Maurice Erly Professional Development Award

The Support Education Foundation is proud to preserve Maurice Erly’s legacy by awarding professional development awards to educators (administrators, teachers and support staff) who have made a difference by positively impacting student success and who aspire to further their own development. He was passionate about education and professional development. Mr. Erly retired from the Prince George’s County Board of Education after 38 years of service with over 25 of those years spent as the Coordinating Supervisor of Staff Development. For over 44 years, Maurice served on the Educational Systems Federal Credit Union Board of Directors with 25 of those years as Treasurer.

Award amount

A one-time $1,000 educator award. We have 15 awards available in 2026.*

Award purpose

The award money can be used towards continuing education fees, such as workshop registrations, certification fees and tuition.

Eligibility

Applicants must be an educator who meets our eligibility criteria.*

* Awards will be granted to eligible education employees in the state of Maryland, with one guaranteed winner in each region (Western, Capital, Central, Southern and the Eastern Shore). Applicants must be a K–12, community college, or higher education employee in Maryland or an employee of Howard University or Howard University Hospital.

As a condition of receiving this award, recipients are required to participate in post-training surveys and provide ongoing feedback regarding their training experience. Recipients may also be requested to submit testimonials following training completion.

We will only accept applications from U.S. residents who are employed at a school or eligible education institution within the United States. Applicants are eligible to apply for one scholarship per year from the Support Education Foundation. Educational Systems FCU employees, volunteers and their family members are not eligible to apply.