DESI NESMITH, scholarship recipient in 2000.
Founder's Blog: Alma Exley Scholar is chosen as keynote speaker at Martin Luther King Jr. observance
Sheena Boyle and Maria Rosario Melendez are chosen for
2011 Alma Exley scholarships. Read more about them.
"In Their Own Words"
scholarship recipients write for this website
Alma Exley, a dedicated educator, recognized that America’s greatest strength is its diversity. As a professional in the Connecticut Department of Education, she worked
to bring more people of color into the teaching profession. Before she died in 1995, she asked her family to establish a scholarship program to carry on her work.
(See more in Objectives and About)
Since then, the Alma Exley Scholarship Program has honored a number of outstanding
future teachers with financial awards and recognition. Read more about the recipients.
Scholarships are awarded annually to students in accredited teacher-preparation programs in Connecticut. Currently, each scholarship for a student in a four-year program is valued at $3,000 or more, and a student in the Alternate Route to Certification will receive a $500 award.
Go to the Application Process page to check your eligibility and learn more about how to apply. The application deadline each year is October 31.
TO SUPPORT the scholarship, please click here. The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain oversees the scholarship application and selection process of the Alma Exley Scholarship Program. The foundation
also administers the program’s endowment, which has been created by supporters’ donations.
For further information, phone: 860-229-6018; E-mail: kjackson@cfgnb.org
For further information, phone: 860-229-6018; E-mail: kjackson@cfgnb.org