Education
Scholarships and Grants
Did you know that there are many scholarships and grants that can help future teachers pay for school? CWU, Washington state, and the Federal Government all offer financial support to become a teacher.
List of CWU Scholarships by Major/Program
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Scholarships Open to All Education Majors
The following list of scholarships are open to any education major. Some of them have GPA or essay requirements. Find details and apply for these scholarships through Scholarship Central.
Education Scholarships that support students who have financial need (complete the FAFSA or WAFSA)
- Robert D. Malde Memorial Scholarship
- Nancy J. Noller Scholarship Fund
- Albert E. Gerritz Memorial Scholarship
- Gladys H. Hart Teacher Scholarship
- Kenneth Keener Scholarship
- Joyce L. Johnson Scholarship
- Catherine Hall Moe Scholarship in Education
- Neal and Linda Ottmar Scholarship
- Robert E. & Alma E. McConnell Scholarship
- Zelma L. Burke Scholarship
Education Scholarship that do not require financial need
- Lillian Clark Canzler Scholarship
- Amanda K. Hebeler Scholarship
- Morton Sisters Scholarship
- Frances Kilkenny Peek Scholarship
- Virginia Funkley Ward Education Scholarship
- Gary Brown Scholarship
- N. May Spurling Jankowski Memorial Education Scholarship
Education Scholarships for specific locations
- Richard Miller Education Scholarship - graduates of Cle Elum-Roslyn High School
- Adeline Family Scholarship - From Yakima Valley, preference if you have a parent that teachers in the Yakima Valley
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Elementary Education Scholarships
Apply for these scholarships through Scholarship Central.
Catherine H. Craft Scholarship
- To provide financial support for students majoring in elementary education who have achieved academic success and have demonstrated financial need.
- Complete a FAFSA or WAFSA with demonstrated financial need
- 3.0 or higher GPA required
Ferne Daniel Scholarship
- To provide financial support for students majoring in Elementary Education or Early Childhood Education.
Gail Ferrel Wittenberg Primary Education Scholarship
- To provide support for CWU students majoring in primary education
Jeannine Rogel Elementary Education Endowed Scholarship
- To provide financial support for students majoring in Elementary Education
- 3.2 or higher GPA required
- Applicants from Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend-Oreille, Stevens, Walla Wall, and Whitman counties are preferred
Marit Thomas Rhoads Scholarship
- To provide financial support for students majoring in teacher preparation in elementary education
- 3.0 or higher GPA required
Margaret Loseth Westphal and Verna Loseth Scholarship
- To provide financial support for students majoring in teacher education with the intention of teaching in an elementary school
- Complete a FAFSA or WAFSA with demonstrated financial need
- 3.0 or higher GPA required
William D. Floyd Scholarship
- To provide financial support for students majoring in elementary education who demonstrate qualities of service and leadership.
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STEM Education
Apply for these scholarships through Scholarship Central.
Browse the Teach STEM webpage for more science and math scholarship information.
Robert and Barbara Wright CESME/Teach STEM Scholarship
- Bob and Barbara Wright established this award to provide students who are training to be science, mathematics, and STEM teachers with financial resources that will help offset expenses and contribute to success in their teacher education program.
- To provide support for students majoring in STEM Education/Teach STEM
- Complete a FAFSA or WAFSA with demonstrated financial need
- 2.7 or higher GPA required
Kris Graap Math Scholarship
- To support junior and senior Mathematics Department majors.
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Technology Education
Apply for these scholarships through Scholarship Central.
William and Jackie Wallace Industrial Education Scholarship- To provide financial support for students who have been accepted into the Industrial Education Program (now called Technology Education).
- To provide financial support for students planning to teach exploratory technology education at the junior or senior high level.
- To provide financial support for students majoring in the teacher preparation program in Industrial Education and Technology who have a GPA of 2.75 or above.
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Special Education Scholarships
Apply for these scholarships through Scholarship Central.
Bronwen Hatton Scholarship
- To provide financial support for students majoring in special education, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and who have completed a minimum of seven hours of special education course work at CWU.
- 3.0 or higher GPA required
Betty Worley Bryant Endowed Scholarship
- To provide support for students majoring in Special Education.
- 2.5 or higher GPA required
Deborah Butler Special Education Scholarship
- To provide support for students majoring in Special Education.
- Complete a FAFSA or WAFSA with demonstrated financial need
- 3.0 or higher GPA required
Dohn Miller Scholarship
- To provide financial support for students majoring in Special Education.
- Sophomores or junior undergraduates majoring in Special Education
- 3.0 or higher GPA required
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Early Childhood Scholarships
Apply for these scholarships through Scholarship Central.
Alfred D. and Genevieve E. Gallucci Education Scholarship
- To provide financial support for students majoring in education preparing to teach any primary grade from kindergarten through third grade.
Ferne Daniel Scholarship
- To provide financial support for students majoring in Elementary Education or Early Childhood Education.
Gail Ferrel Wittenberg Primary Education Scholarship
- To provide support for CWU students majoring in primary education.
Norine Gann Scholarship
- To provide financial support for students with financial need that are pursuing a degree in early childhood education.
- Complete a FAFSA or WAFSA with demonstrated financial need
- 3.5 or higher GPA required
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Master's Degree Scholarships
Information about these scholarships is sent directly to students enrolled in education graduate programs annually. Contact soe@cwu.edu with questions.
Marit Thomas Rhoads Graduate Fellowship
- To provide financial support for graduate students in education.
Dyveke Maurer Memorial Graduate Fellowship in Education
- To provide financial support for CWU graduate students pursuing a Masters in Education.
- Students must have at least a 3.25 GPA on the last 90 credit hours prior to admissions and must maintain a minimum of 3.00 GPA during the period of the fellowship.
- Award may be applied to tuition, fees or the costs of learning/teaching materials as determined by the graduate school.
Masters in Education Scholarship
- To provide financial support for students enrolled in the Masters om Education program.
- One letter of recommendation required
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Secondary Education Scholarships
Apply for this scholarships through Scholarship Central. Also check with your content department for scholarships for different areas in secondary education.
Berg-Albrecht Scholarship
- To provide financial support for students pursuing a degree in secondary education.
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Library Education Scholarships
Apply for this scholarship through Scholarship Central.
Roy and Isabel Tullis Library Education Scholarship
- To provide financial support for students majoring in education with career plans as school librarians.
- 3.0 or higher GPA required
- Essay required - Describe why you are interested in becoming a school librarian.
Aid from Washington State
The Washington State Educator Workforce Program (EWP) provides financial aid to attract and retain teachers to work in subjects or locations of high need known as shortage areas. This aid ranges from $3000 - $8000 per year, and offers scholarships for shortage areas, paraeducators, alternative routes/MAT, and in-service teachers adding endorsements. Information and criteria can be found at teachers. Questions? Contact: teachers@wsac.wa.gov (888.535.0746, option 6).
Washington Teacher Shortage Conditional Scholarship (WSAC)
The Teacher Shortage Conditional Scholarship is designed to provide financial support to encourage persons to become teachers and to retain these teachers in shortage areas. The program provides funding of up to 8,000 per year for up to 4 years
Neal D. Prescott Student Teaching/Internship Scholarship
The Washington State School Retirees’ Association offers scholarships for future educators, including one specifically for student teaching. Student teachers or those completing an internship as a counselor, school psychologist, social worker, occupational therapist, or speech therapist may apply. Deadline for consideration is March 1, 2026.
To learn more, visit WSSRA Scholarship
Aid from the Federal Government
The TEACH Grant/Loan is a federal source of funds that provides up to $4,000 per year for students who plan to become teachers in certain subject areas and who plan to teach in low-income schools after graduation. CWU often works with students who apply for the TEACH grant. Review the TEACH Grant on CWU's website and reach out to FinancialAid@cwu.edu or 509-963-1611 with questions.
Do you still have loans and work as a teacher? If so, you may be able to get your loans forgiven through the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program. Review Federal Student Aid to see if you qualify.
The Martinez Fellowship
The Martinez Fellowship provides a supportive community and leadership development in the last year of a CWU teacher education program and the first year of teaching. Join a community of future educators and educators of Color from across Washington state. Visit their website for details.
Martinez Fellows from CWU will also receive a partial scholarship for the first year that they are a Fellow.
The Martinez Fellowship program does an information session for CWU students each winter. Applications for the fellowship are due in spring, and the Fellowship starts the following fall. Contact soe@cwu.edu for more information about this great opportunity.
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