Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship Program

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship Program encourages Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) students to become educators, school nurses, school counselors or school therapists and to promote professional growth for BIPOC teachers and Education Support Professionals (ESP) members.

To be eligible, the applicant must be pursuing a degree, credential, or certification for a teaching-related career in public education in an accredited institution of higher education; a member of a defined BIPOC group: (African American/Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic), and enrolled for the summer or fall semester of 2025. Applicants must also be a CTA member; OR a dependent child of an active, CTA/NEA-Retired or deceased CTA member (per IRS ruling). Must reside in California.