"Pass the Torch" Teacher Scholarships

Through our annual Teachers Test Prep "Pass the Torch" Teacher Scholarships program, we award a total of $10,000 to aspiring K-12 educators: one $5,000 scholarship to a recipient planning a career in elementary education and one $5,000 scholarship to a recipient planning a career in secondary education.

Funds are awarded directly to the recipients to help pay for living expenses that financial aid typically doesn't cover so they can focus more time on preparing to become a credentialed teacher.

All finalists receive a $100 Amazon gift card and one year of free access to any of our Core Plus Online Prep Programs to help them pass the credentialing exams required by their state. We offer these programs for the CBEST, CPACE, CSET, edTPA, FTCE, ParaPro, Praxis and RICA. (If you've already purchased one of these programs from us, your costs will be refunded.)

To qualify, applicants must be enrolled in a teacher preparation program in the US for the upcoming academic year and be able to demonstrate financial need. Note that we will request evidence of financial need, such as the receipt of Federal Student Aid, when notifying finalists.

How to Apply

• Download the Scholarship Application Form.
• Record a video no longer than six minutes in which you tell us your story. (Note: landscape format preferred.)
• Upload it to a video site such as YouTube, Vimeo, etc.
• Email your signed Scholarship Application Form and a link to your video (not the full video file) to scholarships@teacherstestprep.com

Note: You can use this handy checklist to ensure you satisfy all parts of the application. In particular, before you send your video link, make sure that it works and can be accessed by an outside party. (You may want to email it to a friend to confirm this.) Entries with links that don’t work or can’t be accessed will be automatically disqualified.