Prospective students and graduates are encouraged to apply for scholarships during the program and loan repayment after graduation. Students are responsible for updating their tuition classification information (does not update automatically) for residency. Your tuition classification impacts your tuition rate.

Featured Scholarships

• Gallogly Family Foundation Internship Fund
• AFCEA Rocky Mountain Rural Teach Fund
• AASA Educational Administration Scholarship
• APIA Scholarship Program
• Association for Addictions Professional
• Back to Work: COSI Scholarship Program (early childhood)
• Esperanza Education Foundation Scholarship
• General UCCS Scholarships
• HRSA Health Workforce
• Korean American Scholarship Fund
• Latin American Educational Foundation (LAEF) Scholarship
• Latinas First Foundation Scholarship
• National Board for Certified Counselors Foundations
• Point Foundation Scholarship (LGBTQ+)
• Rural Community Loan Repayment Program
• Spolin Law Civil Rights and Criminal Law Essay Competition
• Taco Bell Foundation Live Más Scholarship
• TEACH Colorado Scholarship
• The Alexander Foundation (LGBTQ+)

As students prepare for graduation, they may apply for the following scholarships: 

• El Pomar Fellowship for Rising Leaders
• Health Resources and Services Administration Loan Repayment Program (LRP)
• Loan Forgiveness for Colorado Educators & Counselors
• State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP)

For more information on applying for financial aid and applying for the Colorado Application for Student Financial Aid (CASFA) or Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) please visit How to Apply | Financial Aid and Student Employment (uccs.edu)

Are you curious about ways to pay for your education to become a teacher? The Colorado Center for Rural Education has resources for you: Paying for your Education.

The Gallogly Family Foundation is establishing the Fund in honor of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) College of Education graduates Tommy Gallogly, Tony Gallogly, Mary DeSantis, and Paul Gallogly to support exceptional K-12 teachers as they start their careers.

Award: $8,250 - $13,750

Eligibility Criteria

• Full-time education students in the College of Education (12 or more credit hours per semester)
• Year-long, full-time residency student teaching placement
• Colorado resident
• Minimum 3.3 cumulative GPA
• Show financial need: equal to or less than 250% of Pell Grant Eligibility on the 2024-2025 FAFSA
• Priority will be given to applicants who demonstrate successful prior field experience and who plan to teach in a high needs educational area (i.e., rural communities, STEM education, special education, culturally and linguistically diverse education, and world languages).

Application Process

• Submit an application online using link above.
• Resume demonstrating experience working with youth (include any practicum experiences included in teacher preparation programs)
• A written personal statement describing prior experiences in education and the future contributions the applicant would like to make to the education profession (1-2 pages, double-spaced).

Recipients must successfully complete the work of student teaching throughout the Professional Year. Should the student fail to successfully complete their student teaching placement, whatever prorated funds for the year must be repaid.

Deadline

• July 15

Award Disbursement

• Recipients will be notified of internship results in early August.
• Funds will be distributed twice during the academic year. The first payment will be made by the end of September. The second payment will be made at the end of January.

For more information, please contact the Student Resource Office at education@uccs.edu or 719-255-4996.

The AFCEA Rocky Mountain Chapter is a leader in the Colorado Springs community, unifying the area's military, government, industry, and academic partners to advance the continuing education of today's young leaders in science, technology, engineering, math, and computer science fields (STEM). This fund supports undergraduate education students in rural student teaching placements who teach STEM subjects.

Award: $5,000

Eligibility Criteria

• Full-time education students in the College of Education (12 or more credit hours per semester)
• Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
• Placement in a rural school for the final student teaching experience. See this link for the eligible list of Colorado school districts that meet the rural designation.
• Teach at least one prep per day in a STEM subject (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics) during the final student teaching experience
  • Note: Undergraduate students who do not teach STEM on a daily basis during their rural student teaching placement are not eligible for this award.

Application Process

• Submit an application online using link above.
• Resume demonstrating experience working with youth (include any practicum experiences included in teacher preparation programs)
• A written personal statement (1-2 pages, double-spaced) describing the applicant's career goals, background, and teacher qualities specifically related to rural settings.

Deadlines

• May 15 for fall semester awards
• November 15 for spring semester awards

Award Disbursement

• Recipients will be notified of internship results in late June for fall semester awards and in late December for spring semester awards.
• Funds will be distributed at the beginning of the academic semester in which they are awarded.

For more information, please contact the Student Resource Office at education@uccs.edu or 719-255-4996.