Scholarship Opportunities

Diverse Candidates

LMU is committed to the principles and practices of education that recognize and celebrate diversity as an essential ingredient to its successes. In order to continue to achieve diversity as a core value at LMU, the following scholarships are available to students from an ethnically diverse background:

• The O.O. Howard Minority Teacher Scholarship celebrates the educational legacy of Lincoln Memorial University founder General Oliver Otis Howard who, before chartering LMU, established more than forty schools for the education of former slaves and mountain youth. One of these schools included Chattanooga's first institution for public education, The Howard School. Now, diverse full time faculty and staff of any Hamilton County, Tennessee school receive a 10% tuition scholarship for any of Lincoln Memorial University's graduate education programs.

Carter & Moyers School of Education Professional Certification and Licensure Disclaimer

Authorization for the University to provide a program for the preparation of teachers, counselors or administrators does not guarantee eligibility for certification, licensure or benefits. It is the sole responsibility of the candidate to be knowledgeable about state-specific requirements for certification/licensure/benefits, and/or qualifications for certification, licensure or benefits and to apply for the same.

For Alabama Students: Alabama Commission on Higher Education Disclaimer Statement

State authorization to provide a program related to the preparation of teachers or other P-12/school/system personnel does not indicate eligibility for an Alabama certificate. Applicants for an Alabama certificate based on reciprocity must meet Alabama's test requirements and submit a valid, renewable professional educator certificate/license issued by another state at the degree level, grade level and in the teaching field or area of instructional support for which an Alabama certificate is sought and for which Alabama issues a certificate. Applicants for Alabama certification in an area of administration must also document at least three years of full-time employment as an administrator in a P-12 school system(s). www.alsde.edu.