The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded ECECD $1 million over five years (2021-2026) to increase the number of bilingual and indigenous early childhood educators in New Mexico. ECECD will use these funds to invest in fifty (50) individuals who are pursuing an associate degree in the early childhood field.
Donor Name: New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD)
State: New Mexico
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/29/2022
Size of the Grant: up to $1,500
Details:
The Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) strives to advance a diverse, well-compensated, and credentialed workforce that is prepared to meet the unique needs of families and children across New Mexico.
Funds from the grant will also be used to develop a bilingual certification in early childhood studies.
Funding Information
The fifty (50) students selected will receive up to a $1,500.00 stipend this coming academic year from the Higher Education Institute (HEI) the student attends.
Eligible Students
- A student must apply and be enrolled in an associate degree program in early childhood at one of the HEIs listed below and meet the specific criteria below:
- Be enrolled in at least 6 credits per semester/trimester of early childhood courses and/or other early childhood degree or certificate coursework (e.g., prerequisite courses) in the Fall or Spring semesters/trimesters starting in 2022 to 2026;
- Remain in good academic standing with a 2.5 GPA or higher; and
- Be bilingual and/or biliterate or from a Tribe, Pueblo or Nation in New Mexico
- Be enrolled in one of the following associate’s degree program, which includes:
- Early Childhood Education Birth to Age 3
- Early Childhood Education Age 3 to Grade 3
- Program Administration
- Infant Family Studies
- Social Work (Home Visiting/FIT Program only).
For more information, visit ECECD
