TESL Funding Opportunities
WAL is a private, non-profit, non-degree-granting educational institution. Only degree-granting institutions are permitted to offer financial aid. Full-time SPU and PLU students should inquire about financial aid available to them for study in WAL programs.
WAL works with SPU and PLU to accept Americorps, VISTA, vocational rehabilitation and Boeing tuition vouchers.
NELA: Northwest Education Loan Association |
http://nela.net/aboutstudentloans/typesofloans/_alternativeloanprograms.asp?nav_section=4 |
| TERI Guaranteed Continuing Education Loan |
http://www.teri.org/loan-center/loan-programs/continuing-ed/continuing-ed.asp |
| PESB Educator Retooling Scholarship | |
| http://sites.google.com/a/pesb.wa.gov/home/pesb-programs/scholarships/retooling/retoolingfaq | |
The conditional scholarship is a loan that is forgiven for teaching service (in the added endorsement area) in a Washington state K-12 public school. The state shall forgive the loan obligation entirely if the recipient teaches in the shortage area endorsement area in a Washington state public school for two years. |
| TEACH Grant Program |
| http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/TEACH.jsp |
| Through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007, Congress created the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program that provides grants of up to $4,000 per year to students who intend to teach in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low-income families. |