IALAS Scholarship Program

It is the goal of the IALAS Scholarship Program to support our vision of unifying and cultivating Latino educational leaders for the purpose of empowering and inspiring all students.

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(IALAS Scholarship Application 2021)

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(GCU Scholarship Application 2021)

 

Why an IALAS Scholarship Program?

As you may be aware, Illinois is currently facing a shortage of teachers due to factors such as State funding issues, licensure difficulties and other issues. It is time, as educators, that we unite forces and seek ways to support those who aspire to become teachers and make a difference in our students’ lives. Remember that teaching creates all other professions and, as educators, we all need to be supportive of one another.

 

This scholarship program will offer financial assistance to undergraduate and graduate students towards either a Bachelor’s degree or a Master’s degree in those hard-to-fill positions in education. Hard-to-fill positions include Bilingual teachers at all grade levels, Bilingual Special Education teacher, Psychologists, and Speech-Language Pathologists.

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This may be a small contribution, but it is IALAS’ contribution towards the dream of all school districts being able to staff every single classroom with teachers, including those hard-to-fill positions that, often times, remain unfilled; affecting the quality of instructional time and curriculum provided to our students.