Breaking Barriers Hawkins Center for Excellence

Scholarship Criteria: Open to any undergraduate CU Denver teacher candidate in any licensure area and any pathway.

Scholarships will be up to $2500 per semester, depending on financial need, the number of credit hours enrolled during the semester, and continued funding from the U.S. Department of Education.

Call Me MISTER

The Call Me MISTER (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role models) program at the University of Colorado Denver, is a teacher leadership initiative that addresses the crucial need for greater diversity in Colorado’s classrooms. It aims to provide guidance and support for individuals interested in service to high needs and Title 1 schools and underrepresented community members who are pursuing a teaching career.

Scholarship Criteria: Participants must major in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Special Education, or a content area major with a concentration in Secondary or K-12 Teacher Licensure at CU Denver. To increase the pool of available teachers from more diverse backgrounds, Call Me MISTER encourages individuals from underrepresented and socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds and communities in the Denver metro area and across Colorado to apply.

Visit our website to learn more about Call Me MISTER and submit an application.

Have Questions? Please contact Call Me MISTER at [email protected].

Colorado Bilingüe

Scholarship Criteria: Open to undergraduate Bilingual CU Denver Teacher Candidates pursuing Elementary Licensure. Must be enrolled as a NxtGEN, T-PREP or P-TAP student.

Scholarships will be up to $2500 per semester, depending on financial need, the number of credit hours enrolled during the semester, and continued funding from the U.S. Department of Education.

Fernie Baca Scholarship Fund

Amount depends on available funds.

Scholarship Criteria: Eligible recipients are graduate and undergraduate students in the CU Denver School of Education & Human Development with an area of focus on Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education. Awardee must be a first generation student. Please apply via Scholarship Universe.

Loney Wiser Endowed Scholarship Fund

Sally Tague Memorial Scholarship Fund in Science and Mathematics

Award amount is dependent on available funds. Awards are for the full academic year and are made in the spring of the previous year.

Scholarship criteria: Must be an undergraduate or graduate student at SEHD. Candidates shall be at a minimum second year students who have a proven track record of working with children in the classroom and have an exceptional ability and interest in mathematics and the sciences. Candidates must have a documented financial need. Candidates must be students who will contribute to diversity in the school community through their backgrounds and experiences. Candidates should: value education and have a strong desire to learn and teach; relate well to diverse students; be passionate, positive, energetic, creative and enthusiastic. GPA must be 3.0 or higher. Candidates are required to provide a letter of reference that includes observations of teaching or interacting with children/youth. A resume is required. Award funds may be used for tuition and books.

School of Education & Human Development Alumni Scholarship

Up to $1000 per student awarded to a minimum of one student per academic year

Scholarship criteria: You must already be accepted to a degree program within the School of Education & Human Development and have an undergraduate or Post-Baccalaureate GPA of 3.3 or better. Your essay demonstrates how the applicant has advocated for individuals from culturally diverse environments and/or disadvantaged conditions.

School of Education & Human Development Scholarship Fund

Award amounts vary depending on available funds. Awards will be made to a minimum of one student per academic year. This scholarship supports students in the School of Education & Human Development at the University of Colorado Denver. 

Scholarship Criteria: Please submit an essay describing your educational aspirations.

TEACH Colorado Scholarship

Amount: $1000

Eligible Candidates: Any future educator applying to a CO teaching program.

In order to be eligible for this scholarship, you must complete the following steps:

1. Sign up for a free TEACH Colorado account.
2. Fill out a brief application form to be entered to win the scholarship by the summer deadline.

Thank-A-Teacher Project Fund

Awards depend upon available funds.

Scholarship Criteria: Eligible students shall be in the first semester of the teacher education program (graduate) or professional sequence (undergraduate) and enrolled for a minimum of 9 credit hours in teacher education coursework, including internships.