Educator Award - CMU Center for Charter Schools

Charter School Educator Award

Educators who are working directly with a CMU-authorized charter public school can receive a 50 percent tuition award that directly offsets the tuition cost of eligible graduate degree programs from CMU’s College of Education and Human Services.

Approved CMU Graduate Degree Programs

The award applies to online Master of Arts degrees in the following approved College of Education and Human Services graduate programs:

MA Counseling
- School Counseling Concentration
MA Education: Curriculum and Instruction
MA Education: Training and Development
MA Educational Leadership
- Charter School Leadership Concentration
- Supervision Concentration
MA Learning, Design and Technology
MA Reading and Literacy K-12
MA Special Education: Master Teacher
MA Special Education
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Endorsement
- Learning Disabilities Endorsement
- Cognitive Impairment Endorsement
MSA General Administration
- Human Resource Administration Concentration
- Leadership Concentration
- Public Administration Concentration
- Training and Development Concentration
Specialist in Educational Administration
- Administrative Leadership K-12 Concentration
- Instructional Leadership K-12 Concentration

Award Program Details

Applicants must be working directly with CMU-authorized charter public school.
A limited number of awards will be available each year. If you would like to check on award availability, please contact Tim Odykirk.
To be eligible for the award individuals must be granted regular admission into one of the approved degree programs or endorsements. Please note that some programs may not be offered each year and some may be cohort programs.
Awards are available once they are granted.
To continue receiving the award, students must:
- Begin the program within two semesters of admission.
- Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- Complete the degree program within three years of beginning the degree program.
- Remain working directly with a CMU-authorized public school.

Applying for the Award

You must be admitted into the CMU degree program prior to applying for the Charter School Educator Award. Admission into a degree program is determined by that department’s admission policy. The Charter School Educator Award does not influence admission into the degree program.
To apply for the Charter School Educator Award, please complete the online application.
An Employment Verification Form will be sent to your employer after you are accepted into the program, and each year you continue in the program.

For questions or more information about the Charter School Educator Award please contact Tim Odykirk at (989) 774-2100 or TOdykirk@TheCenterForCharters.org. For questions or more information about the graduate degree programs please contact Global Campus at (877) 268-4636 or CMUGlobal@cmich.edu.