Albert A. Marks Scholarship for Teacher Education

History of the Award
The Education Scholarship was implemented in 1997 for women competing at the local, state and/or national level of competition that are pursuing a degree (undergraduate, masters or higher) in education. The award is open to those pursuing careers as classroom teachers, special area teachers (i.e., art, physical education, music, etc.) school counselors, school psychologists, school nurses and school administrators. A New application must be submitted each year and previous applicants may apply.

Criteria
National, State or Local contestants who have been accepted into an undergraduate, masters, or doctorate program in the field of education. Women may apply only if they competed at the local level no earlier than 1993. They may apply in the year they competed at the local level, and/or any year following.

Please note as of 2000 the name of this scholarship has been changed to the Albert A. Mark Education Scholarship for Teacher Education and is made available to those qualified applicants seeking an undergraduate degree in the field of education.

Guidelines for Grant
Education Scholarships for Teacher Education will be granted annually, if there are qualified applicants, to those women in the Miss America Pageant system who meet the requirements for a grant of scholarship. This scholarship is available to women that have competed within the system on the State, Local or National level of competition regardless of whether a title was won. The Scholarship Committee will review applications for scholarship and will award one or more scholarships per year depending upon the qualifications of the applicants.

Applicants will be considered for the award based on a combination of factors including but not limited to grade point average (high school & college/university), class rank, extra curricular activities, financial aid requirements, household income and level of participation within the system.

Procedure
Please submit completed applications for the Education Scholarship for Teacher Education to:

Miss America Organization
Two Ocean Way, Suite 1000
Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401
Attention: Scholarship Department

Grants are renewable. Applicants are encouraged to apply each year.

Applications must be received by June 30th in order to be given favorable consideration. Please make sure you have all your information before you apply. We will not accept an incomplete application under any circumstances. Applications received after the June 30th deadline will be rejected, and a new application must be submitted after January 1st of the following year.

Applicants will be notified the first week of September whether they have been selected as a scholarship recipient. Scholarship winners will receive a letter in regards to potential tax implications of this award. Scholarship winners are encouraged to discuss inclusion of the scholarship in their income with their tax preparer.

Disbursement of funds
Disbursement of funds will follow the Scholarship Rules & Regulations of the Miss America Organization.

Further questions
Please call the Miss America Organization Scholarship Department at (609) 345-7571 extension 27 if you have questions or you wish to receive an application.