State grants Hoosiers with teaching scholarship
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has awarded scholarships in the eighth year of the Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship. Selected through a competitive process based on academic achievement and additional factors, the Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship provides a renewable scholarship of up to $10,000 per year (up to $40,000 total). In exchange, students agree to teach for five years at an eligible Indiana school or repay the corresponding, prorated amount of the scholarship.
Scholarship winner include:
Alaina Swanson, Indian Creek High School
Alexandria Werner, Center Grove High School
Amber Hayden, Greenwood Community High School
Bailey Nelson, Edinburgh Community High School
Bernice Ling, Center Grove High School
Lauren Kemerling, Center Grove High School
Lillian Speight, Center Grove High School
Kali Weber, Whiteland Community High School
Sydney Gebhart, Center Grove High School
To qualify for the scholarship, students had to either graduate in the top 20 percent of their high school class, learn a score in the 20th percentile on the SAT or ACT, or have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA. To continue earning the scholarship in college, students must earn a 3.0 cumulative GPA and complete at least 30 credit hours per year.
