Scholarships
Project Reach
The United States Department of Education (USDOE) awarded University of Phoenix a Transition to Teaching grant in October 2002. This grant focuses on recruiting and retaining teachers in high need areas. Project "REACH," Responding to Educational Communities with High Needs, is a national collaboration between the University of Phoenix's Online and on-ground campuses and high need schools/districts in Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, and American Samoa
The award for Project REACH translates to 2.6 million dollars over five years. The USDOE awarded this grant to University of Phoenix as one of seven national/regional recipients. The project will educate 290 new teachers recruiting from the emergency and substitute certified teachers as well as paraprofessionals with baccalaureate degrees and mid-career professionals in the local communities.
The primary objective of Project REACH is to provide support for Master of Arts in Education degrees (MAED) in Elementary, Secondary and Special Education. Recipients will receive a $5,000 tuition stipend toward their tuition in the MAED program. In return they will commit to teach 3 years in an approved high needs school or district.
Want more information? Visit the Project Reach web site.
In addition to Project Reach, you may be eligible to receive forgiveness for your student loan. Please consult the U.S Department of Education regulations.http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/teachercancel.jsp?tab=repaying
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