Please complete this application by March 31
Part of the application includes an essay (two page limit, or equivalent to 570 words per page) addressing the following questions:
1. What would becoming a Martinez Fellow mean to you personally and professionally?
2. How will your cultural background benefit and/or impact you as a professional educator?
The application also requires a current resume and a brief description of financial need (the description of financial need should not exceed 250 words). Both the essay, resume, and brief description of financial need should be prepared using word processing software and then copy-pasted to text fields within this application.
The Martinez Fellowship scholarship is an annual, nonrecurring award for students of color admitted to a graduate level teacher preparation program at SPU. Scholarship recipients may receive different award amounts (the average award is $5,000). There is no set number of awards given each year. In cooperation with partner universities, some of the scholarship funds awarded to Martinez Fellows come from other sources.
Criteria for Selecting Martinez Fellows
* Admission to one of SPU’s graduate teacher preparation programs
* Identify ethnicity as a person of color (other than Caucasian)
* Willingness to sign a contract agreeing to
(1) teach for 3 years in a Washington public school (preferably in a diverse, high-needs school) and
(2) participate in program professional development opportunities
* Experience with school age youth, education, youth development, social services or related field
* Demonstration of financial need (preferred)