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Scholarships and Grants

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AAGT offers many opportunities to give back to our gifted community in the way of scholarships and grants

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STUDENT ENRICHMENT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Purpose: To provide tuition for students in kindergarten through grade 12 to attend enrichment activities (after school classes, camps, etc)

An enrichment activity is an experience where kids can extend their learning to improve or enhance skills, knowledge, and well-being. Please note that Summer school classes taken for credit that a student would need in general do not qualify as enrichment activities.

A current AAGT member must sponsor the student if applying for a reimbursement scholarship. The scholarship funds tuition up to $200 for up to 40 students per year.

There is no deadline to apply, however, AAGT will award up to 10 scholarships per quarter, with up to 5 designated to needs-based students.

Requirements for Scholarship Application

  1. Teacher or Parent/Family Member must be a member of AAGT to qualify
  2. Letter of Recommendation from AAGT Sponsoring Member
  3. Program Description and/or registration form with student information.
  4. Receipt showing enrichment activity has been paid in full.
A current AAGT member must sponsor the student. AAGT Member can be a teacher of or a family member/friend of the student
If different than AAGT Member Name

Enrichment Program Information

Up to $200

Please Upload Following Items:

The following items must be uploaded or emailed to: director@azgifted.com 1. Letter of Recommendation from AAGT Sponsoring Member 2. Program Description and Registration form with student information. 3. Receipt showing enrichment activity has been paid in full.
Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 5 files.

Needs Based Student Enrichment Scholarship Application

Purpose: To provide tuition for students in kindergarten through grade 12 to attend enrichment activities (after school classes, camps, etc)

An enrichment activity is an experience where kids can extend their learning to improve or enhance skills, knowledge, and well-being. Please note that Summer school classes taken for credit that a student would need in general do not qualify as enrichment activities.

A teacher or administrator may recommend a student for a scholarship to be paid directly to the enrichment program by AAGT. Students enrolled at Title 1 schools will be given priority.

The scholarship funds tuition up to $200 for up to 20 students per year. Payments will be made directly to the program provider.

There is no deadline to apply, however, AAGT will award up to 5 scholarships per quarter.

Requirements for Scholarship Application

  1. A Teacher, Administrator or Gifted Coordinator must submit application on behalf of student/family
  2. Letter of recommendation for student participation from teacher/administrator/gifted coordinator
  3. Program description, flyer/brochure or link to program website
  4. Any registration materials that need to be submitted with payment

Enrichment Program Information

Payment will be made directly to the program provider - please submit payment information for provider.
AAGT will pay the enrichment program directly.
Up to $200

Please Upload Following Items:

The following items must be uploaded or emailed to: director@azgifted.com 1. Letter of recommendation for student participation from teacher/administrator/gifted coordinator. 2. Program description, flyer/brochure or link to program website 3. Any registration materials that need to be submitted with payment
Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 5 files.

Student Academic Competition Scholarship

Purpose: To provide funds for student teams to travel to academic competitions (scholarships are not available for registration fees). 

Teams may apply by submitting a paragraph, up to 250 words explaining why they participate and what they hope to gain. The team must have a member from AAGT member (teacher, parent, friend, etc) sponsor their application.

Teams of 2-5 members can receive up to $250.00. Teams of 5-10 can receive up to $500. Larger teams will be reviewed on a case by case basis.

Four student teams will be sponsored per school year.  Preference will be given to teams from Title 1 schools. Responses will be received approximately 3 weeks following submission of an application.

A current AAGT member must sponsor the student. AAGT Member can be a teacher of or a family member/friend of the student

Competition Information

Transportation, lodging, meals, etc.
Teams of 2-5 members can receive up to $250.00. Teams of 5-10 can receive up to $500. Larger teams will be reviewed on a case by case basis.

Please Upload Following Items:

The following items must be uploaded or emailed to: director@azgifted.com 1. Letter of Recommendation from AAGT Sponsoring Member 2. Student written paragraph, up to 250 words explaining why they participate and what they hope to gain. 3. Team registration documentation/confirmation
Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 5 files.

AAGT Parent Institute Scholarship – OPEN for 2023

Parents who wish to attend an AAGT Parent Institute can apply below for a need-based scholarship.  If Children’s Enrichment Classes are offered, parents may also request for a need-based scholarship for their children to attend these classes. 

Scholarship Recipients will be notified within two weeks of application. Scholarships are limited for each parent event.

2023 Parent Institute Scholarship Application Deadline is August 21st, 2023

KidZone is available during Parent Institute for children ages 5-12.

Teacher Gifted Endorsement Tuition Scholarship

Purpose:  To reimburse teachers for tuition toward gifted endorsement courses up to $500 for a lifetime amount. 

Up to four scholarships will be granted each calendar year.  The applicant must be a current member of AAGT. The applications are accepted any time of year. Responses will be received approximately 3 weeks following submission of an application. This includes consideration for full or partial registration fees for conferences that support increasing the understanding of the needs of the gifted (ie.:  SENG, NAGC, WCGTC, etc.) 

Up to $500

Please Upload Following Items:

You must upload a receipt of paid coursework
Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 5 files.

Teacher Classroom Mini-Grant

Purpose:   To fund classroom projects and/or activities that align with the vision of the Arizona Association Gifted and Talented. 

The grant amount is funded up to $500 to current AAGT members who are teaching in K-12 public, private, or charter schools. Two grants per year will be funded. Scholarship recipients are invited to submit a photo of themselves and a brief paragraph of their class project/activity at the conclusion of their experience to be posted on AAGT’s  website and social media.

Fall Grant: Submit application by October 1; receive a response by November 1.
Spring Grant: Submit application by March 1; receive a response by April 1.

Up to $500

Please Upload Following Items:

Your Headshot and any documentation for your project.
Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 5 files.

Consent to Share on AAGT Media

AAGT reserves the right to share information submitted in this application including your first name, photo and project description on our website and social media.

Annual Conference Scholarship Application

Purpose: To fund first time attendees to the AAGT Annual Conference. Up to 10 scholarships will be issued for attendance at the annual conference, with half issued to educators who work at Title I schools.  Recipients must be a current member of AAGT.

Please visit our Annual Conference Page for more information on the event.

Applications will be accepted through October 15 prior to the Annual Conference in February. Recipients will be notified by November 1

Past Scholarship Recipients

Teacher Classroom Mini-Grant Fall 2022 Recipient Update – Superstition Springs Elementary

Superstition Springs Elementary is thrilled and grateful to be the recipient of the generous AAGT Mini Classroom Grant. The funds will be utilized to provide standards-aligned escape rooms/ breakout rooms for our gifted students. Our classes will have a year long subscription to Breakout EDU, which creates a learner centered experience that allows students to…

Teacher Classroom Mini-Grant Fall 2021 Recipient Update – Laird School

Dear Heather Pace and AAGT Scholarship Task Force,  I would like to take this opportunity to thank you again for providing me with the AAGT mini-grant. With your help and continued support of our gifted and talented PACE program, students were able to compete in the National History Day Competition at the junior level. Through…

Scholarship Recipient Testimonial – Neila the Actress!

“Neila has been attending theatre workshops since she was 3 years old. She recently received AAGT’s student enrichment scholarship to participate at Desert Foothills Theatre’s, Shrek Jr. summer camp. She absolutely loved it! Every class is equally as valuable as the first. Theatre classes not only create a sense of community, but also help foster…

Teacher Classroom Mini-Grant Spring 2021 Recipient – Nicole Belden

Nicole Belden (Cartwright School District) was selected as a recipient in March 2020 for AAGT’s Teacher Classroom Mini-Grant, which she used to enhance the before school club for gifted students in the inner-city with enrichment games. Games such as Word-A-Round, Blokus, Five Crowns, and Zangle will be played by diverse students to encourage divergent thinking…

Teacher Classroom Mini-Grant Fall 2020 Recipient – Debbie Moore

Debbie Moore’s Design Lab (Deer Valley Unified School District) was selected as a recipient in November 2020 for AAGT’s Teacher Classroom Mini-Grant, which she used to update her Design Lab with a new 3-D Printer and Sewing Machine! We appreciate her dedication to gifted learners and look forward to seeing how they grow in design!…

Gifted Endorsement Tuition Scholarship Recipient – Leandra Sessions

I am so grateful to have been chosen for the scholarship award. I have been teaching gifted students in Page, AZ for a year and a half. It’s been a bumpy road but so much fun. I believe that our students need the opportunity to grow as much and as quickly as they can. I hope to…

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