Thanks to a gift from the Maier Foundation, a new scholarship at Marshall University will educate more middle and high school teachers committed to teaching STEM fields in West Virginia.
Students selected for the scholarships must be first-time freshmen and West Virginia residents, have a 3.5 high school GPA, have a 26 ACT composite or SAT equivalent, enroll in an eligible major and be willing to teach in West Virginia for four years following graduation.
"We are very grateful to the Maier Foundation for this incredible investment in both Marshall University and the educators of tomorrow," said Dr. Jerome A. Gilbert, president of Marshall. "Education should be the top priority of every state, and particularly STEM education, which pervades nearly every aspect of economic development and individual lives. The Maier Foundation understands this, and I am very happy they have chosen Marshall for this scholarship program." |