The application process opens on January 2nd, 2025, with an application deadline of April 2, 2025.
Every year, the PDK Educational Foundation Scholarship Program awards scholarships across all PDK International membership categories – from high school students looking to fund their Education program collegiate dreams to educators pursuing advanced degrees to take the next step in their careers – with one-time and renewable awards ranging from $500 to $4,000.
PDK Educational Foundation- endowed scholarships are made possible through the generosity of donors – members of Educators Rising, Educators Rising Collegiate, Pi Lambda Theta, and PDK Association – who are committed to supporting the next generation of public educators and who look to support other educators throughout the arc of their careers.
For more informationabout our application process, please thoroughly review this website and the Scholarship FAQs.
To be eligible, applicants must be:
- A member in good standing of one of the following associations: Educators Rising, Educators Rising Collegiate, Pi Lambda Theta, and/or PDK Association; and
- Pursuing a career in public education; and
- Enrolled in an institution of higher education full- or part-time for the fall semester of the application year. If you will not be enrolled and paying tuition and fees in the fall, then you are not eligible.
To learn more about the PDK scholarship opportunity right for you, please click on the appropriate link:
I am a high school senior and a paid, active-level member of Educators Rising.
Educators Rising West Virginia 