Bluffton University will award eleven full-tuition scholarships to current teachers seeking their Ohio Department of Education intervention specialist license. The program will be funded by a $130,000 grant awarded by the Ohio Department of Higher Education. Eligible teachers must work at schools connected to Bluffton University’s Education Partnership.

Partner schools include:

• Allen County Educational Service Center
• Allen East Local Schools
• Bluffton Exempted Village Schools
• Kenton City Schools
• Lima City Schools
• Riverdale School District
• Elida Local Schools
• Ada Exempted Village Schools
• Benjamin Logan Local School District
• Cory-Rawson Local Schools

The application deadline is April 29, 2022, with online classes beginning in fall 2022. Awards will be made based on transcripts and application statement. Recipients must commit to teaching as an intervention specialist for two years.

Bluffton University offers a variety of graduate programs in education including intervention specialist licensure, reading endorsement and a Master of Arts in Education (MAEd). Teachers who take the intervention specialist or reading endorsement coursework can finish their MAEd with just six additional core classes. All coursework is offered online or via Zoom.

For more information on the scholarship, becoming a partner school or Bluffton’s graduate programs in education, contact Shelby Koenig, enrollment counselor, at [email protected] or 419-358-3684.