Prospective Teacher NCTM Annual Meeting Attendance Award

About Scholarship

The purpose of this grant is to provide financial assistance to a future teacher of mathematics for attendance at an NCTM annual meeting. Applicants must be an undergraduate or graduate student who is committed to teaching mathematics in grades Pre-K-12. An applicant at the undergraduate level must be currently enrolled in a state-approved certification program and be completing the second semester of their sophomore or junior year with a GPA of 3.0 or better. A graduate student must be enrolled in a master's level program leading to certification or one designed to strengthen the teaching and learning process. An individual already certified must be currently enrolled in an accredited graduate program. Past recipients of this grant are not eligible to reapply. Applicants must also be a current student member of NCTM. Applicants must submit a proposal, which includes a Plan that clearly describes the applicant's interest and commitment to teaching mathematics in grades Pre-K-12 and describes what areas they would like to learn about or pursue at this point in their professional development; and an Outcome, which explains the potential impact on their teaching, professional development, and student learning. Applicants must also submit two letters of support; one letter must be from a college or university mathematics educator with whom the applicant has studied and one letter must be from an educator or colleague. Please visit the award's website for more information.

Offered by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics