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TO:
SNCAE Advisors

Deons, Norlh Corolino Schools of Educotion Finonciol Aid Officers, Colleges ond Universities

Of North Corolino
FROM: Elic Senter. NCAE Center for lnstructionol Advococy Stoff Contoct, Mory Morrow-Edno Richords Scholorship Exciting news from the stote's lorgest educoiion ossociotion! NCAE will once ogoin oword scholorships from its Mory Morrow-Edno Richords Scholorship Fund to deserving students who plon to pursue o coreer teoching in the public schools of North Corolino. The omount of eoch scholorship is $'l ,000. Your help is needed lo inform sludents of this progrom. Enclosed you will find opplicotion pockeis ond flyers to post. These moteriols ore yours to dislribute io inlerested sludenls who you believe ore oppropriote oppliconts,

ond to help increose oworeness obout the scholorship. You ore encouroged to moke odditionol copies of the moteriols, if needed. The moteriols will olso be ovoiloble online ot http://bit.ly/ncoemmer,

Pleose be owore of the following guidelines: 1. Appliconts must be North Corolino residents ond currently in their iunior yeor.

2.

3. 4. 5.

Appliconts must be willing 1o teoch in lhe public schools of North Corolino for ot leost two yeors following groduotion. All moieriols for lhe scholorship must be postmorked no loter thon Jonuory 3O, onnuolly. lncomplete opplicolions will not be considered. The scholorship will be poid directly to the instilution in which the opplicont is enrolled for their senior yeor. Preference moy be given to children of NCAE members ond lo members of the Student NCAE os porr of the selection process. Other selection criterio ore chorocier, personolily, scholostic ochievement, evidence of promise os o leocher ond finonciol need.

Creoted by clossroom leochers, the Mory Morrow-Edno Richords Scholorship Fund hos supported hundreds of teochers for more thon 50 yeors, We hope to continue to ossist fhe besl ond brightest to pursue teoching os o
coreer.

lf you hove ony questions, pleose do not hesitote to contoct me by phone ot (800) 662-7924, x227, or emoil elic.senter@ncoe.oro.
Enclosures: Applicotion moteriols. Flyers

700 South Solisbury

Slreet.

PO Box27347o Roleigh, NC 27611-7347 Phone: I -800-662-7924 Foxr 919-829-1626

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lor luniors
Plonning to TEACH in North Corolino?
YUlonnwRizl,ta,rds
lf you ore o student in your JUNIOR
yeor who is moioring in educotion, you moy quolify for o Mory
Morrow-Edno Richords Scholorship from the North Corolino Associotion
(NCAE).

dnlru@ of Educotors

For informotion, check with your SNCAE odvisor, School of Educqtion or visit http://bit.lv/ncoemmer for on opplicotion pocket.

The scholqrship omounl, lo be used during o sludenl's senior yeor, is $t,OOO. ln oddiiionol to finonciol need, olher crilerio for seleclion qre chqrocler, personolily, scholoslic ochievemenl ond evidence of promise qs q successful leocher in Norlh Corolinq. Preference moy be given to children of NCAE members qnd
SNCAE members.
Applicotions for the Mory Morrow-Edno Richords Scholorship musf include three recommendotions (two must be ocodemic) ond on officiol, seoled tronscript of your foll (current semester) grodes. The compleie opplicotion must be sent to NCAE, pstmorked by Janvory 30.

North Corolino Associolion of Educolors 700 South Solisbu'ry Street, P.O. }ox27347, Roleigh, NC 2761 1-7347 Phone: 800-662-7924, x227 o Fox: 9l 9-829-1626 o E-moil: elic.senter@ncoe.oro
www.ncoe.o rq

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Schotarship Quidelines
For the Mory Morrow-Edno Richords Scholorship of the North Corolino Assocrofion of Educotors

The North Corolino Associotion of Educoiors Business Office odministers ond oudits the Mory MorrowEdno Richords Teoching Scholorship Fund on beholf of the North Corolino Foundotion for Public School Children (NCFPSC). The MMER Fund wos creoted by teochers in honor of longtime NCAE members ond leoders Mory Morrow ond Edno Richords, ond is perpetuoted by voluntory contribution of NCAE members, ond friends of NCAE.

Monies in the fund consist of contributions mode to honor living educotors, memoriols, ond oll honororio received by post presidents of o former NCAE division, the NC Associotion of Clossroom Teochers. All contributions ore tox deductible os they ore gifts to the NCFPSC. Scholorship owords sholl be in the omount of $1,000, os directed by the NCAE Boord of Directors. The number of scholorships sholl be determined by eornings of the Fund, os of Jonuory 3l onnuolly.
t. Appliconts must be North Cqrolinq residents enrolled in on occredited teocher educotion progrom. They must be currenily in their JUNIOR YEAR OF COILEGE ond willing to teoch in the public schools of North Corolino for oi leost two (2) yeors following groduotion, ond ore strongly encouroged to become members of the NCAE following groduotion.
2.

ln September of the yeor following the disbursement of funds, on Employment Verificotion Letter will be sent to recipients, ond is to be returned within 30 doys of receipt. Foilure io verify employment will result in o request for repoyment of scholorship funds.

3.

Preference moy be given to children of NCAE members ond to members of Student NCAE os port of the selection process. Other selection criterio ore chqrocter, personolity, scholostic ochievement, evidence of promise os o teocher, ond the finonciol need of the opplicont.
An officiol tronscript of college work through the first semester of the junior yeor musi be submitted. Unseoled fronscripts ore not considered officiol.

4.

5.

Recommendotions ore required from of leost three (3) persons who ore fomilior with the student. Two (2) recommendotions should be from persons knowledgeoble of the student's obilities ond scholostic (college) experience ond o third recommendotion should be provided from the student's home community. The person moking ihe recommendotion should moil this informotion directly to the stote NCAE office. Recommendotions moiled by the oppliconts musf be seoled with o signoture ocross the envelope flop, or they will not be considered. Appliconts must submit o digitol photo vio e-moil to elic.senter@ncoe.org. Photos should be o heod ond shoulders shot, jpeg file formot, 300 dpi ond no lorger thon 4 inches by 5 inches in size. Photos will be used for publicity only. All required moteriols must be postmorked no loter thon JANUARY 30, ANNUAILY. Moil oll recommendotions to the ottention of Elic Senter, Mory Morrow-Edno Richords Scholorship, NCAE, P.O. Box 27347, Roleigh, NC 2/601 -7347.

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Scholarship Progray^

P olicies

For the Mary Monow-Edno Richords Scholorship of the Norlh Corolino Associotion of Educotors

The North Corolino Associotion of Educotors Boord of Directors will determine the winners of eoch scholorship ond directs the funding of the scholorships through donor-odvised funds contributed to the North Corolino Foundotion for Public School Children. The Mory MorrowEdno Richords Teoching Scholorship Fund wos creoied by teochers in honor of longtime NCAE members qnd leoders Mory Morrow ond Edno Richords, ond is perpetuoted by voluniory conkibution of NCAE members, ond friends of NCAE.

Monies in the fund consist of conlribuiions mode io honor living educoiors, memoriols, ond oll honororio received by post presidenis of 2 former NCAE divisions, lhe NC Associotion of Clossroom Teochers. AII contributions ore tox deductible os they ore gifts to the NCFPSC. Scholorship owords shqll be in the omount of $1,000, os directed by the NCAE Boord of Directors. The number of scholorships sholl be deiermined by eornings of the Fund, os of Jonuory 3l onnuolly.

NCAE Boord of Direciors will determine the winners ond directs the funding of the scholorships through donor-odvised funds contributed to the NCFPSC.

2. Contribuiions ond eorned monies of the Fund shqll be occumuloted to the Fund os they
ore received.

3.

The stote NCAE president sholl

oppoini o screening commitiee to review opplicotions ond to select winners ond olternotes. Winners will be notified by moil ond receive

scholorship certificotes from NCAE.

4. In

the foll of the oppliconi's senior yeor, the NC Foundotion for Public School Children sholl ossume the responsibiliiy of forwording the scholorship money direcfly to the institution in which the recipient is enrolled. requested to return io NCAE/NCFPSC ony money not used by the recipient.

5. The instituiions ore

6.

All required mqteriols must be postmorked no loier thon JANUARY 30, ANNUATIY. Moil oll recommendotions to the ottention of Elic Senter, Mory Monow-Edno Richords Scholorship, NCAE, P.O. }ox27347, Roleigh, NC 27601-7347.

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Student Name

Awarded to Prospective Teachers in Junior yeor by The

NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS Post Office Box 27347, Raleigh, NC 27677
Date

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student named above is a candidate for a Mary Morrow-Edna Richards Scholarship. Please complete this form and mail it postmarked NO LATER THAN JANUARY 30, ANNUALLY, so that the Scholarship Committee may have the information needed in making selection of recipients. Your timely cooperation will be appreciated. lncomplete applications will not be considered.
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WHAT CAPACITY HAVE YOU XNOWN THE APPUCANT?

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Comments:

This form must be postmarked NO LATERthan TANUARY 30, ANNUALLY,to: Mary Morrow-Edna Richards Scholarship Committee North Carolina Association of Educators Center for lnstructional Advocacy
Post Office Box27347

Raleigh, North

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NOTE: Students will be disquolified if recommendotions are not postmorked by the closing dote.