T.E.A.C.H. Status Of Fall Applications

From AECA:

As of Friday 5/17/24, we have 450 students approved for a T.E.A.C.H. scholarship this fall, including 62 new scholarships! In addition, we have another 39 applications that are still processing. While we are thrilled with these participation numbers, here at the T.E.A.C.H. office we are concerned about our capacity to effectively support more than 500 scholars right now. And it will be increasingly difficult for colleges to open enough seats for scholars to get the courses they need. This is certainly a good problem to have, but we believe some adjustments need to be made in the admissions process right now to make sure everyone receives quality support.

Beginning Monday 5/20/24, any new Fall 2024 applications will be placed on a temporary wait list. As we get closer to fall, we will have a more realistic picture of our total numbers since openings usually come up. Once we know, we will take the wait list and process those applications in the order they are received. This is not a funding issue – only a capacity issue. We anticipate having funding for new scholarships in January to serve any wait list, depending on our final numbers and graduations. For now, we will continue to accept new scholarship applications but can just not make any guarantees on approval for the fall semester.

If you are interested in a T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood scholarship, go ahead and submit an application to get the best possible position on the wait list. An application must be complete to be placed on the wait list. This action does not affect anyone who is already receiving a T.E.A.C.H. scholarship and will be continuing with their current program this fall. Please reach out to me at teach@arkansasearlychildhood.org if you have any questions or comments. Thank you for your support of this program.