The NRCSA Executive Committee has given approval for the creation of a scholarship program that will provide opportunities for two programs that are helping to alleviate the teacher shortage in rural schools: (1) a “Para to Teacher” program such as those offered by Chadron State, Peru State and Wayne State, and (2) a transitional program in which a candidate is employed as a teacher while working to attain his/her teaching certification in a program such as that offered by the University of Nebraska-Kearney. The colleges or universities attended must be within Nebraska. Candidates must be currently employed by an NRCSA-member school district or ESU. Accompanying this mailing are the forms and the guidelines for applying for these scholarships.
Three scholarships will be awarded for the fall semester and three scholarships for the spring semester each year. Candidates may be eligible for one scholarship in each semester in a given year, but must make separate applications.