2009-2010

NSEA-Retired/SEAN

Scholarship Qualifications

Applicants shall be juniors or seniors who will student teach during the next academic year and who have been SEAN members for at lest two years, including the current year.

NSEA-Retired annually funds four $750 scholarships.  The scholarships shall be awarded to the four most qualified of the applications received, based on both financial need and the essay question answers, as determined by the SEAN/NSEA-Retired Selection Committee.  Applications must be postmarked by February 2, 2009.

The scholarship recipients are announced at the next SEAN Delegate Assembly.  Scholarships shall be effective for the student teaching semester.  Checks shall be issued jointly to the student and his/her college or university, and mailed to the recipient.  It shall be the responsibility of the recipient to advise SEAN of a current mailing address.

Three letters of recommendation shall accompany the completed application form: one from a faculty or staff member of the college or university the applicant attends, one from an officer of the campus SEA chapter, and the third recommendation from the chapter advisor.  The form for the third recommendation from the chapter advisor is included in this application packet.

Please send completed applications and all supporting materials to Tamra Mick, NSEA, 605 South 14 St, Lincoln NE  68508, by regular mail. 

Materials must be postmarked on or before February 2, 2009.

If you have questions, please contact Tamra Mick at tamra.mick@nsea.org or 800-742-0047.

2009/2010 Scholarship Application

(Please print or type)                                                Date: ____________________________

I student teach in the fall of 2009 _____      I student teach in the spring of 2010 _____

Name: __________________________________________________________________

               Last                                                   First                                                      M.I.

Social Security Number:                                                                                                                 

Your Address at School:                                                                                                                  

            City                                                      State                                                     Zip

School/Personal Phone:                                                                                                                   

School/Personal E-mail:                                                                                                                 

Permanent Address:                                                                                                             

                        City                                          State                                                     Zip

Permanent Phone:                                                                                                                            

Other E-mail:                                                                                                                                   

College Attending:                                                                                                                           

Number of hours completed:                                                                                                          

GPA: ______Verified by:                                                                             Phone                         

Intended field of study:                                                                                                                    

Number of years in SEAN: ____________SEAN Region:                                                           

Please answer both of the following questions.  Limit each response to one page.

Explain your decision, including influences, to join the teaching profession.

Explain your financial need.

SEA Advisor Recommendation

The following portion of the application is to be completed by the campus chapter Student Education Association advisor.  Upon completion of the form, the advisor is asked to give it to the student applicant who will mail the entire completed application and attachments to Tamra Mick, NSEA, 605 South 14^th Street, Lincoln NE  68508. It must be postmarked no later than February 2, 2009.  If the advisor wishes the form to remain confidential, please enclose it in a sealed envelope and sign across the seal and give it to the student for mailing.

Please write a brief narrative describing the applicant’s involvement in the SEA chapte

Please verify the student’s GPA                     and number of hours completed                                          

The applicant is currently an active member of SEAN.                                       Yes             No

The applicant has been a SEAN member for two years, including this one.       Yes             No

Please make any general comments regarding the applicant that you feel are relevant to the student’s application for this scholarship.

 Advisor’s signature:                                                                                                                                       

Phone:                                                             Email                                                                                      

Thank you very much for your help.