Horace Mann Scholarships for Exceptional Education Students Fund
Description: Horace Mann Scholarships for Exceptional Education Students are available to students enrolled in the Exceptional Education Department.
Requirements: Preference is given to candidates who would contribute to the diversity of the student body in the program for which they are applying; are members of a group that has been historically underrepresented at Buffalo State; or have overcome obstacles such as socioeconomic, educational, or other disadvantages or disabilities. Recipients will also receive ticket subscriptions to two cultural organizations and an internship opportunity with a faculty mentor as part of their academic study.
Semester(s) Awarded: Fall and Spring
Renewable: No
Scholarship may be applied to cost of tuition, mandatory fees, on-campus housing, meal plan, and any other direct billed charges (maximum amount of $3400 per semester). Should the scholarship amount exceed direct (billed) charges, the Project Director may elect to reduce the scholarship to equal the billed charges.
- Donor
- Horace Mann
- Award
- Varies
- Deadline
- 04/11/2021
- Supplemental Questions
- Describe how you would contribute to the diversity of the student body in the program for which you are applying or are a member of a group that is historically underrepresented at the college, or have overcome obstacles such as socioeconomic, educational, or other disadvantages or disabilities.
- Please submit an essay of at least 500 words addressing the following questions.
- Discuss a significant work in exceptional education that has shaped and strengthened your interest.
- Have you thought about what you would like to do after graduation and if you have briefly describe your current ideas.
- In which field of exceptional education do you intend to work and what specific interests do you have in this field?
- Is there any particular project or goal in Exceptional Education that you would like to accomplish as a student at SUNY Buffalo State?
- What knowledge or skills would you especially like to strengthen by working closely with professors and other students?
- What particular strengths do you bring to your studies that give you confidence you will do well in exceptional education?
- Provide a list of three references (with contact information) who can attest to your academic and/or personal commitment to the field of exceptional education.