Financial Aid & Scholarships
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Regional Aid
TeachNC Classic Scholarship
1,000
Apr. 30, 2025
UNC Charlotte Teacher Quality Project fellowship
May 15, 2025
Dottie Martin Teachers Scholarship
500
1 award
Jun. 01, 2025
Study.com Scholarship for Future Teachers
500
1 award
Jul. 01, 2025
Transformational Scholarship Program at North Carolina State University
10,000
Nov. 01, 2025
Eugenia L. Shuffler Memorial Scholarship Fund
Nov. 19, 2025
William Tasse Alexander Scholarship
Dec. 02, 2025
WGU Become a Teacher Scholarship
4,000
Dec. 31, 2025
TEACH NC Fee Reimbursement
100
Jan. 01, 2026
North Carolina Teaching Fellows
8,250
Jan. 13, 2026
North Carolina Hispanic College Fund Scholarship
2,500
Jan. 15, 2026
Ellsworth Family Endowment
1,400
Feb. 01, 2026
Worda Russell Memorial Endowment
1,250
Feb. 01, 2026
The CFNC Forgiveable Education Loans for Service
14,000
Mar. 01, 2026
Golden LEAF Scholarship
12,000
Mar. 01, 2026
Udall Undergraduate Scholarship
7,000
55 awards
Mar. 02, 2026
Ed and Harriett Parris Education Student Scholarship Fund
Provides undergraduate scholarships to graduating seniors at Shelby High School who plan to pursue teaching careers.
National Aid
Dr. John and Mary Martin Scholarship
1,000
Apr. 01, 2025
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Teachers for America's Future - Graduate Scholarship
5,000
1 award
Apr. 10, 2025
TEACH San Antonio $1000 Scholarship
1,000
Apr. 30, 2025
TeachSC Classic Scholarship
1,000
Apr. 30, 2025
TEACH Connecticut Classic Scholarship
1,000
Apr. 30, 2025
DiGiovanni Future Teacher Scholarship Fund
2,000
May 01, 2025
American Indian College Fund
May 31, 2025
Native American Scholarship— Continental Society Daughters of Indian Wars
5,000
2 awards
Jun. 15, 2025
Future Early Childhood Teacher Scholarship
1,000
Jun. 30, 2025
Future Elementary Teacher Scholarship
1,000
Jun. 30, 2025
Future Middle School Teacher Scholarship
1,000
Jun. 30, 2025
Future Secondary Teacher Scholarship
1,000
Jun. 30, 2025
NYS Math and Science Teaching Incentive Program
Aug. 05, 2025
NYS Math and Science Teaching Incentive Program
7,070
Aug. 05, 2025
Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc.® Graduate Merit Scholarship
Aug. 15, 2025
Mrs Prindables Future Educator Scholarship
1,000
Aug. 20, 2025
Masters in Education Teacher Incentive Scholarship
500 awards
Aug. 26, 2025
TeachSC Shape the Future Scholarship
1,000
Aug. 31, 2025
Future STEM Teacher Scholarships
Aug. 31, 2025
AmeriCorps Education Award
Oct. 01, 2025
Phi Delta Kappa Prospective Educator Scholarships
5,000
30 awards
Oct. 31, 2025
Study.com Scholarship for Future Teachers
1,000
Nov. 01, 2025
Study.com Scholarship for Graduate Students
1,000
1 award
Nov. 01, 2025
2019-2020 Nancy Larson Foundation College Scholarship
1,000
5 awards
Nov. 15, 2025
Hey Teach! Scholarship
2,000
15 awards
Dec. 01, 2025
Charles Butt Scholarship for Aspiring Teachers
10,000
Dec. 10, 2025
Arthur C. Schroeder Teacher Education Scholarship Fund
1 award
Dec. 15, 2025
Western Governor's University 7th Anniversary Scholarship
6,000
Dec. 31, 2025
WGU Become a Teacher Scholarship
4,000
Dec. 31, 2025
Hispanic Development Fund Scholarship
Jan. 01, 2026
Jackie Robinson Foundation
Jan. 11, 2026
APIA Scholarship Program
20,000
Jan. 19, 2026
Gilbert Balderrama Minority Scholarship
1 award
Jan. 30, 2026
Edward G. and Helen A. Borgen Elementary & Secondary Teacher Scholarships
1,500
6 awards
Jan. 31, 2026
The Applegate-Jackson-Parks Future Teacher Scholarship
1,000
1 award
Jan. 31, 2026
Ellsworth Family Endowment
1,400
Feb. 01, 2026
Worda Russell Memorial Endowment
1,250
Feb. 01, 2026
The Cochran Scholarship
500
Feb. 12, 2026
Educators Rising Scholarship
500
1 award
Feb. 19, 2026
USPAACC CelebrASIAN Scholarship
5,000
Mar. 01, 2026
Blaze Forward Program Scholarship
Mar. 01, 2026
Golden LEAF Scholarship
12,000
Mar. 01, 2026
The CFNC Forgiveable Education Loans for Service
14,000
Mar. 01, 2026
Virginia Whitsitt Memorial Scholarship
2,000
Mar. 02, 2026
Udall Undergraduate Scholarship
7,000
55 awards
Mar. 02, 2026
James Madison Graduate Fellowship
12,000
Mar. 09, 2026
Gates Millennium Scholars Program
300 awards
Mar. 20, 2026
Future Teachers of Excellence Fellowship
Mar. 20, 2026
Educational Aide Exemption Program
If you're an educational aide interested in getting certified as a teacher, apply to have your tuition and fees covered at Texas public institutions of higher education.
Workforce Solutions Scholarship
The Workforce Solutions Scholarship helps support training for some of the region’s high-skill, high-growth careers, like teaching.
American Montessori Society Teacher Education Scholarships
Every year, the American Montessori Society awards teacher education scholarships to aspiring Montessori teachers in support of their professional growth. Those eligible to apply for scholarships are individuals who have been accepted, are in the process of being accepted or are already enrolled in an AMS-affiliated teacher education program. In 2018, AMS awarded a total of $71,200 to 24 aspiring Montessori teachers.