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The ¡Profes! grant is a federally funded, 5 year, collaboration between the Departments of Educational Leadership and Curriculum & Instruction. The grant seeks to assist in closing the gap in Bilingual/ESL educators and administrators in North/Northeast Texas. The grant is funded by the US Department of Education Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA). The grant is part of a collaboration between the Department of Educational Leadership and the Department of Curriculum & Instruction.
¡Profes! Goals:
Goal 1: Recruit, graduate, place & retain more highly-qualified bilingual and ESL-certified teachers
Goal 2: Increase the knowledge & skills of pre-service & in-service teachers for the teaching of math & science to English Learners (ELs).
Goal 3: Increase the knowledge & skills of school administrators to better support bilingual & ESL teachers & students
Current Opportunities for Texas A&M University-Commerce ¡Profes! Grant
¡Profes! Scholarship and Fellowship Program
Opportunity Type: Fellowship
Description:
¡Profes! Undergraduate Scholarship
This competitive, non-needs based $2000-$3000/year scholarship seeks full-time, undergraduate juniors or seniors who want to become bilingual teachers. Candidates for this scholarship also include uncertified teachers, teacher aides & community liaisons who are bilingual (Spanish-English). Admission to the undergraduate teacher preparation program required.
¡Maestros! Graduate Fellowship
This competitive, non-needs based $3000-$4000/year fellowship seeks Masters or Doctoral students in Curriculum & Instruction specializing in bilingual or ESL education. One or more years of K-12 teaching experience required and bilingual (Spanish-English) preferred. Admission to the M.Ed. or Ed.D. program in Curriculum & Instruction required.
¡Directores! Graduate Fellowship
This competitive, non-needs based $3000-$4000/year fellowship seeks Masters or Doctoral students in Educational Administration who want to improve bilingual/ESL programs as a principals or school administrators. Two or more years of K-12 teaching experience required and bilingual (Spanish-English) preferred. Admission to the M.Ed. or Ed.D. program in Educational Administration required.
Contact Information
Texas A&M University-Commerce ¡Profes! Grant
P. O. Box 3011
Commerce, TX 75429
sites.tamuc.edu/profes/