Empower Educators Scholarship
This summer, UNI's College of Education is offering scholarships to support teachers who are seeking licensure in select endorsement and graduate certificate programs. Whether you’re looking to specialize in a certain subject area, advance your credentials, or expand your teaching practice, the Empower Educators Scholarship is designed to help make your goals more attainable.
This dedicated scholarship will offset the cost difference between graduate-level course tuition and undergraduate tuition, a savings of $212 per credit for educators seeking one of the following programs:
- Special Education Endorsements / Graduate Certificates:
- Strategist I: Mild and Moderate Disabilities Endorsement (K-8)(5-12) - #260 and #261 endorsements
- Strategist II: Intellectual Disabilities Endorsement (K-12) - #264 endorsement
- Strategist II: Behavioral Disorders/Learning Disabilities Endorsement (K-12) - #263 endorsement
- Reading Endorsement: Iowa Reading (K-8) Endorsement - #148 endorsement
- Early Childhood Education Endorsement: Iowa Birth-Grade 3 Inclusive Settings - #1001 endorsement
- Artificial Intelligence in Education Graduate Certificate
- Transformative Education Graduate Certificate
Scholarship Criteria
- Endorsement or graduate certificate-seeking student pursuing one of the programs listed above
- Must enroll in a graduate level course
- Completed scholarship application
- Available for Summer 2025
Visit the program webpage for a list of available courses:
Next Steps
- Submit your scholarship application (using the form on the right).
- Complete the 'Express Interest' form on the endorsement page.
- Upon submission, UNI staff will contact you about next steps, including transcript review.
- If awarded, the scholarship will be applied to your u-bill upon enrollment.