Jenice Riley Memorial Scholarship Application

Applications due 11:59p.m. CT Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

The Alabama Humanities Alliance annually awards teacher scholarships to support K-8 Alabama educators who excel at helping students engage with history and civics. Scholarships are awarded through a competitive application process. Teachers can use their $2,000 award for history- and civics- related classroom projects or for professional development. The proposal theme for 2025 is "Rights and Responsibilities." All Riley Scholarship proposals must address how funds will be used to enhance teaching and learning about the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

A completed application will consist of the following:

(1) Answers to all questions below

(2) Resume/CV (attached)

(3) Essay (attached) that includes your thorough project narrative

(4) Detailed Budget (attached) that includes where/how funds will be used

(4) Letter of support from an administrator, supervisor or employer. The letter should be addressed to Alabama Humanities Alliance, Attn: Laura Anderson, 1100 Ireland Way, Suite 202, Birmingham, AL 35205. The letter may be sent directly by mail to the address above or submitted via email (landerson@alabamahumanities.org).

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* NAME

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* EMAIL ADDRESS

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* CELL PHONE NUMBER

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* HOME ADDRESS

Street

City

Zip code

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* AL CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IN WHICH I RESIDE

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* WORK ADDRESS

School or organization

Street / P.O. Box

City

Zip code

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* TYPE OF INSTITUTION

Public

Private

Homeschool cooperative

Other (please specify)

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* GRADE LEVEL(S) I WILL TEACH IN 2025 - 2026 ACADEMIC YEAR

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* SUBJECT(S) I WILL TEACH IN 2025 - 2026 ACADEMIC YEAR

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* NUMBER OF STUDENTS I EXPECT TO TEACH THIS YEAR

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* MY INSTITUTIONAL SETTING IS BEST DESCRIBED AS...

Rural

Urban

Suburban

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* COUNTY or COUNTIES IN WHICH I TEACH

Autauga

Baldwin

Barbour

Bibb

Blount

Bullock

Butler

Calhoun

Chambers

Cherokee

Chilton

Choctaw

Clarke

Clay

Cleburne

Coffee

Colbert

Conecuh

Coosa

Covington

Crenshaw

Cullman

Dale

Dallas

Dekalb

Elmore

Escambia

Etowah

Fayette

Franklin

Geneva

Greene

Hale

Henry

Houston

Jackson

Jefferson

Lamar

Laurderdale

Lawrence

Lee

Limestone

Lowndes

Macon

Madison

Marengo

Marion

Marshall

Mobile

Monroe

Montgomery

Morgan

Perry

Pickens

Pike

Randolph

Russell

Shelby

St. Clair

Sumter

Talladega

Tallapoosa

Tuscaloosa

Walker

Washington

Wilcox

Winston

If more than one, please explain.

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* NUMBER OF YEARS I HAVE BEEN TEACHING

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* ARE YOU A PAST RILEY SCHOLAR?

Yes

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* Contact information for person submitting a letter of recommendation on my behalf:

Name

Address

Email Address

Phone Number

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* Attach resume or CV here.

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* Attach project narrative here.

(Two pages, maximum.) Provide your project narrative in keeping with the 2025 proposal theme, "Rights and Responsibilities." Additionally, please include a description of how this project will enhance the humanities in your classroom and/or school.

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* * Attach project budget here.

In you project budget, please include columns and information for: Description, Cost, Quantity, and Source.

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