High School and College Grants

High School Grants

Each year Delta Kappa Gamma Society International offers three cash grants to high school seniors from Connecticut who are entering teacher education programs in the fall.

• The Elizabeth Sonier Grant awards $750.00 to a senior planning to pursue a degree in Music Education.
• The Hannah Griswold Grant awards $750.00 to a minority senior planning to major in Education.
• The Lee P. Formica Grant awards $500.00 to a senior entering a planned program for teaching communications, which includes, but is not limited to, English, reading, computer graphics, journalism and ESL.

Applications must be postmarked by March 18, 2010 and mailed to:

Cynthia Huppert
63 Turn of the River Road
Stamford, CT 06905

Requirements for all Grant Applicants:

• must be a graduating senior in a Connecticut high school
• must be entering a teacher education program appropriate for teacher certification in Connecticut
• must be a resident of Connecticut
• must demonstrate qualities consistent with the promise of leadership in education, including scholarship and community service
• must submit 3 references, an essay under 500 words indicating his/her reasons for becoming a teacher, a transcript of work through January of his/her senior year, and a completed application form.

Click here for a copy of the letter regarding DKG High School Grants for all Connecticut High School Guidance Counselors.

College Grants

A State College Recruitment Grant of $500 is available to juniors at each of Connecticut's state colleges, e.g. Eastern, Western, Central, Southern, and UCONN. An additional $500 Recruitment Grant is available at Southern to a junior studying elementary education.

Students must submit their State College Recruitment Grant applications to their Education Departments by March 18, who will forward the applications to the Professional Affairs Chairperson by March 31. The Alpha Kappa State treasurer issues payments to the colleges in late August.

Click here for a State College Recruitment Grant Application Form.

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Last Updated: January 13, 2010