Scholarship Opportunities

Donations from generous individuals, families, foundations and corporations provide financial assistance to strengthen Reading Recovery in the United States and Canada.
All scholarships will be awarded through national competitions administered by the Reading Recovery Council of North America, Inc.  Recipients of all scholarships agree to:

• register for the professional development opportunity by the date required,
• share the experience and learning with colleagues,
• provide RRCNA with a short report of the impact of attending the professional development opportunity,
• give their permission for RRCNA to send a copy of their comments to the scholarship sponsor and/or use any portion of this report in any RRCNA publication,
• send a photo and give permission to RRCNA to use it in any RRCNA publication promoting the professional development opportunity, RRCNA or the scholarship sponsor, and
• permit RRCNA to announce the award to any local media and/or school district and provide RRCNA copies of any publicity that occurs.

Completed applications must be postmarked by the posted deadline date. Incomplete applications will not be considered. *Please note: all applications become the property of RRCNA and will not be returned.

Geri Stone Memorial Fund Grants and Scholarships
The Geri Stone Memorial Fund was established by The Reading Recovery Council of Michigan, family members, and friends to remember the leadership of Geri Stone. Geri was an active leader and a major advocate for Reading Recovery and this fund provides financial awards to help continue her work and RRCNA’s mission "we open doors to a literate future for children who initially struggle in learning to read and write."
Click here for more information and application.
Application deadline is September 15.

2011 National Conference Grants and Scholarships are Available!
The grants and scholarships will help underwrite expenses for pre-conference and conference registration fees, travel, hotel and per diem expenses associated with attending the conference. Expenses in excess of the scholarship amount will be the responsibility of the scholarship recipient. Scholarships will be awarded through a national competition administered by RRCNA. 
Click here for National Conference Scholarship Information.
Applications must be postmarked by October 15.

Teacher Leader Training Scholarships for the 2010-2011 School Year
Five Reading Recovery Teacher Leader training scholarship were funded by the Deluxe Corporation Foundation, Hameray/Yuen Family Foundation, Pioneer Valley Educational Press, Inc., and RRCNA Teacher Leader Training Scholarships. 

The purpose of the Teacher Leader Training Scholarship is to provide support for the initial training of teacher leaders, which consists of a full time, one year postgraduate course at one of the Reading Recovery university training centers. School districts located in the United States are eligible to apply for the scholarship.

These scholarships will be administered and judged by the Reading Recovery Council of North America. Applications were judged using the following criteria:
• Academic and economic need
• District planning, commitment, and support of Reading Recovery
• Reading Recovery’s fit with the district/site’s comprehensive literacy plans
• Qualifications and leadership potential of teacher leader candidate
• Trainer recommendation

The deadline for submission was June 1. 

See photos of 2009-2010 Scholarships Recipients

Please contact the development department at development@readingrecovery.org or call Julie Wolf at (614) 310-7340 with any questions.