Scholarships & Assistantships
Keeping your education affordable
Thanks to the generosity of donors (many who are alums) and other resources, you’ll find numerous options to help finance your education as a College of Education major. This includes:
- More than 175 scholarships for new freshmen, new transfers, current undergraduates and graduates
- Graduate-level assistantships supporting master’s and doctoral students, including part-time students
In FY 2021, nearly $850,000 in scholarships alone helped College of Education students stay focused on their studies and their futures.
Your best resource is the Office of Financial Aid. You may also contact the College of Education Dean's Office at coedeansoffice@uni.edu or, for graduate students, coegradstudies@uni.edu.
Scholarships in General
Support at multiple levels
More than 100 donor-based scholarships are available to College of Education students via one universal online application for undergraduates and the COE graduate scholarship application. The scholarships are available to a mix of levels:
- new freshmen
- transfer students
- undergraduate
- graduate students
- specific majors or other qualifying criteria
Getting started
- Make sure you've completed a recent FAFSA, between October 1 and January 15.
- For most scholarships, all you need to do is fill out the universal UNI scholarship application.
- Verify application deadlines. Dates to remember:
- Undergraduate applications --- Due February 1, unless otherwise noted
- Graduate scholarships -- Due April 1, unless otherwise noted
- Undergraduate applications --- Due February 1, unless otherwise noted
A variety of options
Most College of Education donor-based scholarships provide aid up to $2,000 a year and may be renewable.
Three core UNI scholarships are available to College of Education students who meet criteria:
- Benjamin J. Allen Teacher Education Scholar Awards, Iowa resident tuition per year
- COE Scholars Award, up to $1,000 per year
- COE UNI-T.E.D. Scholarship, up to $1,000 per year
Support at multiple levels
More than 100 donor-based scholarships are available to College of Education students via one universal online application for undergraduates and the COE graduate scholarship application. The scholarships are available to a mix of levels:
- new freshmen
- transfer students
- undergraduate
- graduate students
- specific majors or other qualifying criteria
Getting started
- Make sure you've completed a recent FAFSA, between October 1 and January 15.
- For most scholarships, all you need to do is fill out the universal UNI scholarship application.
- Verify application deadlines. Dates to remember:
- Undergraduate applications --- Due February 1, unless otherwise noted
- Graduate scholarships -- Due April 1, unless otherwise noted
- Undergraduate applications --- Due February 1, unless otherwise noted
A variety of options
Most College of Education donor-based scholarships provide aid up to $2,000 a year and may be renewable.
Three core UNI scholarships are available to College of Education students who meet criteria:
- Benjamin J. Allen Teacher Education Scholar Awards, Iowa resident tuition per year
- COE Scholars Award, up to $1,000 per year
- COE UNI-T.E.D. Scholarship, up to $1,000 per year
TEACH grant
If teaching in a high-need field in a low-income school interests you, the TEACH grant (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) might be for you.
This grant provides up to $4,000 per year for four years for undergraduates; for graduate students, up to two years. UNI is among the top universities in the country in awarding the TEACH grant.
If you meet the criteria, just fill out the online universal application and submit your FAFSA
Graduate Assistance
With a graduate assistantship, as a full-time student you can gain experience in your field while working toward your degree. These are a mix of teaching and research positions. You can apply for graduate assistant (GA) positions as a master’s and doctoral student, pending position availability.
If you’re an on-campus student, you can also apply for a graduate tuition scholarship.
There are many other scholarships available for part-time graduate students and online graduate students. Contact the COE Office of Graduate Studies for details.
Facts & Figures
GA Assistantship Compensation
Master's: Full (per semester) $5,395.00 Half (per semester) $2,697.50
Doctoral: Full (per semester) $8,086.00 Half (per semester) $4043.00
Graduate Tuition Scholarship Rates
Master's: Full (per semester) $4,579.50 Half (per semester) $2,289.75
Dean's Graduate Scholarships
The Dean’s Scholarship assists graduate students financially as you complete graduate work in a master's degree, advanced studies certificate program or doctoral program in the College of Education.
Up to 30 scholarships are awarded annually. Apply for these scholarships with the COE Graduate Scholarship Application.