The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has awarded nearly 400 scholarships to the seventh class of Next Generation Hoosier Educators.
Selected through a competitive process based on academic achievement and additional factors, recipients will receive $10,000 annually (up to $40,000 total) for committing to teach in Indiana for at least five years after graduating college.
A total of 598 students applied for the 2023-24 Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship. Applications were received from students representing 263 high schools in 88 of Indiana’s 92 counties. Additionally, 75 percent of applicants were Indiana high school seniors with the remainder comprised of current college students.
Scholarship recipients from Scott County included Brendan Hanner and Ella Rahe of Austin High School and Brianna Herald, Mallory Mcglothlin, Payton Christie and Scarlett Camp of Scottsburg High School.
Jackson County scholarship recipients included Camryn Thompson and Clare Fitzwater from Brownstown Central; Alex Schlatterer, Grace Schrader, Rylee Ebler, Skyler Shouse and Wendi Lopez-Solis from Seymour High School, and Addison Bumbleburg from Trinity Lutheran.
To qualify for the scholarship, students had to either graduate in the top 20 percent of their high school class, earn a score in the 20th percentile on the SAT or ACT, or have at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA.
“We are encouraged by the overwhelming support from our legislative partners to grow Indiana’s teaching pipeline by further leveraging the Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship,” said Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education Chris Lowery. “Recipients of this scholarship are driven, passionate and committed to making a positive impact in Hoosier classrooms and communities.”
To continue earning the scholarship in college, students must earn a 3.0 cumulative GPA and complete at least 30 credit hours per year.