Below are the scholarships and their eligibility criteria for the 2026-2027 academic year:
Please note that you must be a full-time student in the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies.
The Coca-Cola Endowed Scholarship Fund
Criteria:
• Enrolled in at least 6 hours online
• Minimum of 58 hrs toward undergrad degree or be enrolled in a post-graduate level program
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
• Demonstrated financial need
Ejner Emil ‘Karl’ Karlsen Scholarship for Future Teachers (UG)
Criteria:
• Seeking a degree in teacher education and/or licensure and has been fully admitted into a Teacher Education Program
• Must be a Virginia resident qualifying for in-state tuition
• The scholarship will be based on financial need
Ejner Emil ‘Karl’ Karlsen Graduate Scholarship in Education
Criteria:
• Seeking a graduate degree from the Darden College of Education
• Must be a Virginia resident qualifying for in-state tuition
• The scholarship will be based on financial need
The Higginbotham Endowed Scholarship Fund
Criteria:
• Student in the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies who has met the requirements to enter into the teacher candidate internship at either the graduate or undergraduate level
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
The J. Frank Sellew Memorial Scholarship in Education
Criteria:
• Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0
The Nybakken-Graves Scholarship
Criteria:
• Full-time undergraduate or graduate student admitted into an approved teacher education program at ODU
• Minimum GPA of 3.5
• Demonstrated financial need
• Parent or Legal guardian graduated from an approved teacher education program at ODU and is licensed or certified as a current professional educator (i.e. teacher, school counselor, principal, speech pathologist or other professional educator), as identified by DCEPS
• Preference will be given to the student who resides in the Hampton Roads area, but parent does not need to reside in Hampton Roads.
The Annabel & Hal Sacks Family Endowed Scholarship
Criteria:
• Student in the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies who has met the requirements to enter the teacher candidate internship at either the graduate or undergraduate level.
• Demonstrated financial need
• Must be an on-campus student
The Strong Scholars Program Scholarship
Criteria:
• Undergraduate or Graduate student
• Demonstrated financial need
• Must be in final year of study in an approved teacher education program
• Student must have achieved a min. 3.0 GPA in the two semesters prior to final year
• Must have exhibited outstanding success and enthusiasm in life experiences prior to the final year of the program or graduate student whose life experiences prior to enrollment reveal the same traits
The Ulysses Turner Scholarship in Educational Curriculum and Instruction
Criteria:
• Must be enrolled in the Darden College of Education within the Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on teaching from grades K-12
• Minimum GPA of 2.5
• Demonstrated financial need
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