Types of Scholarships Available:

The Nancy Lee & Arthur P. Anderson Endowed Scholarship in Education
Major/Field of Interest: Initial teacher preparation program
Class Status: Undergraduate, Postbaccalaureate
Additional Information: Must demonstrate great potential to become an outstanding educator.
Financial Need Required: Yes

The Rollah E. Aston  Endowed Scholarship (alternates yearly between the College of Education and another college)
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Upper Division Undergraduate, Graduate
Additional Information: Student must have an outstanding academic record and be a graduate of an Arizona high school.
Financial Need Required: Yes

Mary Wiggins Barreca Memorial Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Special Education (Preference to students studying learning disabilities)
Class Status: Undergraduate
Financial Need Required: Yes

Robert Baver Endowed Scholarship (alternates yearly between the College of Education and other colleges)
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Undergraduate
Additional Information: Student must be outstanding academically and have completed at least 12 units at the University of Arizona.
Financial Need Required: Yes

The Fred & Ann Boice Endowed Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Undergraduate
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Additional Information: Full-time student in the College of Education
Financial Need Required: No

Ora Bretall Endowed Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Graduate
Financial Need Required: No

The Regan McKenzie Callister Scholarship in Education
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Undergraduate
Financial Need Required: No

The Herman M. "Cappy" Capsuto Memorial Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Special Education
Class Status: Undergraduate, Graduate
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Financial Need Required: No

Civitan Special Education Endowed Scholarship
A generous gift from the Tucson Chapter of the International Civitan Organization
Major/Field of Interest: Special Education, Rehabilitation
Class Status: Undergraduate, Graduate
Minimum GPA: 2.5 (undergrad) 3.0 (graduate)
Additional Information: Preference to students with disabilities
Financial Need Required: Yes

Cleet "Shade" Clark Memorial Scholarship in Education
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Undergraduate, Graduate 
Additional Information: Scholarship for Native American Students, preferably Cherokee and/or Navajo. Preference to student obtaining an Arizona state teacher certification.

The Caryn Cropper Cole Endowed Scholarship in Education
Major/Field of Interest: Special Education
Class Status: Undergraduate senior
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Additional Information: Student should be student teaching during the year of the award. Recipient selected by donor.
Financial Need Required: No

Regulo and Esther Cuesta Memorial Scholarship for Hispanics
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Undergraduate
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Additional Information: Hispanic students with promise of future success in chosen field. Preference for those of Cuban-American heritage.
Financial Need Required: No

The Wiletta F. Denton Endowed Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Special Education or Cross Categorical
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Class Status: Undergraduate
Additional Information: For students who intend to teach at the elementary or middle school level and intend to teach in So AZ. Preference will be given to graduates of So AZ high school, a resident of AZ and a U.S. Citizen.
Financial Need Required: No

The Galena Sells Dick Memorial Scholarship for Native American Students
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Undergraduate, Graduate, Postbaccalaureate
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Additional Information: Students must be a member of an American Indian tribe, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or a recognized Canadian First Nations tribe or band.
Financial Need Required: No

The Kate Farness Endowed Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: English Education
Class Status: Undergraduate, Graduate, Postbaccalaureate
Additional Information: Undergraduates and postbaccalaureate students must be pursuing secondary certification. Graduate students must be in degree programs, have attained secondary certification and want to teach.
Financial Need Required: No

The Jane Gillespie Memorial Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Doctoral Graduate Student
Financial Need Required: No

Thelma Hadlock Endowed Scholarship for National Merit Scholars
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Undergraduate
Additional Information: Student will be a National Merit Scholar or an honors student, enrolled in the College of Education. For more information, contact Albert Muniz, Senior Student Recruitment Specialist by email muniz@email.arizona.edu or at 520-626-9940.

James & Molly Hambacher Endowed Scholarship
Since 1990, the Hambachers have helped numerous students fulfill their dream of becoming math and science teachers.
Major/Field of Interest: Math or Science Education
Class Status: Undergraduate or Graduate
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Financial Need Required: Yes

Everett L. Holden and Marian G. Holden Memorial Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Undergraduate, Graduate, Postbaccalaureate
Additional Information: Recipient must demonstrate and maintain high scholastic standing.
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Financial Need: Yes

Roberta & Jay Howenstine Endowed Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Special Education, Rehabilitation
Class Status: Undergraduate, Graduate, Postbaccalaureate
Additional Information: Preference to students with disabilities or students preparing to work in fields of service to the handicapped. Please contact the Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and School Psychology for more information.
Financial Need Required: No

The Karp Family Scholarship in Early Child Education
Major/Field of Interest: Early Childhood Education (from birth to eight years)
Class Status: Graduate
Additional Information: Preference for students interested in the development of early childhood research and policy.
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Financial Need: A consideration but not required

Victor and Mary Kelley Endowed Scholarship
Established by longtime College of Education Advisory Board member Ann Boice, in memory of her father.
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Undergraduate
Financial Need Required: No

The Emil L. Larson Memorial Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Undergraduate
Additional Information: Student should be a deserving and promising student in the College of Education.
Financial Need Required: Yes

The Amelia Maldonado Endowed Scholarship 
Benefactors Joan Brady-Martinez and her brother, Francis Brady, established several scholarships at the University to aid students of Mexican descent.
Major/Field of Interest: Elementary Education
Class Status: Undergraduate
Additional Information: Preference to academically excellent students who are graduates of an Arizona high school and citizens of the United States.
Financial Need Required: Yes

Donna Mae Miller Endowed Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Physical Education
Class Status: Undergraduate
Additional Information: Awarded annually to an outstanding Physical Education major who demonstrates strong academic and professional potential.
Financial Need Required: No

Mary F. & Maude D. Miller Endowed Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Open
Minimum GPA: 2.5
Additional Information: Student must be full-time in the College of Education.
Financial Need Required: Yes

William A. & Ruth K. Miller Graduate College Endowed Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Female Graduate Students
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Financial Need Required: No

Max Moe Memorial Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Secondary Education
Class Status: Undergraduate, Graduate, Postbaccalaureate
Additional Information: Preference given to students whose career objective is to teach driver education.
Financial Need Required: No

Jinx Patterson Endowed Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Early Childhood Education
Class Status: Undergraduate
Financial Need Required: Yes

Alice Paul Memorial Scholarship
Generous donations from the Ada Peirce McCormick Little Chapel of All Nations
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Undergraduates, Graduates
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Additional Information: Recipients must be a graduate of Tohono O'odham Community College and registered full time (12 cr. per semester).
Financial Need Required: Yes

The F. Robert Paulsen  Endowed Scholarship
Established by former Dean of the College of Education, Dr. F. Robert Paulsen.
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Doctoral Graduate Student
Additional Information: Student must have outstanding undergraduate record of achievement and completed at least one year of graduate work.
Financial Need Required: No

Gwynne Barthels Pedersen Memorial Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Undergraduate
Additional Information: Student must be an Arizona resident.
Financial Need Required: No

Phi Delta Kappa Endowed Scholarship
Major/Field  of Interest: Open
Class Status: Graduate
Financial Need Required: No

The Joseph L. Picard Endowed Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Physical Education
Class Status: Undergraduate
Additional Information: Student must be an Arizona resident.
Financial Need Required: No

The Clara Mabel Rentfrow Memorial Scholarship
Established to honor Clara Mabel Rentfrow, a lifelong schoolteacher and administrator. Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Undergraduate junior or senior in the College of Education
Additional Information: Student must be full-time in the College of Education and must demonstrate a high degree of dedication to the teaching profession and possess superior moral character. Recipient must be committed to acknowledging the generosity of this scholarship.
Financial Need Required: No

Dr. T. Frank Saunders Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Graduate
Financial Need Required: No

William I. Schneider & Florence H. Schneider Graduate College Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Preference for Educational Psychology
Class Status: Female Graduate Student
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Financial Need Required: No

Timothy K. Schumann Memorial Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Undergraduate, Graduate
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Additional Information: Student must be a graduate of a Tucson area high school with preference to Catalina High School or Pueblo High School, and must be outstanding academically.
Financial Need Required: No

Darrell G. Simko Memorial Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Physical Education
Class Status: Undergraduate, Graduate
Financial Need Required: No

Smith Scholarship for Graduate Students 
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Graduate
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Financial Need Required: No

Smith Teach for Tucson Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Recipient must be enrolled in the Teach for Tucson Master's Program
Class Status: Graduate
Additional Information: Preference to secondary Teach for Tucson Master's Program students.
Financial Need Required: No

Smith Scholarship for Undergraduate Students
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Graduate
Minimum GPA: 2.5
Additional Information: Student must be enrolled full time.
Financial Need Required: No

The Marion Miller Strauss Memorial Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Special Education
Class Status: Undergraduate, Graduate
Minimum GPA: 2.5
Additional Information: Preference to students with a physical handicap.
Financial Need Required: No

Esther Tong Memorial Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Open
Class Status: Undergraduate
Minimum GPA: 2.85 or above
Additional Information: Recipient must be female and preference will be given to returning or non-traditional students. 
Financial Need Required: Yes

Tucson Electric Power Company Endowed Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Math, Science Education
Class Status: Undergraduate
Minimum GPA: 3.5
Additional Information: Preference to students who are graduates of Pima County high schools.
Financial Need Required: Yes

The Tibor Von Jany Endowed Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Special Education
Class Status: Upper division undergraduates, Graduate
Minimum GPA: 3.2
Additional Information: Preference to handicapped students who are majoring in rehabilitation and are Arizona residents. Please contact the Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and School Psychology for more information.
Financial Need Required: Yes

The Dudley B. Woodard Jr. Endowed Scholarship
Major/Field on Interest: Higher Education, with a preference for students interested in a career in Student Affairs
Class Status: Graduate
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Financial Need Required: No, but will be a consideration

Nancy Evanoff Zahn Scholarship
Major/Field of Interest: Elementary Education
Class Status: Undergraduate, Postbaccalaureate
Minimum GPA: 2.5
Financial Need Required: Yes

Outside and Affiliated Organizations that Support Scholarships to the College of Education
All Arizona School Retirees Association
AZ Loan Forgiveness
AZ Alpha Delta Kappa
P.E.O.
Phi Delta Kappa Scholarship
Pi Lambda Theta
Pima County Retired Teachers Association
Tucson Education Association

Future Scholarships in the College of Education
Candace Bos Memorial Scholarship
Carol Gilbert Memorial Scholarship