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Scholarship eligibility

Freshman and Sophomore students in Texas Tech desiring to be admitted into TechTeach to become a certified teacher in Texas
Students in TechTeach Lubbock: Living in, or within driving distance, of Lubbock while attending school
Students in TechTeach Across Texas: Not living in, or within driving distance, of Lubbock while attending school
Students in TechTeach 2+1 ($10,000 available): Accelerated pace, 1-year program (July 2026-June 2027)

Education Minors are not permitted at this time, even if some coursework is coded as being within TechTeach.

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scholarship information

8

Years as a partner program

183

Scholarships awarded

150

Scholar Alumni

45%

First-generation college students

Current Scholars

Sarah Adams
Madeline Barber
Sarah Boone
Jamysha Bowden
Tiffany Brown
Noemy Burciaga
Ayrion Coleman
Amy Coughlin
Serena Dobbs
Diana Flores
Allison Halfmann
Isobel Hutson
Valerie Jaure
Anum Javeed
Caroline Jeffrey
Emily Linares
Zoila Martinez

Jonathan McGee
Anahi Mendoza
Ray Mojica
Valeria Monzon Amarillas
Abigail Nilson
Mason Northern
Grace Paden
Macey Smith
Evelyn Solis
Sadie Stevens
Kaydence Tobola
Sarah Walker
Randa Westbrook
Jordan Wilton
Juliana Woods
Rachel Young

Scholar Alumni

Marlenny Alcantar
Macie Alston
Amy Argueta
Maria Arriaga
Delanie Atkinson
Layla Aydelott
Lauren Bagby
Lauren Banuelos
Madison Benavidez
Kayla Bessellieu
Allison Bickerstaff
Sierra Boone
Emily Bowman
Talina Briceno
Avery Burchett
Lily Callison
Juan Camacho
Martha Camara
Julia Camilleri
Kayla Campbell
Emily Castaneda
Johana Castillo
Edith Castillo
Grace Cavazos
Mallory Chatham
Melinna Chessher
Chloe Clark
Madison Clement
Jenna Coots
Rilae Crow
Kathryn Cude
Hope De Santiago
Cristina Dyck
Jessica Ebert
Caylee Eckles
Chloe Edgell
Heather Egan
Kate Elam
Kaitlyn Fink
Rachel Fuentes
Maya Gaffney
Vanessa Garcia
Lucia Garcia Luna
Hailey Geiser
Tatum Griffin
Kimberly Guerra
Cayley Guess
Lucerito Guevara
Keelin Gunnells
Rachel Harrell
Valerie Harris
Michelle Henderson
Ashley Hernandez
Joshua Hill-Cloyd
Camryn Hoffman
Dulce Hudgins (Mejia)
Delia Huerta
Robin Ibanez
Isabella Ibrahim
Maeghan Johnson
skylar joseph
Kennedy Joyner
Kayla Jules
Madison LaFont
Valerie Lara
Zaira J Lara Alvarez
Evander Larson
Carolina Leija
Lauren Leitch
Chyna Lewis
Makayla Mabra
Macie Mackey
Kylie Marty
Grace Matson
Lauren Mauldin

Madison McCord
Eilidh McKay
Morven McKay
Taylor McWilliams
Kristen Meadows
Julio Mendez
Trinity Merring
Marilyn Mikulec
Logan Monk
Nadia Morales
Paloma Moreno
Crystal Mosqueda
Austin Moulton
Guillermo Nieves Saliano
Ivy Norman
Melissa Nunez-Flores
Claire Oleru
Cathryn Ortiz
Rylee Oster
Jose Parra Azanza
Ashley Patrick
Jennifer Perea
David Pierce
Jacklynn Prewitt
Caroline Ragland
Joseph Rayford
Carmen Rivas
Alexandra Rivera
Edna Rivera
Jennifer Rivera
Megan Robinson
Margaret Robinson
Abbigale Rodriguez
Ronnie Rodriguez
Chantal Rodriguez
Alexus Rodriquez
Mariela Rosales
Rebekah Salazar Vela
Emily Santander
Breanna Saucedo
Miranda Schiller
Rachel Schneidereit
Melanie Scott
Andrea Serrano
Lydia Sewell
Megan Shehane
Bernadette Sifuentes
Tenika Simmons
Lauren Smith
Nestor Soto
Jenna Spencer
Jordan Springall
Delaney Stallings
Holly Steeples
Peyton Stipp
Alexis Stroud
Taylor Swanson
Caitlin Taylor
Averi Temple
Victoria Thackray
Hailey Thimons
Katherine Thoreson
Waleska Town
Bailey Tryon
Elizabeth Uttley
Rachel Vences
Leah Villarreal
Macey Waid
Cheryl Whittaker
Victoria Williams
Mollie Wilson
Mary Winegardner
Ashley Witt
Emily Yates
Rosanna Zapata

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