• The philosophy of middle-level education holds that grades 6-8 are a pivotal and sensitive time in the development of an adolescent, and that approaches that will work with students in elementary school or high school may not work in middle school. Accordingly, many universities offer scholarships for students majoring in middle-level education in order to ensure that American middle schools will be staffed by capable and understanding educators.
  
  

Illinois State University

• The Department of Education at Illinois State University offers several scholarships for students pursuing degrees in middle-level education. The Charlotte Corray Kinkade Endowed Scholarship awards $1,000 to a student entering her senior year and planning to teach language arts. The Dr. Savario J. Mungo Endowed Scholarship awards $500 to a middle-level educational major entering his senior year at Illinois State. Students should visit the Illinois State University Department of Education website for more information.
  
  www.coe.ilstu.edu
  
  

University of Wisconsin at Platteville

• The University of Wisconsin at Platteville provides funds to assist middle-level education majors pay for college These include the Catherine Cassidy Burgess scholarship and the Dr. James C. Stoltenberg Memorial Scholarship. Students must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States to be eligible for these scholarships, must be attending UWP and must be registered for selective service if required. In addition, applicants for the Dr. James C. Stoltenberg Memorial Scholarship must compose an essay demonstrating their commitment to middle-level education. Interested UWP students should visit the school website for more information.
  
  Telephone: 1-800-362-5515
  www.uwplatt.edu
  
  

University of North Texas

• The Department of Education of the University of North Texas offers a number of scholarships for education majors, including those pursuing degrees in middle-level education. The amount of these scholarships varies by year, and awards are put toward a student's tuition and associated fees. Scholarships available to middle-level education majors attending the University of North Texas include the Linda Martin Crowder Memorial Scholarship, the Phyllis Ray Scholarship and the Meadows Scholarship for Middle Level Education. All of which require a student to be carrying a GPA of 2.75 or above in order to be eligible. Interested UNT students should visit the UNT website or contact the Department of Education for more information.
  
  Teacher Education and Administration Scholarship Committee
  College of Education
  Matthews Hall 218
  1155 Union Circle #310740
  Denton, TX 76203-0740
  www.coe.unt.edu