Relates to the New York state masters-in-education teacher incentive scholarship program

Private-college teaching scholarships come with service rules

Effective immediately, New York’s master’s-in-education teaching scholarships extend to eligible students at private New York colleges. Public-college students get preference; private-college students can receive only remaining awards. Applicants must have earned an undergraduate degree at a New York college while living in New York as residents. They must meet academic excellence standards set by the program administrator and follow its program rules. They must study full time in an approved New York education master’s program leading to public elementary or secondary teaching. Recipients must sign a contract to teach full time in a classroom for five years in New York. Service must be at a state-recognized public elementary or secondary school, including an authorized charter school.