The Young Educators Society (YES) offers scholarships each year to both high school and college students who have displayed good academic skills and strong leadership. The scholarship competition is open to both high school and college students that have a desire to enter into the teaching profession and attend a YES membership institution of higher learning (Eastern Michigan University, Lansing Community, Macomb Community, Michigan State University, Saginaw Valley State University, The University of Michigan, Wayne State University, or Western Michigan University).

In order to apply high school applicants must meet the following criteria:

· an essay expressing goals and aspirations of the applicant relative to education and teaching
· two letters of recommendation, one from someone in the community and one from someone in the school
· a copy of the applicant's high school transcript through the first semester of their senior year.