chosen to receive partial scholarships will be notified by May 2, 2019—if they submitted applications by the April 2, 2019 deadline.
Application materials must be emailed or mailed via USPS to the Slingerland Institute® for Literacy. Applications received via email or postmarked by April 2, 2018 will be given first priority. Late applications are welcome and will be considered if funds remain.
Please carefully read key guidelines used in awarding all scholarships:
Scholarships are only awarded for Slingerland® Comprehensive Classes (Introductory Comprehensive Class, Continuum Comprehensive Class, or 3rd Year/Instructor Intern Continuum Comprehensive Class). All comprehensive classes include a practicum that provides trainees the opportunity to apply what they are learning with a student during the program.
First priority will be given to primary level classroom teachers who have previously completed either the 1st Year Introductory Comprehensive Class, or the 2nd Year Continuum Comprehensive Class. Once scholarship funds have been awarded, any remaining dollars will be considered for applicants who apply after the April 2 deadline.
When awarding scholarships, we consider the “multiplier effect,” meaning we strive to fund Comprehensive Class instruction for those educators who are most likely to have a significant effect on a large number of students in the classroom setting over a lengthy span of time.
- Click here to download the 2019 Summer Session Scholarship Application & Packet
*Scholarship Process & Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| April 2, 2019 | Scholarship Applications due: |
| May 3, 2019 | Scholarship Committee chairperson notifies scholarship recipients of their awards. |
| May 21, 2019 | Scholarship Recipients return the Scholarship Acceptance Form |
| June - August 2019 | Teacher training programs take place, |
| August 31, 2019 | Scholarship recipients return class completion and grade verification forms (with grade) no later than August 31 to verify satisfactory completion of coursework with a grade of B or higher. Once these forms have been received, checks equal to 50% of the scholarship amount will be sent out to scholarship recipients |
| October 31, 2019 | All followup documentation should be submitted as soon as possible, but no later than October 31, 2019. |
| November TimeFrame | The Scholarship Committee schedules and completes the follow interview process with all scholarship recipients. The committee also meets and reviews the paperwork to determine final approval of disbursement of remainder of scholarship funds. |
| November 29, 2019 | Recipients are notified of Scholarship Committee’s final recommendation for release of remaining funds. |
| Final Disbursement | After notification of approval and completion of all requirements by the Scholarship Committee, the scholarship recipients will receive the final disbursement of the remainder of scholarship funds. |
*Acceptance to a comprehensive class requires satisfactory completion of a criminal background and sex offender registry check.
Other scholarships may be available through your local IDA Branch, ALTA and/or PTA associations.
- Visit the IDA website to see the list of branches: http://www.interdys.org/searchbystate.aspx
- Visit the Alta website: https://www.altaread.org/
