Information on scholarships for undergraduate students can be found in our Undergraduate Programs section.

The Austin Independent School District, in a collaborative effort with The University of Texas at Austin and other teacher preparation programs in Travis County, has established a fund for future teachers seeking certification in state recognized critical shortage subject areas. These areas include:

• Special Education
• Bilingual Education
• Languages Other than English
• Mathematics
• Sciences
• Technology Applications

Undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, or graduate students in their last four semesters of coursework toward an initial teacher certification program in one of these areas are eligible to receive this scholarship if they are full-time students and have a 2.5 UT GPA. Students apply for this scholarship the semester before the first semester they wish to begin receiving the funds. Undergraduates can receive $1000, $1000, $1500, and $1500 for the last four semesters of their program, and post-baccalaureate and graduate students can receive $1500 for each of their last four semesters.

If this applies to your situation, you should see Sue Holzaepfel, Senior Academic Counselor, in SZB 216 to fill out the application, if you are a student in the College of Education; or your UTeach advisor, if you are in Natural Sciences or Liberal Arts.

Plese Note: After initiating the A.I.S.D. Future Teacher Scholarship contract with your advisor, it must be signed each subsequent semester to be eligible to receive the award for the following semester.

Eligibility for the following scholarships and fellowships is based upon guidelines established by each department. Consideration for award is made only to those who submit the appropriate application to the appropriate department by the deadline indicated below.