Scholarship and Aid Opportunities for Teacher Education Students

Aid for Pre-Education Majors

TEACH Colorado Program Application Help, Scholarship, & Fee Reimbursement

• TEACH Colorado also offers an interactive application checklist to help you stay organized throughout the application process and a limited number of $1000 scholarships to help cover your tuition!
• TEACH Colorado also offers to reimburse you for up to $100 for your application expenses. These include Praxis Testing and fingerprinting fees associated with applying to teacher education.
• All TEACH Colorado aid programs require creation of a TEACH account, which includes :
  • An interactive application checklist to keep you on track.
  • $100 fee reimbursement towards application and testing expenses.
  • 1-on-1 expert advice for any question along the way.
  • How-to guides for eligibility, applications, testing and finances. TEACH Colorado aid programs require creation of a TEACH account, which includes :
    • A chance to win a $1,000 scholarship toward tuition.
    • Learn more at How to Become a Teacher - colorado.teach.org/become

Help Paying for Praxis

Exam Fee Waiver

• Praxis exam fee waivers are available for qualifying candidates based a candidate's FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR) that shows an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of $3,000 or less.
• To apply for an exam fee waiver, see https://www.ets.org/praxis/site/test-takers/register/fee-waivers.html

Scholarship

• Study.com Praxis Scholarship: https://study.com/academy/popular/studycom-praxis-scholarship-application-form-information.html

CMU Scholarships & Aid

• To apply for CMU and donar scholarships see https://www.coloradomesa.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/cmu.html

CMU Promise

• CMU will make up the difference up to the cost of undergraduate tuition, for Western Slope students after programs like the Pell Grant, Colorado Student Grant, or CMU Merit Scholarships are factored in.
• Learn more at https://www.coloradomesa.edu/financial-aid/cmu-promise.html

Reisher Scholars Program

• The Reisher Scholars Program is unique in that it focuses on rising college sophomores and transfer students from community colleges who have already demonstrated academic and leadership potential as undergraduates.
• Apply at https://www.coloradomesa.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/other/reisher.html
• Applications due in February for CMU students and March for transfer students.

Saccomanno Scholarship Available - Undergraduate and Graduate Students

• Offered by the Saccomanno Higher Education Foundation:  http://www.saccomannoed.org
• For students who are residents of Mesa County, Colorado or Carbon County, Utah.
• For more information and to apply, see: http://www.saccomannoed.org/Application.html
• Application open annually from February to April 30th

CDE Educator Funding Opportunities

The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) is offering several new funding options for educators. For more information, see the CDE website at  https://cdhe.colorado.gov/educators/educator-funding-opportunities 

Colorado Rural Teaching Scholarship

The Colorado Center for Rural Education and the Colorado Department of Higher Education seek to encourage talented teacher candidates to student teach in Colorado rural school districts and eventually become a teacher in a Colorado rural school district.

• The value of the stipend is $4,000 for the semester of student teaching.
• Scholarship recipients are expected to complete student teaching in a Colorado rural school district and then apply and work at a rural school district.
• Application & Deadlines:
  
  • Information about the Colorado Center for Rural Education, including application forms:
    https://www.unco.edu/colorado-center-for-rural-education/stipends/student-teaching-stipend.aspx
  • Listing of school districts classified by CDE as rural:
    • https://www.cde.state.co.us/datapipeline/district_rural_status
  • The Fall application timeline for this stipend is December 1 through March 31. The Spring application timeline is July 1 through October 31.
• Questions: Contact [email protected] or (970) 351-4954

Aid for Teachers & Graduate Resources

• Financial Opportunities for Aspiring and In-service Educators | CDE (state.co.us)
• See our Graduate Student Resources page for more graduate funding resources

Downloadable Aid List

• Click HERE for a handy PDF with multiple links