Teacher Academy Internship

The MSBSD Academic Scholarship Loan with Chadron State College application is now open!

The MSBSD Academic Scholarship Loan is a teacher pathway for Mat-Su residents to stay in the Mat-Su and become an accredited teacher. Enroll in Chadron State College’s online teacher preparation program and do your practicum work and student teaching here in the Mat-Su.  Successful graduates of Chadron’s program will compete for employment in MSBSD and will have their tuition fully repaid after five years of service.

How to Apply for an Academic Scholarship

You will need to upload several documents in order to complete your application. Before you start, please be sure you have the following documents available:

• Your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) email confirmation. Once you receive your email confirmation, you will need to save it as a PDF or JPEG in order to upload it to your scholarship application. Click here to see samples of FAFSA confirmation emails and review carefully to confirm you submit the appropriate documentation. Only one FAFSA confirmation needs to be submitted with your application. Please note that submitting incorrect documentation may slow your application processing time. If you have not yet completed the FAFSA, you must do so before completing your MSBSD scholarship loan application.
• Unofficial copy of your most recent transcript (high school, college or university).

If you don’t complete the entire application at one time you may save your work and return later. We have now converted to a rolling deadline for the scholarship program.

It is your responsibility to provide all the required information and documents before submission. We strongly encourage you to submit your application at your earliest convenience.

Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted and applicants will be contacted with any questions or if accepted into the Teacher Academy.
 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

MSBSD Academic Scholarship Loan eligibility requirements include the following:

• United States citizenship or lawful permanent residency.
• Current MSBSD students or have graduated from MSBSD within the last three years
• Enrollment in Chadron State College’s online teacher preparation program.  To get help with enrollment at CSC, contact The START Office at start@csc.edu or call 308-432-6061.  They can help with enrollment questions & concerns and have Financial Aid knowledge.
• Successful completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
• For first time applicants, there is no minimum GPA requirements. Note: While a threshold GPA is not required for first-time applicants, GPA is considered as a variable in scoring applications.
• For previous scholarship recipients, a minimum GPA of 3.0 is required. 

MSBSD Scholarship Loan Selection Committee and their immediate family members are disqualified from applying for this scholarship.