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To be eligible, you must:
- Be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen
- Be a resident of Illinois
- Comply with federal Selective Service registration requirements
- Be a minority student of either African American/Black, Hispanic American, Asian American or Native American origin
- Be a high school graduate, or hold a General Educational Development (GED) certificate
- Be enrolled on at least a half-time basis as an undergraduate or graduate student
- Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a Teacher Education Program at a qualified Illinois institution of higher education, in a course of study which, upon completion, qualifies you to be certified as a preschool, elementary, or secondary school teacher by the Illinois State Board of Education, including alternative teacher certification
- Maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
- Maintain satisfactory academic progress as determined by your college
- Complete the application process by:
- submitting a fully-completed application for the Teacher Education Scholarship Programs (which includes the Teaching Agreement/Promissory Note),
- being certified as meeting eligibility requirements by the college at which you will use the scholarship, and
- accepting the scholarship (if one is offered)
- Sign the application's Teaching Agreement/Promissory Note promising to fulfill the teaching commitment or repay funds received, plus interest
- Not be in default on any student loan, nor owe a refund on any state or federal grant
- Not have previously received funds from the MTI Scholarship Program for the equivalent of four academic years, which is the program maximum
- Not received funds from the Illinois Future Teacher Corps (IFTC) or Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver (SETTW) programs during the same term(s) for which you receive funds from the MTI Scholarship Program
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