IFT Robert G. Porter Scholarship
 Honoring the late AFT Secretary-Treasurer Robert G. Porter, who began his teaching career in East St. Louis, Ill. and was the longtime secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of Teachers.

Two $6,000 scholarships are awarded each year to high school seniors. The scholarships are distributed over a four-year period ($1,500 each year, provided a student is enrolled full-time at an Illinois public university and maintains a "C" cumulative average). The award is entirely unrestricted as to race, religion or political affiliation. The applicant must be the son or daughter of a currently employed, active IFT member in good standing, the son or daughter of a member of an IFT retirees chapter, or the son or daughter of a deceased member who was and IFT member in good standing  at the time of death. The applicant must be a high school senior with a cumulative "B" average.

The application deadline for the 2010 Robert Porter scholarship is Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. Applications must be received by 5:00p.m. on Dec. 4th at the IFT Westmont general offices, 500 Oakmont Lane, Westmont, Ill. 60559 . Facsimiles will not be accepted.

Use the forms below to apply:
Porter 2010 scholarship application instructions
Porter scholarship 2010 application form
Porter scholarship 2010 essay form

IFT Carl J. Megel Special Education Scholarship 
 Honoring Carl Megel, who began his teaching career in Chicago and served as president of the American Federation of Teachers.

One scholarship award in the amount of $1,000 is presented each year to a high school senior who is the son or daughter of a currently employed, active member in good standing of the IFT, or the son or daughter of a deceased member who was in good standing with the IFTat the time of death. Students applying for the Megel scholarship must be presently enrolled in a special education school, class or program for students with mental impairments, physical impairments, learning disabilities, visual/hearing impairments, deafness/blindness, behavior/emotional disorders, speech/language impairments, autism, traumatic brain injury or other health impairment. Students who plan to teach in Special Education are not eligible for this particular scholarship.

A  student may also be sponsored by an IFT member who is currently or has previously been a teacher of that special education student (attach a letter stating reasons for sponsorship and teacher's name, address and IFT local name and number). The award is entirely unrestricted as to race, religion, political affiliation, or choice of accredited college, university, business, trade or vocational school. 

The application deadline for the 2010 Carl Megel scholarship is Dec. 4, 2009.  Applications must be received by 5:00p.m. on Dec. 4th at the IFT Westmont general offices, 500 Oakmont Lane, Westmont, Ill. 60559 . Facsimiles will not be accepted.

Use the forms below to apply:
Megel scholarship application instructions
Megel scholarship 2010 application form
Megel scholarship 2010 applicant statement form

Call the IFT Department of Communications at 630/468-4080 with any questions about the scholarship programs.