Bilingual Education / ESL 

Scholarships information for Graduates

Who are the scholarships for?

Graduate scholarships are available for people desiring to earn a Master of Education in Bilingual Education (Spanish-English) or Master of Education in English as a Second Language (ESL) degree. There are 22 bilingual/ESL scholarships available.

Where will classes be held?

Most Bilingual/ESL masters classes will be held in the Twin Falls area for Magic Valley and neighboring area students, and in the Boise/Nampa area for Treasure Valley and neighboring area students. Classes are held Friday evenings 4-10 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m.-5 p.m., meeting three weekends during each 8-week session. A break is scheduled between the first and second courses of each semester.

What is the amount of the graduate scholarship?

Class fees for Idaho residents and non-residents are $840 per 3-credit-hour class.  The scholarship pays $1,000 per semester toward your tuition, $150 per semester for books, and $475 for summer session and $100 for summer books. It may pay most of your expenses for the required practicum including airfare and hotel accommodations (double occupancy). It may also provide funds to cover the cost of a substitute teacher while you are gone. You will be expected to pay for your own meals.

Additional Benefits

The graduate scholarship also may includes funds for participants to study one summer session in Morelia, Mexico for a culturally and educationally enriching experience that will prove beneficial as professionals working with Latino populations.  

For more information about the experience search the hyperlink listed as "Programa Español" at the partnering institution Centro Universitario de Michoacan http://www.cudem.edu.mx.  

How do I qualify?

To qualify for a scholarship and renew it each year, you must meet the following requirements:

• Be a certified elementary or secondary teacher with a minimum of one year’s teaching experience.
• Certify that you work with, or are preparing to work with, English Language Learners (ELL) in your district at the elementary or secondary level.
• Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher for your last 2 years of college for entry into the program.
• Maintain a 3.25 GPA or higher for each semester you are in the program.
• For the bilingual strand, you must have native or near-native fluency in Spanish as determined by an examination or oral review (Spanish is not necessary for the ESL strand).
• Sign a commitment statement to complete the degree in a reasonable amount of time.
• Have a signed statement from your Superintendent or his/her designee agreeing to grant you leave from your duties for a period of approximately 8 working days to attend a required out-of-state practicum (the superintendent’s approval form is available on a link at the bottom of this page).

How do I apply?

• Apply for admission to the Graduate College at BSU. You will not be awarded a bilingual scholarship until you have been admitted into the Graduate College. To apply, please visit their web site at http://www.boisestate.edu/gradcoll/. You may apply online.
• Fill out a Graduate Scholarship Application Form and the Superintendent’s Approval Form. Both are PDF files to download, print, and mail.
• Acquire additional documents as stated on the scholarship application form.
• Submit completed packets to Dr. Roberto Bahruth at Boise State University. The address is at the bottom of the application form. Incomplete packets will not be considered.
• You are welcome to apply at any time.  

Graduate Assistantship

http://www.boisestate.edu/gradcoll

Graduate Assistantship application (pdf file)

Graduate Residential Scholars Program

http://www.boisestate.edu/gradcoll/GRSP_notice.doc (doc file)

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATE / UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

• Hispanic College Fund: (graduate/undergraduate) 

http://www.hispanicfund.org/scholarships.php 

• Check scholarships for undocumented students at MALDEF scholarships  and more at pdf

• La Unidad Latina Foundation (graduate/undergraduate)

http://foundation.launidadlatina.org/Apply.htm 

• Scholarship for Hispanics, Scholarship Directory Sponsors

http://www.scholarshipsforhispanics.org/default.asp?id=25 

• The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Scholarship Award (graduate/undergraduate)

http://www.chci.org/chciyouth/scholarship/scholarship.htm 

• Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (both graduate/undergraduate)

http://www.jackkentcookefoundation.org/jkcf_web/content.aspx?page=SchProg 

• Fast Web

http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/resources/articles/index/103231 

• LULAC National Scholarship Fund (graduate/undergraduate)

http://www.lnesc.org/

For more scholarships, please visit the Departamental Scholarship Webpage at http://financialaid.boisestate.edu/scholarships/ 

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