We believe strongly in access to quality education for all and are dedicated to making this a possibility for more and more students each year. Thanks to our generous supporters who share in this belief, we offer over 60聽scholarships to help students achieve their dreams of becoming leaders in education.
Scholarship applications are open from聽November 1 迟丑谤辞耻驳丑听March 15
How to Apply?
Application instructions and step-by-step information is accessible through CU Boulder's
Current students already admitted to the School of Education can access the scholarship app directly聽through their .
Incoming undergraduate聽first-year students (applying for Summer and Fall)聽must first complete their admissions application to CU Boulder, as well as to the School of Education, before accessing the scholarship app. After submitting your application you will need to create a Student ID Number in order to recieve an IdentiKey. Your IdentiKey is what will give you access to the Buff Portal, where you can access the Scholarship Application.聽Follow the steps below to complete this process.
Incoming master鈥檚 graduate students聽will be considered automatically for a handful of聽one-time聽scholarships at the time of admission. Automatic-consideration scholarships for MA students are only available for applicants to the Fall or Summer terms. Details about these specific opportunities can be found on each program page.
Incoming doctoral graduate students聽will receive a generous and supportive funding package, details below.
Continuing graduate students聽can access the scholarship application in every Spring for the following Fall. See step-by-step聽instructions for continuing students.
If you have any questions or concerns along the way, please email聽scholarships@colorado.edu.
Important Dates for聽Scholarships
Financial Aid
All students are encouraged to apply for need-based financial aid.
The University of Colorado Boulder鈥檚 website offers information about how to apply for financial aid and additional resources. To discover your eligibility, you can聽submit a free application on the聽 (FAFSA) website.
Teacher Loan Forgiveness and Special Supports for Teachers
Teachers may also be eligible for state or federal loan forgiveness programs. In Colorado, legislators passed legislation in 2019聽to address Colorado鈥檚 educator shortages by providing loan forgiveness to educators. The law authorizes the聽s, mainly for those who serve in rural and hard-to-fill positions in Colorado. Those who qualify are eligible to receive up to $5,000 in loan forgiveness for a given year.
Recently, the Colorado legislature approved of a student educator stipiends for eligible student educators during their student teaching residency, with advocacy and research provided by CU Boulder students and faculty. .
Some scholarships are offered to students from particular disciplines. support future chemistry teachers. CU Teach has secured聽Noyce Scholarships,聽which are designated for future secondary math and science teachers. Noyce Scholars are awarded聽$18,500 per year during their last two years at CU Boulder with additional funding opportunities for research, travel, and professional development.聽
TEACH Colorado Scholarship and Fee Reimbursement
The CU Boulder School of Education聽is a partner聽with聽, which聽offers support for prospective teachers plus聽scholarship聽and fee reimbursement opportunities for students enrolled in partner聽teacher preparation programs.聽 TEACH Colorado offers a limited number聽$1,000 scholarships for tuition to partner educator preparation program.聽
TEACH Colorado also offers up to $100 in reimbursements for applicants to partner educator preparation聽programs for application fees and enrollment-related expenses.聽
All TEACH Colorado aid programs require creation of a TEACH account, which includes a聽free, all-access pass to TEACH Colorado tools and services.聽Learn more via .
PhD Program Funding Details聽
All incoming and accepted PhD students will receive a聽generous and supportive聽funding package. A typical package will include a total of a 50% appointment (~20hr/week) through a Graduate Research Assistantship and/or Teaching Assistantship, full tuition remission and a fellowship to assist with student fees, the majority of the聽CU Student Health Gold Insurance Plan, and a stipend of approximately $21,400 per academic year. Please note that these figures are subject to change and summer funding is not guaranteed.
Questions?
For more information about financial aid at the University of Colorado Boulder, visit the Office of Financial Aid website or email financialaid@colorado.edu.
For questions about scholarships contact聽303-492-4533 or email scholarships@colorado.edu.