Tuition Grants
for Probationary Teachers

issouri NEA understands your struggles as a probationary teacher. You want to be the best educator you can be for the students in your classroom, and you know there's more knowledge to gain. You've finished your bachelor's degree and are ready to take on a graduate program. But the budget is tight, and you're not sure how you'll swing it.

Missouri NEA can help. Your MNEA membership means you can receive a $100 tuition grant toward the cost of a three-hour graduate course. Thanks to funding from Reliant Financial Services, members who are probationary teachers in their first five years of teaching will have financial support as they strive toward academic growth and teaching excellence.

Recipients are only eligible to receive one grant per year. The applicant must complete the course and achieve a grade of 'C' or better before receiving funds. Fifty grants will be awarded for the fall semester. A random drawing will be held each semester to decide the 50 winners. Membership in Missouri NEA must be confirmed before the grant is awarded and again before the money is disbursed.

Applications for the next tuition grant cycle will be accepted in September 2010.