2025-2026 Scholarship Application is now available see below.
Scholarships & Financial Aid
There are several financial aid resources to help make earning your credential or degree in education more affordable. The list below is a set of resources for educators. Feel free to contact the CSUF Financial Aid Office website for additional opportunities.
We strongly encourage you to submit applications for the following:
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act Application (CDA) to CSUF by priority filing date is the single most important step you can take each year towards gaining financial aid.
For more information, please visit the College of Education YouTube channel to watch our recent financial aid webinars.
College of Education scholarships- 2025-2026
Scholarship applications are now open for the 2025-2026 academic year to the following:
- Prospective applicants who are applying to start a College of Education program in Fall 2025 or Spring 2026.
- Current students enrolled in a College of Education program, continuing their program in Fall 2025 or Spring 2026.
College of Education Scholarship Application
The priority deadline to apply is April 1, 2025
Please contact Amir Woods, aawoods@fullerton.edu for more information.
LOAN FORGIVENESS AND CANCELLATION PROGRAMS
Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program
Direct Loans and Federal Stafford Loan Forgiveness Programs for teachers may forgive $5000-$17500 in student loans for teachers in certain specialties. Teachers must complete 5 consecutive full-time teaching years in low-income schools and meet other requirements.
Federal Perkins Loans may cancel up to 100% of your loan if you serve full-time in a public or nonprofit elementary or secondary school system that qualifies as a “high-need” institution.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance of your Direct Loans after you have made 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer.
Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (TEPSLF)
If your PSLF application was denied because some or all of your payments were not made on a qualifying repayment plan for PSLF, you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under this temporary opportunity.
GRANTS
- Cal Grants for Credential Students
- Golden State Teacher Grant Program
- TEACH Grant Program
- Grant opportunity for credential candidates seeking an Early Childhood Special Education Preliminary Credential. For details, please email Dr. Janice Myck-Wayne at jmyck-wayne@fullerton.edu
OTHER SCHOLARSHIP Opportunities
- Seeking Credential + Bilingual Authorization scholarship opportunities or FREE courses? Please visit the Asian Language Bilingual Teacher Education Program (BTEP) Consortium website .
- Cal State Teacher Ed Scholarships - Teacher Scholarships and Loan Cancellation Programs
- Fastweb - Find scholarships for college
- College Financial Aid Finder
- College Board - Connect students to colleges
- Scholarships.com - Financial Aid to help pay for college
- FinAid - What is a scholarship?
- Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) - Fall 2024 ASI scholarship applications accepted until October 14, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.