Teaching is a profession that has a great impact on youth. Think about your most important teachers and mentors. They were strong influences on you and some people feel they have been able to give them hope when their family was dysfunctional. Though the job is challenging, there is the nice benefit of longer vacations than many job positions.

Education is expensive and it’s good to know your options to receive college funding via grants or scholarship money. Many people know that they want to go into education and this is useful because some programs give money to high school twelve graders that are aware of their goals in this direction.

You will need to agree to teach for a few years at a designated school and the Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship fund may be awarded to you if you are senior that is going to declare your major to be education.

Another is the Phi Delta Kappa Education Foundation. Money is granted to both undergraduates already in school as well as to seniors in high school that are applying to college.

If you are a member of a minority group you can look into the Minority Teacher and Special Education Services Scholarship. This pertains to individuals who are looking to teach in Indiana.

Have you served in the military? There is a program called Troops to Teachers that focuses on helping those in military get scholarship money for a teaching degree.

If either your mom or dad are involved in teaching, you may be able to qualify for funding from an organization called the American Federation of Teachers.

In your essay it can be useful to speak about how you received benefit from your years of education and even highlight a few teachers that were influential in your life. Demonstrate your understanding of the role that a teacher plays in terms of academic development as well as the important place an instructor has for a student.