TeachMaine Scholarship Program

 

Maine DOE & University of Maine System Launch TeachMaine Scholarship Program for Summer 2024

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Program Overview
The Department of Education is excited to announce a new scholarship program for educators who would like to enroll in summer coursework and earn credits toward full teacher certification. The TeachMaine Scholarship, launched in partnership with the University of Maine System, will cover the tuition costs for educators who complete qualifying coursework through a University of Maine campus this summer.  After reviewing the information below, interested participants are invited to sign up with the University of Maine system via this webform.

Eligible Participants
To be eligible for this scholarship program, a participant must be a Maine resident who either:
(1) Currently holds a Conditional Certification for teaching, or 
(2) Currently holds an Emergency Certification for teaching, or
(3) Has submitted (or updated) an application for teaching certification to the Maine Educator Information System (MEIS) since July 1, 2019, or
(4) Submits an application for teaching certification to MEIS before signing up for courses.

How the Program Works
Eligible participants (see above) may fill out an application form with the University of Maine System (direct link) to express interest in utilizing the TeachMaine Scholarship program to take up to four of the qualifying courses from the list below.  Each participant will pay any applicable registration, application, or materials fees.  Upon successful completion of their coursework, the Department of Education will cover the cost of tuition and will send those funds directly to the University of Maine System.

Qualifying Courses
There are 23 different courses which qualify for the TeachMaine scholarship, designed to address the cultural diversity, exceptionalities, human development, or methods requirements for teaching certification as defined in State Board of Education Rule Chapter 115.  (Please note that "methods" courses will only count toward certification requirements if the methods course corresponds with the subject/grade levels for which an applicant is seeking certification.)

To view all 23 course options, please click through the pages of the table below, or utilize the available search box to look for a specific campus or certification requirement.  .

UMS Campus Course Designator Course Title Certification Requirement
UMF EDU 285 Diversity Issues in Education Cultural Diversity
UMaine EHD 202 Education in a Multicultural Society Cultural Diversity
UMaine ERL 531 Linguistic Diversity, Multilingualism, and the Classroom Cultural Diversity
UMPI EDU 153 Special Foundations of Education in a Diverse World Cultural Diversity
UMPI OLS 530 Globalization and Diversity Cultural Diversity
USM EDU 562 Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom Cultural Diversity
UMF SED 300 Including Students with Exceptionalities in General Education Exceptionalities
UMPI EDU 287 Teaching Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Classrooms Exceptionalities
USM SED 540 Students with Exceptionalities in General Education Exceptionalities
USM SED 235 Students with Exceptionalities in General Education Exceptionalities
UMF PSY 225 Child & Adolescent Development Human Development
UMaine CHF 201 Introduction to Child Development Human Development
UMaine CHF 433 Adolescence Human Development
UMaine EHD 203 Educational Psychology Human Development
UMPI EDU 210 Introduction to Pedagogy Human Development
UMPI PSY 205 Lifespan Development Human Development
USM EDU 225 Multicultural Child & Adolescent Development Human Development
USM EDU 509 Child and Adolescent Development for Equitable Education Human Development
USM SPY 501 Variability in Human Development Human Development
UMaine EHD 504 Teaching and Assessing for Student Learning in the Secondary School Methods (Subject Focused)
UMaine ELL 570 Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language Methods (ESOL)
USM EDU 559 Methods for Teaching Reading and Writing to Multilingual Learners Methods (ESOL)
USM EDU 560 Methods and Approaches in TESOL Methods (ESOL)

 

Sign Up Today

To sign up for the TeachMaine Scholarship, please apply with the University of Maine System via this online form.