Financing Your Graduate Education
How will you pay for your graduate studies at SPU? Consider a varied menu of scholarships, assistantships, and loans — each designed to meet your specific needs. We’ll help you find available opportunities.
General - Internal
- Federal and need-based aid is administered through Student Financial Services and may also include loans or work/study options
- Federal Direct
- Federal Direct graduate
- Learn more about financing your graduate education through scholarships and loans at the Financial Aid Programs section of the Graduate Catalog
- Graduate Assistantships offering part-time employment in the School of Education
- School of Education scholarships, including general, ethnic diversity, and Kingswood
General - External
- for teachers of gifted students
- for students with a minimum 3.0 GPA; community service involvement required
- for international students to study in the US
- for graduate students enrolled in an education program
- University Tutors for Seattle Schools (UTSS) provides paid undergraduate and graduate tutors to elementary, middle and high schools in Seattle Public Schools - UTSS is an excellent way to gain experience while enrolled in coursework
Teacher Education
- for students seeking to become elementary teachers
- for MAT students interning in Autumn
- for future physics teachers earning a certificate from ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ
- for teacher education students interning during the current academic year
- for students who are enrolled in a teacher preparation program, student teaching at a Title I school, and demonstrate financial need
- for students enrolled in a teacher preparation program committed to working in ESD 112 partner districts
- for candidates endorsing in high-need fields who commit to working in a low-income school for four years
- for Direct Federal Unsubsidized Loans and for Federal Perkins Loans
- for those who meet certain education, military service, and application requirements to assist with transitioning to the classroom
- for students who graduated from a high school in Walla Walla or Columbia County, WA
- offers financial aid, including conditional scholarships/grants for those who want to teach in high need or .
- for any student seeking to become a teacher
Counselor Education
- for counseling and counselor education
- for counseling and counselor ducation
- for counseling and counselor education
- $2,000 to $5,000 general scholarships for graduate students in psychology
- for contributions to new teaching methods or the solution of learning problems
- for evidence-based applications of psychology to education
- for studies that address concerns relevant to populations of color
- for studies in clinical child and adolescent psychology
Digital Education Leadership
- for STEM or STEM education research
- for STEM or STEM education
- for STEM or STEM education
- The Peter Smith Digital Education Scholarship for candidates earning an MEd in Digital Education Leadership
- for information technology in teacher education
Literacy
- for graduate students intending to receive an advanced degree in library science, reading education, or literacy education to serve children up to age 14
- forscholarly work that furthers the scientific understanding of reading
- for a K-8 classroom teacher dedicated to improving and enriching the teaching and learning of purposeful reading and writing across the curriculum
- for teachers of English language arts and literacy at all levels
- for literacy, language, and culture teachers
- for current teachers seeking to add an endorsement to their certificate
- for doctoral students, postdocs, faculty, lecturers, scientists
- to cover registration fees for conference and other related expenses
- for individuals from emerging/developing countries who attend and present at the SSSR conference
Doctoral
- for full-time study in the US
- for education-related research
- for humanities or social science research and writing where ethical or religious values are a central concern
- grants for WERA members
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- for students demonstrating academic excellence, a commitment to pluralism, and a strong interest in teaching and research
- for statistics
- for those studying liberal arts, moral dimensions, partnerships, and global/inclusivity
- for humanities or social sciences students intending to teach at the college level
- to conduct joint research activities with colleagues at Japanese universities and research institutes
- for scholars studying child development and perspectives worldwide
- for researh in the humanities and humanistic social sciences
- for education improvement
- for English language related topics teachers who have completed a dissertation in the last two years
- for residents and naturalized citizens in all fields
- , a $1,000 annual scholarship from the Washington Association of School Administrators