RTO/ERO Scholarship Program ~ 2010

Scholarship Applications MUST BE SUBMITTED ON-LINE. Prepare your documentation in advance in WORD or PDF format for ease of completion. The link to the ON-LINE Application is (located near the centre of the page):

http://www.rto-ero.org/index-en.htm

For INFORMATION ONLY, the 2009 Scholarship details are repeated below.

RTO/ERO 2009 Scholarship Application

The Retired Teachers of Ontario/les enseignantes et enseignants retraités de l’Ontario Scholarship Program awards up to 25 individual scholarships annually of $1,000 each. These scholarships are intended to encourage and provide financial assistance to applicants who are pursuing full-time or part-time careers in teaching from an accredited teacher training facility.

Eligibility
To be eligible, a student must be:

• enrolled in a full or part-time program which will lead directly to a career in teaching in Canada,
• a resident Canadian citizen or a landed immigrant,
• a child, grand-child, niece, nephew, grandniece, grandnephew, son-in-law, daughter-in-law or step child of an RTO/ERO member.

Please note that this scholarship program is intended to only assist applicants pursuing a career in teaching from an accredited teacher training facility. Examples of eligible programs include concurrent BA/BEd university programs and programs leading to BEd qualification.

Application Process
To be considered for one of the Scholarships, eligible students must:

• Apply on line by completing the 2009 Scholarship Application.
• Applications only available at the RTO/ERO website - http://www.rto-ero.org/index-en.htm. NOTE: not yet available
• On-line applications will not be electronically forwarded to Provincial Office if all requested information is not provided.
• Evidence of enrollment in a program which will lead directly to a full or part-time career in teaching in Canada must be included. An Offer of Enrollment is not sufficient. Please provide documentation that supports acceptance such as, but not limited to: Letter of Acceptance, Letter from Registrar confirming enrollment, copy of tuition payment, etc.
• Applications received after the close of business on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, will be considered late and not eligible for consideration.
• The decision of the Project - STO Committee is final and not subject to appeal.

Selection Process
The Scholarship Committee will review all eligible applications on or before September 30, 2009 and select up to twenty-five applicants to receive scholarships for $1,000 each. Successful applicants will be notified in late Fall.

Consent
If successful, RTO/ERO will contact both the applicant and the RTO/ERO sponsoring member to obtain their written consent for RTO/ERO to announce the name of the successful Scholarship Applicant and the name of the sponsoring RTO/ERO member.

Proof of Enrollment
One or more of the following must be included as an attachment:

1.  Letter of Acceptance
2.  Letter from Registrar
3.  Tuition Receipt

Please tell us more about yourself by attaching answers to the following three questions. Please ensure that your total submission does not exceed three pages in length.

1.  Why are you pursuing a career in teaching?
2.  How have your volunteer activities and/or experiences prepared you for a career in teaching?
3.  What else would you like to tell us about yourself?