More than $1 million dollars in financial support is available to students in the School of Education annually. Most of the school's financial support programs and scholarships are targeted for teacher education, graduate, and minority student aid.
Financial assistance is available to graduate students through Graduate Student Assistantships (GSA), Teaching Assistantships (TA), Teaching Fellowships (TF), a variety of scholarships and fellowships, and loan programs. GSA, TA, TF, and tuition scholarship awards are primarily merit-based. GSA, TA, and TF awards provide a stipend in return for carrying out assigned duties, as well as a tuition scholarship based on merit. Other need-based and/or merit-based scholarships and fellowships established
through gifts or grants both within and outside the University are also available to students.
Teaching Assistants / Teaching Fellows / Graduate Student Assistants / Graduate Student Researcher - Financial assistance is available to graduate students through graduate student assistantships. Assistantships require some service to the school and provide a stipend and tuition remission. Apply through your Department.
Tuition Remission - The various academic departments may award tuition assistance. In this case there is no obligation to provide service to the school.
NOTE: The priority applicant deadline for GSA, TA, TF, GSR, and tuition remission is February 1. However, application for support can be made anytime during the academic year. The continuous application period provides opportunities for awards to be made through projects that result from external contracts, grants, or other forms of special funding.
New applications must be filed each academic year if the student wishes to seek support beyond the year of his/her initial application.
Department Aid
To apply for department aid, please download the form below:
Scholarships and Fellowships
Alumni Doctoral Fellowships - Merit-based stipends of up to $5,000 per year are awarded to continuing doctoral students on a competitive basis; with preference given to students who have not previously been awarded a fellowship and who are not funded as Graduate Student Assistants, Teaching Assistants, Teaching Fellows, or Graduate Student Researchers. Apply through Admissions and Enrollment Services, 5500 WWPH. Applications are accepted during the year through
February 1. Awards are announced approximately April 15 for the following school year. Download Application
Elderhostel K. Patricia Cross Doctoral Research Grant This $5,000 scholarship grant is used to aid doctoral students researching topics relating to aging and lifelong and/or later-life learning. Applications are accepted until February 19. The recipient of the award will be determined by a committee of professors, practitioners, and other leaders in the field of lifelong learning. The application can be completed online at http://www.elderhostel.org/grants/
K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship - Provides up to three years of financial support and academic guidance to outstanding doctoral students who add diversity to the School of Education. Apply through the Admissions and Enrollment Services, 5500 WWPH. Applications are accepted during the year through March 1. Awards are announced approximately May 15 for the following school year. Download Application
Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education (PBCOHE) Scholarship This $1,000 scholarship is awarded one graduate African American student in the Commonwealth at its 28th Annual Conference at the Marriott City Center in Pittsburgh, from February 27th to March 1st. All completed applications are to be submitted to the address on the application on or before December 3. The application can be completed online at the PBCOHE web site
Pittsburgh Young Professionals Scholarship Fund - This scholarship is available to full-time undergraduate and graduate students in the University of Pittsburgh. The scholarship provides career-minded individuals the opportunity to develop professionally, civically, and socially within the Pittsburgh region. Applications will be accepted until February 1. Applications are submitted directly to the Pittsburgh Foundation. The Pittsburgh Young Professionals Scholarship Fund Committee will
select the scholarship winner. Awards will be presented in June. Download Application
Sabina Hilger Walsh and Harold Rex Walsh Scholarship Fund - This award provides assistance to sophomore students who are interested in pursuing a career in the field of teaching and whose primary residence is in Beaver of Allegheny County, PA. Applications will be accepted until April 4 and are submitted directly to the Pittsburgh Foundation. An Advisory Committee will select the recipient and will be approved by the Board of Directors of The Pittsburgh Foundation. The award will be
presented in June. Download Application
Weimann Family Teaching Scholarship - This fund was created to provide educational assistance to graduates of Pittsburgh Public School pursuing a graduate degree in the field of education. All new students who will begin an Instructional I Certificate Program or a Master of Arts in Teaching program in the summer/fall are invited to apply. Apply through the Admissions and Enrollment Services, 5500 WWPH. Applications will be accepted until April 15. Awards will be announced approximately
May 1 for the following school year. Download Application
Jack Wilson Fund - This award provides financial assistance for innovative, international opportunities that foster an appreciation of and better understanding among different cultures. Priority will be given to ideas that promote peace and community development. Applications will be accepted until January 25. An Advisory Committee will select the recipient and will be approved by the Board of Directors of The Pittsburgh Foundation. Download
Application
International Education Fellowship - A stipend of up to $2,000 per year awarded to doctoral students with an interest in International Education. This award is made each year on a competitive school-wide basis. Apply through Admissions and Enrollment Services, 5500 WWPH. Applications are accepted during the year through February 1. Awards are announced approximately April 15 for the following school year.
Diversity Graduate Fellowships - Merit-based stipends of up to $2,500 per year awarded to doctoral students on a competitive basis. Apply through your Department. Applications are accepted during the school year. Awards are announced approximately July 15 for the following school year.
Administrative Studies Fellowships - Stipends are available for students in the Educational Leadership Program. Apply through the Department of Administrative and Policy Studies, 5902 WWPH. Applications are taken during the year and awards are announced approximately July 15 for the following school year.
Professional Education for Teaching - Stipends of as much as $1,000 per year are available for students in teacher education. Apply through the Department of Instruction and Learning. Applications are taken during the year and awards are granted for the following year.
Minority Professional Education for Teaching - Stipends of as much as $2,500 per year are available for minority students in teacher education. Apply through the Department of Instruction and Learning, 5300 WWPH. Applications are taken during the year and awards are granted for the following year.
Physical Education - A stipend of $600 per year is available for a female undergraduate in final year of study. Apply through Department of Health and Physical Activity, 141 Trees Hall.
Outstanding Dissertation (Alumni) Award - Each year an award of $600 is presented by the Alumni Association to the student with an outstanding dissertation. Apply through the Dean's Office, 5600 WWPH.
Graduate Research Grants - Grants up to $1,500 are available to support student research. Apply through the Dean's Office, 5600 WWPH.
Student Travel Grants - Grants are available to assist students traveling for research or professional reasons. Apply through the Dean's Office, 5600 WWPH, CGSE, and GPSA.
Diversity Teacher Fellowships - This award pays full tuition for two terms and two summer sessions and provides an educational stipend to qualified minority students who are interested in teaching in the Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS). All minority students accepted into the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program will be considered for this fellowship.
Graduate Colloquium Award - Each year an award of $500 is given to a student presenting the best paper at the Council of Graduate Students in Education (CGSE) colloquium. Apply through CGSE.
Additional scholarships and fellowships are listed on our Alumni Scholarship page.
