Student Teacher Travel Assistance
UTeach Fine Arts periodically offers funding to supplement travel expenses related to student teaching. We have three funding programs, with applications that generally open in the Fall semester:
Student Teacher Scholarship;
Student Teaching Transportation Stipends for travel within the Austin area; and
FASTT (Fine Arts Student Teaching Travel) stipends, for student teachers placed in Title 1 schools situated at least 60+ miles outside of the Austin Metro area.
UTeach Fine Arts Student Teacher Scholarship
Scholarships are made possible thanks to Hunter C. March Scholarship in Fine Arts Teacher Education & the David O. Nilsson Excellence Fund for Fine Arts Education. These scholarships are meant to support costs related to student teaching. Scholarships generally range from $500 to $1,000. To be eligible, students must meet the following criteria:
Be in good standing with the university
Be currently enrolled as a visual art education, dance education, music education, or theatre education major
Accepted into the Professional Development Sequence (PDS) for UTeach Fine Arts
Be on track to student teach in the upcoming spring semester
Maintained a minimum GPA of 3.0
Be able to demonstrate financial need
Application Opens: October 21
Application Deadline: November 9
To apply, please visit LASSO and complete the brief online application process. This is a fantastic opportunity to support your student teaching endeavors, and we encourage all eligible students to take advantage of it.
Student Teaching Transportation Stipends
This stipend is to supplement travel & transportation costs related to student teaching placements. Funding is offered to student teachers based on need and travel distance to student teaching sites. Funding per student generally ranges from $100 to $500.
Applications are submitted via PowerForm using the button below. When you click to apply, you will list your name and email as well as your Faculty Area Coordinator’s name and email. When you submit your application, it will automatically be sent to your Faculty Area Coordinator.
All applications are vetted by your Faculty Area Coordinator, then sent on to the UTeach Fine Arts office for final review. Application decisions are sent out in early January.
Application Opens: November 1st
Application Deadline: December 1st
FASTT Stipends (Fine Arts Student Teaching Travel)
The Fine Arts Student Teaching Travel (FASTT) Stipend is offered to student teachers placed in a Title 1 school situated outside of the Austin Metro area (60+ miles). Awards generally range from $2,000 to $4,000 per placement. Priority is given to students being placed in areas of Texas that are underserved in fine arts and to those being placed in areas other than their hometown. Students requesting a hometown placement in a Title 1 school outside of Austin will be considered if funds allow.
When you click the button to start the application, you will list your name and email as well as your Faculty Area Coordinator’s name and email. When you submit the application, it will automatically send it to your Faculty Area Coordinator.
All applications are vetted by your Faculty Area Coordinator, then sent on to the UTeach Fine Arts office for final review. Application decisions are sent out in early January.
Application Opens: October 1st
Application Deadline: October 31st