Leon Bradley Scholarship

The Leon Bradley Scholarship Program is established to encourage more minorities or persons of color to enter the field to teaching and school leadership. The American Association of School Personnel Administrators (AASPA) believes that it is of benefit for all students to experience diversity among the educators who serve as role models for our students. Thus, AASPA will annually award up to two scholarships to assist a minority college student seeking his/her initial teaching certification and/or endorsement and up to two scholarships to assist a minority graduate student seeking his/her administrative credential.
• One scholarship will be for $2500 granted to a minority student in his/her final year of teacher preparations, which includes student teaching.
• One scholarship will be for $1500 granted to a minority paraprofessional career-changer in his/her final year of teacher preparation, which includes student teaching.
• Up to two scholarships will be for $1500 granted to a minority graduate student who is pursuing a school administrator credential. A request will be sent directly to the college or university to verify that the applicant is a full-time student and is pursuing a prescribed course of study for initial teacher certification and/or endorsement OR is enrolled as a student pursing administrative certification and/or endorsement before applying any money to the costs. These scholarships will be awarded to a student graduating in 2020.* Any monies not used for tuition can be applied to any other universitybased expenses the student may incur.
• Application materials will be posted on the AASPA website on February 1st, 2019 and must be submitted online by Friday, May 31, 2019, to taylor@aaspa.org.
• In addition to the application, a letter from your Designated College Representative (Dean, Advisor, Professor, Counselor); a letter from a character reference (pastor, volunteer organization, teacher, manager) and an Unofficial Transcript must be included with this application or e-mailed to taylor@aaspa.org no later than the application deadline on Friday, May 31, 2019. All e-mailed files should be labeled with your last name. General Criteria – applicants must meet each criterion.
• Have an overall GPA of 3.0 or better.
• Be a high school graduate or equivalent status.
• If applying for the administrator scholarship, must have served as a licensed teacher.
• Submit a letter from your Designated College Representative (Dean, Advisor, Professor, Counselor)
• Submit a letter from a Character Reference (pastor, volunteer organization, teacher, manager) • Submit an Unofficial Transcript
• Be a minority or person of color in one of the following categories: o American Indian (Native American) or Alaskan Native o Asian or Pacific Islander o Black o Hispanic o Middle Eastern o Other Weighted Criteria – applicants do not have to meet each criterion.
• Work experience that has been applied to college expenses.
• Other scholarship or financial aid support.
• Seeking initial certification and/or endorsement in a state-identified critical area. Maintenance Criteria – recipient must meet all requirements.
• Verified enrollment as a full-time student (as defined by the university) during the semesters receiving the scholarship.
• Maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or better each semester.
• Continue to be enrolled in a teacher education program and be in good standing with the university as verified by a letter from the Dean of Education or designated representative. NOTE: Maintenance Criteria verification will be scheduled between the scholarship recipient and the career services representative at the appropriate time. 12 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATORS Leon Bradley Scholarship Application The application including, a copy of your unofficial transcript, letter from your Designated College Representative (Dean, Advisor, Professor, Counselor), and letter from a character reference must be completed by Friday, May 31, 2019 online. Fill in or check all blanks. An incomplete application or those without required supporting documentation will not be considered for the AASPA scholarships. An unofficial transcript can be used at this time, but an official transcript may be required at a later date. We anticipate awarding four scholarships for the 2019-2020 academic school year: one to a college student; one to a paraprofessional; and two to educators pursuing their administrative credentials.