Early Childhood Education Students

Applicant must be enrolled in the Early Childhood Education program at WWU. Selection is based on scholarship ability and financial need. Please submit a statement of financial need. Post-bacs are eligible.

Applicants must be admitted to the elementary or special education program who are preparing to earn an endorsement in early childhood or early childhood special education. No minimum GPA is required. *Include a paragraph in your essay on how you would address the specific interests and needs of preschool and primary students. Post-Bac students are eligible.

Applicants must major in Early Childhood Education, plan to pursue a career in Early Childhood Education in a primary school setting, have outstanding academic merit in the ECE program at Woodring, and clearly demonstrate financial need. Please submit a statement of financial need. Award may be used to any costs related to education expense, including, but not limited to: tuition, books, materials/supplies, etc.

Amount: Full tuition and fees for ECE internship quarter (amount varies)

Awarded annually to students accepted for internship placement in early childhood education (K-3). Recipients must be seeking an endorsement in Early Childhood Education. Financial need is required (please submit a statement of financial need).

The purpose of this award is to provide support for incoming students applying to the Early Childhood Education program. Preference to be made to applicants who: (1) clearly demonstrate a financial need; (2) demonstrate outstanding academic merit; and (3) typify an underrepresented group in the program (i.e., students from a diverse background including, but not limited to, considerations of racial and/or ethnic identities, first generation college students, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic challenges, etc.).