Connie L. Lurie Early Childhood Education Scholarship
Thanks to the generous support from our college's namesake, Connie Lurie, our college is able to award several scholarships to future early childhood educators pursuing an undergraduate degree in Child and Adolescent Development with an Early Childhood Focus or a teaching credential in Early Childhood Special Education.
Scholarship Details
- Students must be enrolled in the Early Childhood Pathway in Child and Adolescent Development or the Early Childhood Special Education teacher credential program.
- Students must be in their final (or near final) term in their degree or credential program, with an anticipated graduation date in Spring or Summer. (ChAD students: To be eligible, submit your application for graduation via My无忧短视频 before the scholarship due date.) Those who are graduating after Summer will be able to apply for this award in the general 无忧短视频 and Lurie College scholarship application process during the Spring semester.
- This $3500 award is intended to offset tuition, fees, and expenses for students with high financial need.
If you have any follow up questions, you may email childdev@sjsu.edu.
Recent alumni Melody Mann, recipient of the Hazel Cilker Smith and Marion Sarah Cilker Scholarship Fund award, published the research article 鈥淯nderstanding Child Noncompliance in the Early Care Setting鈥� in the 无忧短视频 McNair Scholars Program Research Journal. Read the article at .
Jennifer Villegas Lopez was selected as one of the recipients for the Florian and Grace Niemcziek Endowment award. Learn more about her experiences in academic and student life.
Luz Nicacio and Liliana Adler received a Lurie College grant to attend the annual . Learn more about how their experiences at the conference have shaped them going forward.
