Scholarships and Grants

Scholarships for Art Education/VAS

Students can apply for scholarships at designated times to cover the cost of research, conference presentations, and/or expenses incurred during the student teaching semester. All COFA scholarships may require a 3.00 minimum GPA. The VAS Scholarship Chair coordinates the application procedure and sets application deadlines throughout the semester.  Art education/VAS faculty members present application procedures in Art Education classes. 

Fine Art Student Teacher Travel (FASTT) Grants

Student teachers placed in low SES schools (Title One) in districts more than 100 miles beyond Austin may qualify for a FASTT grant. This purpose of this grant it to help defray living and travel expenses incurred if a student does not select a local student teaching placement. It also provides support so that student teachers may be placed with strong mentors/cooperating teachers throughout the state of Texas. Art Education/VAS faculty will share application procedures in upper level classes.

Federal Student Aid/ Department of Education Financial Aid

http://www2.ed.gov/finaid/landing.jhtml

https://studentaid.gov/

Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation (Trellis)

https://www.trelliscompany.org/

Texas Exes Organization  

https://www.texasexes.org/scholarships  

McCarthy Dressman Education Foundation

The Foundation awards one-year scholarships in the amount of $6,000 each to college students enrolled in teacher education programs at New Mexico State University; the University of California, Santa Cruz; The University of Texas at Austin; and West Virginia University.

http://www.mccartheydressman.org/student.html

Texas Education Agency

Every year the Texas Education Agency (TEA) submits a list of subject matter teacher shortage areas and a list of designated low-income schools to the U.S. Department of Education (USDE). Teachers with certain types of student loans may qualify for partial loan forgiveness, deferment or cancellation benefits.

https://tea.texas.gov/texas-educators/educator-initiatives-and-performance/student-loan-forgiveness-for-teachers