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Bansau Trust Fund for Special Education

Scholarship Purpose: The Bansau Trust & Scholarship was established in 2000. The Special Education Department will use the annual income in the following manner: to award annually, a scholarship of at least $3,000 to an entering undergraduate or graduate student pursuing initial certification through study in the Department of Special Education; candidate must be student who is: strong academic achievement with 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale; submission of typed essay describing the applicant's motivation & demonstrated commitment to teach students with disabilities; preference will be given to students with financial need & non-traditional students who have left a teaching or teaching assistant position to pursue initial certification in Special Education; add resources to other named scholarships; to be used at the discretion of the Department Chair for additional or other purposes as indicated in the will of Margaret Bansau.

Major: Spec Ed-Learn & Behav Disordered, Spec Ed-Deaf & Hard of Hearing, .... more

  • Spec Ed-Mentally Handicapped-Educ
  • Spec Ed-Moderate Severe Mult Disab
  • Spec Ed-Physically Handicapped
  • Spec Ed-Severe & Profound Handicap
  • Spec Ed-Visually Handicapped
  • Counselor Education
  • Counseling In Higher Educ.
  • Human Services Education
  • School Counseling
  • Spec Ed-Learn & Behav Disordered
  • Spec Ed - Spec Learning & Behavior
  • Spec Ed - Spec Deaf & Hard Hearing
  • Spec Ed-Spec Low Vision & Blindness

Class Level: Masters, Doctorate, Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, SeniorFreshmen.

Department: Special EducationCollege Of Education

Requirements

Minimum Undergraduate GPA: 3.00 3.00 , 3.10 , 3.1 , 3.20 , 3.2 , 3.30 , 3.3 , 3.40 , 3.4 , 3.50 , 3.5 , 3.60 , 3.6 , 3.70 , 3.7 , 3.80 , 3.8 , 3.90 , 3.9 , 4.00 , 4.0

High School GPA: There is no High School GPA requirement for this scholarship.

Essay: An Essay is required towards applying for this scholarship.

Application Deadline: March

Financial Need: This scholarship requires a student to have a Financial Need to be eligible to receive the scholarship. In order to establish "Financial Need", a student must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You can file the FAFSA at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/.

NOCOUNTY NOADDITIONAL_REQ

Miscellaneous Information

  • Non-tradional student who left teaching position or teaching assistant position to pursue initial certification in Special Education.


Fund Group: 2

Fund Type: 2

Fund Purpose: 09

Fund primary Goal:

Fund Status: O

Scholarship Type: F

Searchable: Y

Survey Code: 02

Additional Information

For more information on applying to this scholarship, please visit the Special Education website.

Contact Information

COE Dean's Office
(309) 438-5415
Campus Box: 5300
Normal, IL 61790-5300