Scholarship forms now available!
AEA offers several different grants and scholarships for incoming college freshmen and continuing college students.

T.E. Patterson Grant
This $500 scholarship is awarded yearly to five African-American college students in Arkansas. Each year this scholarship also honors the memory of a distinguished African-American educator. The deadline for scholarship applications is February 1. All applications must be completed with documents by the deadline. Applications and specifications available. Print from this link.

Emma Scott Memorial Scholarship for Future Teachers
The Emma Scott Memorial Scholarships were established in 1961 by the Arkansas Education Association to honor Emma Scott. Miss Scott was a former English teacher in Little Rock and AEA staff member who is credited with establishing Future Teachers of America programs in Arkansas. The program annually offers three scholarships of $500 each as an effective means of encouraging promising young people to enter the teaching profession. Applications and specifications available. Print from this link.

School Bell Award
Supporting materials for the period August 2006 through May 2007 are eligible for consideration for the 2007-08 School Bell Awards. Final entry forms & supporting material must be received at AEA Headquarters by February 1, 2008. Applications and specifications available. Print from this link.

Local Newsletter Award
To enter your local association newsletter in the annual local newsletter competition, please complete and return this form, along with at least two copies of your local association newsletter produced during the 2006-07 school year. Applications and specifications available. Print from this link.