Fourteen students from across Eastern North Carolina have been selected to join the fourth cohort of the NC State College of Education’s Transformational Scholarships Program.
This program—made possible due to a generous charitable grant from the Anonymous Trust— provides scholarships of a minimum of $40,000 over four years to promising high school students from Eastern North Carolina who will return to the region to teach after graduating from NC State’s College of Education.
The fourth cohort of Transformational Scholars represents nine counties from Eastern North Carolina and comprises eight elementary education majors, two mathematics education majors, two middle grades English language arts and social studies education majors, one technology, engineering, and design education major and one science education major. In high school, these students took part in Teaching as a Profession classes, served as Teacher Cadets and participated in the NC State College of Education’s Leadership Institute for Future Teachers program.
“Each of these future educators carries a deep connection to Eastern North Carolina. Their commitment to return home to teach in the communities that helped shape them will make a lasting difference for local students,” said Allison Mitchall, the NC State College of Education’s assistant dean for student success. “We are excited and proud to have them in our incoming class.”
Among the Transformational Scholars is Christopher DeSousa, an incoming technology, engineering, and design education major who hopes to become an impactful STEM educator in the region where he was raised.
“Eastern North Carolina is home; if I manage to impact the life of one kid there, that will be a drop in the bucket compared to how much this community has done for me,” DeSousa said.
Transformational Scholars receive a minimum of $10,000 per year in scholarship support for up to four years, with additional financial support available to those with greater need to make sure that all their financial need, as determined by the FAFSA, is met. In addition, scholars have access to funds that support professional development, such as study abroad and conference participation.
During their time in the College of Education, they engage in field experiences, summer work, student teaching and other activities that equip them to return to Eastern North Carolina to work as teachers after completing their undergraduate degree. They also receive direct mentoring from College of Education faculty and education leaders living and working in Eastern North Carolina, including graduates of NC State’s Educational Leadership Academies (NELA), and develop lifelong relationships with other members in their cohort.
Transformational Scholars Cohort 4
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