Prospective Teacher Scholarship/Loan (PTSL)
(FELS – repealed but renewable)
The Prospective Teacher Scholarship Loan is a competitive, merit-based scholarship-loan program available to students who have chosen to enter the education profession. A school official such as a high school counselor or principal must recommend students for this award. Recipients must have maintained a minimum unweighted cumulative grade point average of a 3.0 or better, received a score of 900 or better on the SAT or score of 19 or better on the ACT, enroll in a teacher preparation program at any of the eligible institutions, and plan to pursue a degree in teacher education to become a certified teacher and demonstrate a commitment to teach in the State’s public schools.