Land of Lincoln Retired Teachers' Association

LLRTA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PREPARES TO SELECT A CANDIDATE FOR ITS 2023 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM!

6/14/2023

Continue to check our LLRTA website for updated information.

The LLRTA's Teacher Education Scholarship supports aspiring teachers in Sangamon and Menard counties. In 2022, the Executive Board initiated a new approach, which aimed to provide long-term funding of the scholarship program.

Long-Term Funding Initiative Levels

  • Sustaining Level: Contribution up to $150
  • Loyalty Level: Contributions from $150-$250
  • Memorial Level: Contributions from $250-$500

Eligibility questions to be considered by the applicant and Scholarship Committee

  1. Is the applicant in the last year of a college program?
  2. Has the applicant been accepted into a Teacher Education program?
  3. If the applicant is not participating in a Teacher Education program, then what is the rationale for selecting the applicant?
  4. Is the applicant a resident of Sangamon or Menard County?

From 2023: Congratulations to Katie Milhiser, recipient of our 2023 $1,000 Teacher Education Scholarship!

Katie attends Illinois College and plans to use the scholarship to pursue her goal of becoming a math teacher in middle or high school and eventually earn a Master's degree.

Information about the scholarship is available at the following locations:

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Springfield
  • Illinois State University
  • Western Illinois University
  • Eastern Illinois University
  • Illinois College
  • Lincoln Land Community College