Scholarship Program
| Area of Study: | VISUALLY IMPAIRED (MONOLINGUAL OR BILINGUAL) |
| Semester of Entry: | Fall 2010 |
| Application Deadline: | Friday, May 14, 2010 |
| Languages: | Spanish (other languages as determined by the needs of the NYC Department of Education) |
| Level of Study: | MASTER'S DEGREE |
| Program of Study: | A State-approved Visually Impaired program at a college/university listed below: |
| COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY | CONTACT PERSON | TELEPHONE NO. | EMAIL ADDRESS |
| CUNY Hunter College | Rosanne K. Silberman, Ed.D. | (212) 772-4740 | rsilberm@hunter.cuny.edu |
Eligibility Requirements
- Possession of a Bachelor's Degree.
- Cumulative undergraduate G.P.A. of at least 3.0.
- U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency status.
- If you have applied to a graduate school and your acceptance is pending, please submit a written statement to that effect. If you have been accepted as a matriculated graduate student into an approved participating visually Impaired program, proof of unconditional acceptance is required. The Scholarship Program does NOT pay for prerequisite credits.
- Proficiency in English and a language other than English. Languages other than English as determined by the NYC Department of Education.
- Eligible applicants will be required to complete a written assessment in English and/other target language at the interview site.
- A non-refundable application fee of $30.00 in the form of a Money Order made payable to the New York City Department of Education.
Restrictions
- Current pedagogical or clinical employees of the NYC Department of Education are not eligible to participate in the Scholarship Program.
- Applicants who have already achieved NYS or reciprocal state certification are not eligible to apply.
- If you have completed a master's degree program in education you are not eligible to apply to the scholarship program.
Award
The NYC Department of Education will reimburse the college for the full cost of tuition through completion of the Master's Degree. Prerequisite coursework, other fees and expenses are NOT covered, and are the responsibility of the student.
Testing Requirements
- In order to meet New York State teaching certification requirements, participants are required to take and pass the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test (LAST) and the Assessments of Teaching Skills- Written (ATS-W) during the first semester of the scholarship program.
- Participants are required to take and pass the Bilingual Education Assessment (BEA) examination during the first semester of the scholarship program.
- Participants are required to take and pass the Visually Impaired Content Specialty Test (CST-VI) during the second semester of the scholarship.
Contractual Agreement
Scholarship Program entrants must sign a contract with the NYC Department of Education. In accepting the award, they accept the provisions of the contract, which include, but are not limited to, the following terms and conditions:
- Awardees must meet the standards of the college they attend and remain in good standing in their program.
- Awardees must not have benefited from or participated in any other incentive programs administered by the Department of Education (i.e., Career Training, Teaching Fellows, etc.).
- Scholarship recipients must complete a minimum of 18 credits per year with a grade of C or better in each course.
- Participants shall serve as New York State certified Teachers of Blind and Visually Impaired or Bilingual Teachers of Blind and Visually Impaired two (2) years for every year the Scholarship is awarded or any part thereof. Example: The scholarship is awarded for one and a half years, the participant will owe four (4) years of service.
Implementation of the Scholarship Program is contingent upon the availability of resources and the staffing needs of the NYC Department of Education.
If you require further information, please call the Office of Scholarship and Incentive Programs at (718) 935-2449. We look forward to receiving your application.