Financing Your Graduate Education

Federal and Internal

• Federal and need-based aid is administered through Student Financial Services and may also include loans or work/study options.
  • Federal Direct Loans
  • 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 Division of Education.
• Division of Education scholarships through the SPU Scholarship Match portal.

General

• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Graduate Scholarship for students with a minimum 3.0 GPA; community service involvement required.
• Fulbright Foreign Student Program for international students to study in the U.S. 

Teacher Education

• PhysTEC Noyce Scholarships for future physics teachers earning a certificate from Seattle Pacific University.
• Seattle School Retirees' Association SSRA Teaching Intern Scholarship for teacher education students interning during the current academic year.
• Take Root Employment Cooperative for students enrolled in a teacher preparation program committed to working in ESD 112 partner districts.
• TEACH Grants for candidates endorsing in high-need fields who commit to working in a low-income school for four years.
• Teacher Loan Forgiveness for Direct Federal Unsubsidized Loans and Teacher Cancellation for Federal Perkins Loans.
• Walla Walla -Columbia School Retirees Association Scholarship for students who graduated from a high school in Walla Walla or Columbia County, Washington.
• Washington State Teacher Programs offers financial aid, including conditional scholarships/grants for those who want to teach in high need or shortage areas. 
• Zippia's Teacher Dream Scholarship for any student seeking to become a teacher. 

Literacy

• Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award for scholarly work that furthers the scientific understanding of reading.
• ILA Regie Routman Teacher Recognition Grant for a K-8 classroom teacher dedicated to improving and enriching the teaching and learning of purposeful reading and writing across the curriculum.
• NCTE Educator Awards for teachers of English language arts and literacy at all levels.
• NCTE Research Foundation Grants for literacy, language, and culture teachers.
• OSPI Retooling Scholarship for current teachers seeking to add an endorsement to their certificate.
• Rebecca L. Sandak Award for doctoral students, postdocs, faculty, lecturers, scientists.
• SSSR Taylor & Francis Award to cover registration fees for conference and other related expenses.

Doctoral

• AAUW International Fellowship for full-time study in the U.S.
• AERA Dissertation Grants for education-related research.
• Education Research & Program Evaluation Studies grants for WERA members.
• Edward C. Bryant Scholarship for an Outstanding Graduate Student in Survey Statistics. 
• Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs for students demonstrating academic excellence, a commitment to pluralism, and a strong interest in teaching and research.
• Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship for statistics.
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship to conduct joint research activities with colleagues at Japanese universities and research institutes.
• Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize for scholars studying child development and perspectives worldwide.
• Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) for research in the humanities and humanistic social sciences.
• National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program for education improvement. 
• NCTE Promising Researcher Award for English language related topics teachers who have completed a dissertation in the last two years.
• Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans for residents and naturalized citizens in all fields. 
• WASA Scholarships for Doctoral Students in Educational Administration, a $1,000 annual scholarship from the Washington Association of School Administrators.