Scholarship and Grant Opportunities

Donations from generous individuals, families, foundations and corporations provide financial assistance to strengthen Reading Recovery in the United States and Canada.
All scholarships will be awarded through national competitions administered by the Reading Recovery Council of North America, Inc. 

Completed applications must be postmarked by the posted deadline date. Incomplete applications will not be considered. *Please note: all applications become the property of RRCNA and will not be returned.

2012 National Conference Grants 
The grants help underwrite expenses for 2012 National Reading Recovery & K-6 Classroom Literacy Conference registration fees, travel, hotel and per diem expenses associated with attending the conference.  $1,000 Grants are funded by the following sponsors: Heinemann, MaryRuth Books, Reading Reading Books LLC, SongLake Books, Townsend Press, and two anonymous donors and are available to RRCNA members.  A Minnesota Professional Development Grant is also available to Minnesota residents.  Deadline was October 15. 

Results will be announced by the end of November.

Grant Information

Geri Stone Memorial Fund Grants and Scholarships
The Geri Stone Memorial Fund was established by The Reading Recovery Council of Michigan, family members, and friends to remember the leadership of Geri Stone. Geri was an active leader and a major advocate for Reading Recovery and this fund provides financial awards to help continue her work and RRCNA’s mission "we open doors to a literate future for children who initially struggle in learning to read and write."  Deadline was September 15.   

Teacher Leader Training Scholarships
The purpose of the Teacher Leader Training Scholarship is to provide support for the initial training of teacher leaders, which consists of a full time, one year postgraduate course at one of the Reading Recovery university training centers. School districts located in the United States are eligible to apply for the scholarship.

These scholarships are administered and judged by the Reading Recovery Council of North America using the following criteria:
• Academic and economic need
• District planning, commitment, and support of Reading Recovery
• Reading Recovery’s fit with the district/site’s comprehensive literacy plans
• Qualifications and leadership potential of teacher leader candidate
• Trainer recommendation

Funding for the 2011-2012 training year was made possible by Pioneer Valley Books and Hameray Publishing/Yuen Family Foundation.

Please note: The next available scholarships will be posted March 2012.

See photos of 2010-2011 Scholarship and Grant Recipients at the National Conference!

Please contact the development department at development@readingrecovery.org or call Julie Wolf at (614) 310-7340 with any questions.