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. This scholarship was established by Rick Bennet, III to help cultivate the next generation of educators.

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.