Many children have great memories of their first teachers – a fun science experiment, an exciting class trip or a school play can all make quite an impact on a student.

If you find yourself wanting to play the role of teacher, mentor and friend to a young person, you may consider a major in elementary education.

Elementary education can be a very rewarding career path, and finding scholarships and grants to help pay for college can relieve some of the stress of college loans once you start teaching.

Schools are always looking for eager, qualified teachers to bring in to the classroom. In addition to some of the more traditional scholarship programs that pay tuition, and maybe even room and board, there are also fellowships and loan repayment opportunities for students and graduates who enter the teaching workforce in under-served areas, like rural and urban communities, and agree to teach for a number of years.

Private organizations and foundations are also making scholarships available to teachers. These scholarships are often in conjunction with the education departments of specific colleges and universities, with many given as endowments or memorials of alumni.

If you’re ready to be the teacher that hundreds of students remember, read on to find a scholarship that will set you on the road towards a major in elementary education.

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