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KNEA Teacher Grant Opportunities

Kansas Adult Learner Grant

Kansas Comprehensive Grant

Promise Act Scholarship

General Scholarships

Kansas Education Opportunity Scholarship

Kansas Hero’s Scholarship

Kansas Military Service Scholarship

Kansas National Guard Educational Assistance

Kansas State Scholarship

Kansas Teacher Service Scholarship

KNEA Grants and Scholarships

KNEA Scholarship Information – Degrees Not Debt

Perkins Loan

The Restricted Teaching License Alternative Pathway is designed for mid-career professionals who have a bachelor’s or master’s degree, or equivalent coursework in a content area they want to teach. If that’s you, the pathway provides an opportunity for you to have immediate access to start teaching under a restricted license while completing professional education pedagogy coursework to become fully licensed. Learn more about nontraditional teaching license pathways here.

Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program

Under the Teacher Loan Forgiveness (TLF) Program, you may be eligible for forgiveness of up to $17,500 on your Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans and your Subsidized and Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loans if you teach full time for five complete and consecutive academic years in a low-income school or educational service agency and you meet other qualifications.

Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness

While some educators may benefit from the Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program is eligible to any full-time staff member. The loan forgiveness amount is determined on an individual basis and is tax-free. Learn more here.

Kansas Teacher Service Scholarship

This scholarship is a merit-based service obligation program that provides financial assistance to both students in bachelor’s degree programs and currently licensed teachers pursuing endorsement or master’s degrees in hard-to-fill areas, as well as students and teachers planning to teach in an underserved geographic area. Recipients sign agreements to teach one year for each year of scholarship support in Kansas. Learn more here.

Student Financial Aid

Student financial aid includes grants, scholarships, and loans available through the federal and state government, private corporations, and philanthropic organizations. The Kansas Board of Regents is responsible for the administration of state-funded grants and scholarships. For more information on financial assistance, please contact the financial aid office at the school you wish to attend or contact the Kansas Board of Regents for more information.

KNEA Grants and Scholarships
Perkins Loan

• Professional association for college students preparing to enter the education profession
• Provides students with assistance, benefits, and professional resources
• Opportunity to learn from each other, campus advisors, and other professionals
• Provides statewide leadership training sessions to inform future teachers on the issues that will affect them when they enter the classroom
• 6 annual scholarship opportunities ranging from $200 to $1,000
• Also offers the Jack Kinnaman Scholarship

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This interactive document can guide you to the licensure path that is best for you.

KSDE Pathways to the Classroom

The Leon Bradley Scholarship Program was established to encourage individuals from under-represented groups to enter the field of teaching and school leadership. The American Association of School Personnel Administrators (AASPA) believes that it is beneficial for all students to experience diversity among the educators who serve as role models for our students. 

AASPA will annually award up to two scholarships to assist a candidate seeking their initial teaching certification endorsement. Each scholarship will be given in the amount of $3,500.00. Candidates will be eligible for the award if they are in entering their final year (Final Year starting Fall 2025) of completing certification/endorsement requirements, including student teaching if applicable.

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