Overview
What: $4,000 Scholarship
Who: Incoming Graduate Students Pursuing a Literacy Education masters degree and/or Reading Endorsement. Current WSU graduate students are not eligible.
When: Funding begins Fall 2015
Application Requirements
1. Apply to the Graduate School
- For Pullman and Vancouver campuses, select the Literacy Education masters program in the Department of Teaching and Learning.
- For Spokane and Tri-Cities campuses, select the Curriculum and Instruction masters program in the Department of Teaching and Learning and identify a specialty in Literacy Education.
2. Complete application to the WSU Scholarship Program
- Go to: http://admission.wsu.edu/
- Click “Apply”
- Click “Scholarships”
- Click “Apply now”
3. Write an essay and email it as an attachment to Dr. Jane Kelley at jekelley@wsu.edu .
Essay Directions
Write an essay that addresses one of the following prompts:
- Explain your reasons for pursuing a Reading Endorsement and/or a masters’ degree in Literacy Education.
- Describe yourself as a reader/writer.
- Discuss your beliefs about how to support the literacy development of others.
- Explain how you might design a reading/writing program.
Essay Parameters
- 1-2 pages
- 1 inch margins
- 12 point Times New Roman
- 500-600 words
- Double-spaced
Funding Stipulations
1. The student will receive half of the scholarship in the fall if enrolled in a Reading Endorsement course.
2. Based on a good performance in the fall Reading Endorsement course, the student will receive the second half of the scholarship in the spring if enrolled in a Reading Endorsement course.
3. Good performance is defined as an overall GPA of 3.0 and the Reading Endorsement course grade of A- or higher.