If you have questions about this program, please contact the staff member listed on this page via email. If a staff member is not listed, please email info.ohe@state.mn.us and provide a detailed description of your question.
Minnesota Aspiring Teachers of Color Scholarship Pilot Program provides postsecondary financial assistance to eligible undergraduate and graduate students who are preparing to become teachers, have demonstrated financial need, and belong to racial or ethnic groups underrepresented in the state’s teacher workforce.
To be eligible, students must:
The annual award for full-time students is up to $10,000.
Awards for students enrolled less than full-time are prorated on a per-credit basis.
For undergraduate students, full-time means enrollment in a minimum of 15 or more credits per term. For graduate students, full-time means enrollment in a minimum of six graduate credits or equivalent.
Students may receive up to $25,000 in a lifetime.
Interested students should complete the FAFSA or MN Dream Act application before completing the Minnesota Aspiring Teachers of Color Scholarship application.
2023-2024 Application
The 2023-2024 Student Section of the application is available here. Students should contact their school’s Financial Aid Office to submit the College or University Section of the application.
The priority deadline is July 7th, 2023.
2022-2023 Application
The 2022-2023 Student Section of the application is available here. Students should contact their school’s Financial Aid Office to submit the College or University Section of the application.
Paper application forms are available upon request.
Tel: 651-642-0567
Email: info.ohe@state.mn.us
Incomplete applications will not be processed.
If there are insufficient funds to make full awards to all eligible applicants with complete applications received by the priority application deadline, awards are prioritized using a combination of the student’s Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and application completion date.
Eligible applicants with complete applications received by the priority application deadline who are not awarded are placed on a waiting list by order of student application completion date.
Complete applications from eligible applicants received after the priority application deadline are placed on the waiting list by order of student application completion date.
Applicants selected to receive an award are expected serve as a full-time teacher in Minnesota after completing the program for which the grant was awarded.
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