Criteria & Guidelines

TASA annually awards scholarships to TASA members in the amount of $2,500 each as the number and quality of applicants allows. Scholarship winners are honored at the TASA Midwinter Conference each January.

 

Eligibility Criteria

• TASA membership, in the Active or Student category, as appropriate, is required of applicants.
• Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited university doctoral program at the time of the award. Proof of enrollment must be provided.
• Doctoral students in the field of education may apply, including those who are currently employed as superintendents.
• Johnny L. Veselka Scholarship recipients are not eligible to apply for the scholarship again; however, other applicants may reapply in subsequent years.

 

Guidelines

• Applicants must complete and electronically sign the online application by the September deadline. (The deadline has passed for the 2024-25 awards cycle).
• Upload a recent official university transcript. (If this is the applicant’s first semester as a doctoral student, please provide a transcript of the applicant’s master’s work.)
• Upload one high-resolution digital photograph (headshot) for publicity purposes.
• Respond to the three Professional Biography statements/questions. The essays are limited to 400 words each.
• Upload one letter of recommendation on official letterhead from a professor, department head, or dean of the school of education where you are currently enrolled. (This will serve as confirmation of enrollment for applicants in their first semester of doctoral work.)
• Upload one letter of recommendation on official letterhead from a supervisor in the school system in which you are currently employed or if not currently employed, a letter of recommendation from a former supervisor who is familiar with your work. If you are already employed as a superintendent, provide a letter of recommendation from a current board member.