Giving Opportunities

Marjie Cahn, EdD '82, a donor who supports the Early Education Endowed Scholarship, enjoys talking with scholarship recipients at the Centennial Scholarship Reception.

Endowed Scholarships

• Early Childhood Education
  Financial support for graduate students studying young children and their families, with preference given to the study of the needs of the gifted and talented. To provide opportunities for graduate students to enhance their academic experience and become involved in outreach.
• Grace Norton Carney
  Funding for tuition, fees, and some associated costs for students pursuing graduate degrees in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst with the intent to teach. Students must hold an undergraduate degree from UMass Amherst, Framingham State College, or Bridgewater State College with preference given to graduates of Waltham High School.
• Janice Camby
  Financial support for students accepted or enrolled in a teacher preparation program in the School of Education. Students must be from economically disadvantaged areas and in good academic standing.
• Joseph W. Keilty Memorial
  Funding for graduate students formally admitted as degree candidates. Students with a demonstrated financial need, high academic performance, and exceptional promise are encouraged to apply.
• Meline Kasparian
  Financial support for students who are accepted or currently enrolled in a teacher preparation program and have exhibited a desire to become public school teachers.

Non-endowed Funds

• School of Education Priorities Fund
  Supports the general needs of the School.
• Centennial Fund
  Support research and teaching
• Dean’s Scholarship and Fellowship Fund
• Department of Educational Policy, Research and Administration (EPRA)
  Promotes the development of sound educational policy; higher education and international contexts; and advances educational research and evaluation methods
• Department of Student Development and Pupil Personnel Services (SDPPS)
  Promotes more effective and equitable public education through research on the learning and development of students in formal educational settings.
• Department of Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies (TECS)
  Iimproves public education through research that furthers the understanding of teacher education, curriculum development, teaching and learning.
• Center for International Education
• Center for Educational Assessment
• Center for School Counseling Outcomes Research
• Center for Education Policy