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
--See IRIS advisors for more information on CMU Aid & Foundation Scholarships--
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
Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarships
Chapter XI Scholarship - Educators/Internship
- UPDATED 7.22.24
Delta Kappa Gamma is an international society of outstanding educators who share the goal of promoting excellence in the teaching field. The XI Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma offers a merit scholarship of $1,000 each to support 2 outstanding educators during their final student teaching semester. This scholarship is an outright grant-in-aid.
- Application: 2024 application closed
- For more information see https://www.dkg.org/
- Educator completing their student teaching in Fall 2024 or Spring 2025 are eligible for this scholarship.
- GPA of 3.0 or higher required
- Due March 29, 2024.
Alpha Mu Chapter Award - Educators Internship Scholarship
This award is available to an educator who is preparing for a degree and teacher certification, and who will be completing an internship at Colorado Mesa University in fall of 2023 or spring 2024.This year candidates will be asked to participate in a 15 minute interview. The Alpha Mu scholarship team will each out to those potential recipients. The scholarship awardee will be notified by May 1st. The recipient will also be invited to a scholarship event in May.
- Delta Kappa Gamma Society International - Alpha Mu Chapter
- GPA of 3.0 or higher required
- Due April 1st
- 2023 Application: https://forms.gle/ZqAiahH8g9DStdg28
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:
- The Fall application timeline for this stipend is December 1 through March 31. The Spring application timeline is July 1 through October 31.
- Information about the Colorado Center for Rural Education, including application forms:
- 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