
Minority Teacher Incentive Grant
Connecticut Office of Higher Education,
450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 510, Hartford, Connecticut 06103-1841
Phone: 860-947-1855 Fax: 860-947-1313 Email: mtip@ctohe.org
I
f you are a college student interested in teaching and a
member of a minority group, the State of Connecticut can
help you with education costs in return for teaching in a
Connecticut public school.
The Minority Teacher Incentive Grant Program provides up to
$5,000 a year for the final two years of full-time study to minority
undergraduates enrolled in a Connecticut teacher preparation
program. The program also provides eligible students with up to
$2,500 in yearly stipends for up to four years of teaching in a
Connecticut public elementary or secondary school.
To qualify, you must:
• be a full-time college junior or senior of African American,
Hispanic/Latino, Asian American or Native American heritage.
2018-2019
PARTICIPATING COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
Albertus Magnus College
Joan E. Venditto
Director of Education Programs
jvenditto@albertus.edu
203-773-8087
Central CT State University
Mary Pat Bigley
Interim Associate Dean
School of Education and Professional
Studies
bigleymap@ccsu.edu
860-832-2112
Connecticut College
Dana E. Wright, Chair
Education Department
dana.wright@conncoll.edu
860-439-5115
Eastern CT State University
Elizabeth D. Scott, Interim Dean
School of Education and Professional
Studies/Graduate Division
scotte@easternct.edu
860-465-5293
Fairfield University
Ryan Colwell, Assistant Professor
Educational Studies and
Teacher Preparation
rcolwell@fairfield.edu
203-254-4000 ext. 2586
Quinnipiac University
Beth Larkins-Strathy, Associate Dean
School of Education
beth.larkins-strathy@quinnipiac.edu
203-582-3510
Sacred Heart University
Michael P. Alfano, Dean
Isabelle Farrington College of Education
alfanom3@sacredheart.edu
203-365-4791
Southern CT State University
Deborah Newton, Interim Dean
School of Education
schoolofeducation@southernct.edu
203-392-5900
University of Connecticut
Ann L. Traynor
Director of Advising & Certification
ann.traynor@uconn.edu
860-486-1354
University of Hartford
Lisa Zawilinski, Chair
Department of Education
zawilinsk@hartford.edu
860-768-5718
University of Saint Joseph
Daniel Nussbaum, Interim Chair
School of Education
dnussbaum@usj.edu
860-231-5770
Western CT State University
Maryann Rossi, Associate Dean
School of Professional Studies
rossim@wcsu.edu
203-837-8950
• be nominated by an Education Dean (or appropriate official)
at whichever participating college you attend.
• begin teaching in a Connecticut public school within 16
months of graduation to receive the annual stipend.
To apply, submit a completed nomination form (see reverse
side or download from www.ctohe.org/mtip). For questions,
please contact your Education Dean listed below or Lynne
Goodwin of the Office of Higher Education at 860/947-1855 or
mtip@ctohe.org.
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