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Financial Aid & Scholarships
Scholarships Available Through This Office
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McKay School Education Student Services (ESS) Private Scholarships and TH Bell Teacher Incentive Loan
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Over 40 different privately donated scholarships
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Offered only during Fall and Winter Semesters.
Eligibility
- Full-time undergraduate and graduate students who are pursuing a teaching career and are officially admitted to a BYU or MSE program are invited to apply.
- Part-time undergraduates should not apply.
- Criteria vary: GPA, needs, hometown, major, dependent children, etc.
- Scholarships are granted primarily based on needs. Students receiving full tuition via grants, other scholarships, and financial support from family/friends; federal, state, or local government agencies; or from BYU or any of its departments or organizations are discouraged from applying for an MSE scholarship. (Exceptions ae considered for those who are student teaching or serving as interns.)
Specific Qualifications
- Students must be enrolled in a teacher preparation major or other MSE program.
- Undergraduates must carry 14 or more credit hours unless student teaching or serving an internship. Graduates must carry 2 or more credit hours; the amount awarded to graduate students will be commensurate with the credits carried.
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Either graduate or undergraduate students must be in good standing, and their accounts must be free of any holds.
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Either graduate or undergraduate students must maintain a 3.0 or higher GPA. (A student may express extenuating circumstances in the need essay.)
Application for Fall 2009-Winter 2010 Online
Application Deadline: April 30, 2010 (Applications received after this date will not be considered without prior approval.)
This online appliction allows students to apply for all ESS scholarships including the TH Bell. Please log off of Route Y before clicking the application link:
ESS Scholarship Application
Please contact our office if you experience any problems.
Education Student Services Scholarship Office (ess@byu.edu)
Other Resources
- TEACH Grant (Although available from the Federal Government, the TEACH Grant is not currently available at BYU. Keep watching for updates.)
- TH Bell Application for High School Seniors
Public Education Job Enhancement Program (PEJEP) - Advancement Award Information
- PEJEP Home Page
- Advancement Award Application - Advance Degree
- Advancement Award Application - Endorsement
- Advancement Award Application - 4, 5, & 6 Grade Math Endorsement
- Advancement Award Qualified Programs

