Renewal Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarships

(1) Awards are made to recipients for one year at a time. After the initial application, renewal applications must be submitted each year to continue in the program. (2) Renewal recipients shall receive first priority for scholarship awards, assuming sufficient funding. (3) All renewal applicants’ awards will be continued if the applicants continue to meet the minimum standards in paragraph .02, are enrolled full-time in a program leading to teacher certification, and are maintaining satisfactory progress in accordance with the published standards of the institution in which the student is enrolled. Upon proper and timely application, such prior recipients will be eligible for a renewal scholarship each year while enrolled in the teacher certification program until he/she has received a maximum total of twelve quarters or eight semesters in a baccalaureate degree program or a maximum of six quarters or four semesters in an associate degree program in awards. (4) Students participating in the program may transfer to another eligible institution at the end of the academic year. The transfer must be noted on the renewal application. A transfer student retains his or her eligibility provided all other conditions are met. Recipients completing an associate degree may transfer to a senior institution to pursue a baccalaureate degree and teacher certification. (5) Renewal applications, as approved by TSAC, must be submitted by the March 1st which immediately precedes the year for which the award is sought. Within thirty days thereafter, recipients will be notified in writing of their tentative awards or loss of eligibility. (6) All renewal awards are tentative until written confirmation is received by TSAC from the educational institution being attended that the student continues to meet the stipulations in section (3) above after the spring term.