Bennet Family "Teaching Torch" Scholarship

The Bennet Family “Teaching Torch” Scholarship is available through the University of Central Missouri Alumni Foundation for full-time, Pell eligible students in good academic standing who are Missouri residents enrolled in the teacher education program in the College of Education.

Award
Varies
Scopes
College of Education
Deadline
03/15/2027
Supplemental Questions
  1. Submit a 300 word essay responding to the prompt: Share what has inspired you to pursue a career in teaching and how you plan to carry the "teaching torch" forward to ignite learning and possibility in others. Be sure to confirm your commitment to teaching in either a rural or urban school setting, and reflect on how you hope to make a lasting impact in that community.