MICO Alumni Association Scholarship Opportunity

The Mico Alumni Association (Toronto Chapter) will be offering scholarships in October 2018 to university students pursuing teacher education in the Faculties of Education in universities in Ontario. Students at the following universities will be invited to apply: Brock, Lakehead, Ontario Institute of Technology, Queen’s, Toronto and York.  Scholarships are valued at $1,000.00 (Canadian). 

The Scholarship Awards Program was established in 2003, to support student teachers in Ontario who have an interest in teaching in urban schools that either have a high concentration of students who are of Jamaican ancestry, or have a high concentration of black students.

GUIDELINE FOR APPLICATIONS:

Students should submit a self prepared letter clearly responding to the following:

• Clarification of Jamaican background, or reasonable connection to Jamaica.
• Provide evidence and reference that they are current teacher education candidates in a faculty of education program in one of the universities listed above. 
• State their histories of community service particularly in urban, multicultural communities and how that experience has influenced them to enter the teacher training program.   
• State their views on diversity and equity in education.
• State how the scholarship will assist them to meet their financial needs. 
• There will also be a personal or telephone interview.

Application letters are due by October 15, 2018.  

Additional details regarding the scholarship opportunities and guidelines for submitting your application can be found at the following link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IzUPXWcyYucaamNdxJSJ8O_kOU8-EC2avrtOyiScx3c/edit?usp=sharing