Dr. Senta Goertler Mentoring Recognition Scholarship

The Dr. Senta Goertler Mentoring Recognition Scholarship is an annual scholarshipn that focuses on rewarding language learners at the English Language Center at Michigan State University who share a story and a photo about someone who mentored them in their life. Applicants to this scholarship must be enrolled directly in the English Language Center and submit the following information:

  1. Contact Information
  2. Your photo
  3. Short paragraph describing your mentor and what they mean to you (in English or other languages spoken with a preference for bilingual or multilingual submission)
  4. Permission to share your name, photo, and other information related to the scholarship

Scholarship available annually. Submissions due on or before October 1st each fall semester. Award amount: $500

Application for the Dr. Senta Goertler Mentoring Recognition Scholarship Please note you must log into your MSU Google Apps account to access the application.

You can learn more about Dr. Senta Goertler here.  Senta Goertler, strongly feels that people should not work without proper compensation. When for health reasons, she could not teach a class one semester, she advocated that her unofficial mentee Dustin DeFelice be allowed to teach her course and receive payment. The compensation for teaching the course was used as seed funds for this award, which is intended to support students and bring visibility to mentors within and beyond the ELC. It should be noted that  Dr. Goertler has mentored hundreds of students, faculty, and language learners throughout her awesome career.

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