Scholarships & Funding
Making your degree more affordable
The College of Education & Human Development (CEHD) offers qualified students financial aid options, including scholarships, grants, assistantships and tuition remission. Scholarships are open to all eligible students regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age.
Scholarships and Requirements Policy
- Scholarships cover tuition only. If your tuition is already fully paid by other sources (e.g., grants, tuition remission or other scholarships), you won’t receive additional scholarship funds.
- Award amounts vary based on donor agreements. Scholarships may combine funds from multiple donors, so the final award on your financial aid account may differ.
- Financial aid adjustments: If your tuition is covered by other funds, your CEHD scholarship may be reduced or withdrawn to avoid overfunding.
Steps to Receive Your Scholarship
- Register for classes: You must register by the start of the term or your scholarship will be returned to the CEHD.
- Verification: The Honors and Scholarship Committee confirms your major, other financial aid, and enrollment.
- Award processing: The committee sends scholarship information to the UofL Financial Aid office.
- Posting: The UofL Financial Aid office applies the scholarship to your account.
While we aim to post awards before the bursar’s payment deadline, you are responsible for paying tuition if there’s a delay. You will be reimbursed once the scholarship posts.
Scholarship Application Deadlines
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Eligibility
Undergraduate student(s) admitted to the professional phase of the degree in elementary education.
Primary preference is to be given to a student who graduated from Jefferson Country Public Schools. If no Jefferson County student meets the criteria, then students from districts within the Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative are eligible: Bullitt County Schools, Carroll County Schools, Eminence Independent Schools, Franklin County Schools, Frankfort Independent Schools, Gallatin County Schools, Grant County Schools, Henry County Schools, Oldham County Schools, Owen County Schools, Shelby County Schools, Spencer County Schools, Trimble County Schools
Minimum GPA of 3.0
Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Amount of Aid
Between $1,000 - $5,000
Number of Scholarships Awarded per year
Up to ten
Additional Details
The Ayako Phillips Memorial Scholarship offers one student a scholarship between a minimum of $1000 per semester and a maximum of $5000 per semester for both fall and spring course tuition. The amount of the scholarship will be based on any additional scholarships and funding awarded to the student. Scholarships will be awarded up to $10,000 per year. If the first recipient does not qualify for the full $5000 per semester, a second student will be eligible to receive the remainder as a scholarship. If a student receives the Ayako Phillips Memorial Scholarship in their junior year, the student must reapply to be considered for a second year of eligibility.
Ayako Phillips was a graduate of the University of Louisville, receiving both her bachelor's and master's in education. After graduation, she taught elementary education in the Jefferson County Public Schools. Ayako believed in the power of education to improve lives. Ayako was born in Tokyo, Japan and adopted Kentucky as her home. She had great compassion for immigrants and taught in a school with a high immigrant population. In her generosity, she has provided an opportunity for students to continue their education and become educators. She hopes that the students who receive the scholarship will teach for Jefferson County Public Schools.
Eligibility
Students may apply who are enrolled in the following educator preparation programs:
Initial teacher certification programs
BS in early elementary education
BS in middle and secondary education
All master of arts in teaching programs
Certification “only” programs in middle and secondary education
Advanced certification non-degree programs
Endorsement programs (English as a second language, instructional technology, classroom reading specialist, elementary math specialist)
Certification "only" programs in special education (LBD and MSD)
Rank I programs
Education administration programs (such as principal, supervisor of instruction, director of special education and superintendent)
Advanced Certification Degree programs
MEd in teacher leadership
MEd in special education (LBD and MSD, specifically)
MEd in counseling and personnel services for school counseling
EdS in education administration
EdD in education leadership
PhD in curriculum and instruction
Submission of the FAFSA is required to receive CEHD scholarship funding.
Additional Details
Apply nowfor the CEHD Educator Preparation Scholarship here.
Eligibility
Students may apply who are enrolled in the following programs:
Undergraduate Students
- BS in health and human performance (all specializations except physical education teacher preparation)
- BS in organizational leadership and learning
- BS in sport administration
Graduate Students
- Graduate certificate in health professions education
- Graduate certificate in organizational change
- MA in higher education administration
- MEd in counseling and personnel services (all specializations except school counseling)
- MS in exercise physiology
- MS in human resources and organizational development
- MS in sport administration
- PhD in counseling and personnel services
- PhD in educational leadership, evaluation and organizational development
Additional Details
Submission of the FAFSA is required to receive CEHD scholarship funding.
Eligibility
Apply and be admitted to the Urban Teacher Residency (UTR) program in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Louisville.
Have a minimum Undergraduate GPA of 2.75.
Demonstrate commitment to work in a low performing, urban school.
Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Open an active account with Class Act Federal Credit Union.
Sign up and attend a minimum of two Class Act Federal Credit Union workshops within a calendar year during their first year in the UTR program.
Sign a photo and video release with Class Act Federal Credit Union. Be open to being involved in advertisements, advertorials and interviews, etc., as opportunities arise.
Sign up and go through Banzai adult (a free financial literacy program provided by Class Act), check out the informative articles section of Banzai and consider use of curriculum in classrooms.
Provide contact information to Class Act Federal Credit Union.
Be available to Class Act Federal Credit Union within the five years that UTR scholarship recipients live and work in the area for follow up stories or events.
Amount of Aid
$1000 per semester for one year
Additional Details
The Class Act Federal Credit Union Scholarship for Louisville Teacher Residency is open to all eligible students regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age.
The Class Act Federal Credit Union Scholarship offers an award of $1000 per semester for one year of the UTR program (Summer, Fall and Spring = $3000). Selected recipients receive the scholarship for all three terms pending successful progression in the program and meeting eligibility requirements listed above.
The Class Act Federal Credent Union Scholarship is designed for the advancement of students enrolled in the Urban Teacher Residency Program (UTR). The UTR is a program designed to produce a diverse cadre of quality teachers. Residents are enrolled in a one-year master of the arts in teaching (MAT) program at the University of Louisville, and be employed with Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) as a resident. Participants receive personalized instruction throughout the process to help them succeed in JCPS classrooms. In return, UTR graduates commit to teach in accelerated improvement schools (AIS) for five years.
Apply now for the Class Act Federal Credit Union Scholarship for Louisville Teacher Residency UTR
Eligibility
Student admitted to a program in the Department of Counseling and Human Development
Minimum GPA of 3.0
Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Amount of Aid
Based on annual funding of scholarship fund
Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year
One
Additional Details
The Doris Trautwein Scholarship is open to all eligible students regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age.
The scholarship will be awarded based on academic merit and financial need. Once selected, a student may continue to receive the scholarship until graduation if the student is making satisfactory progress towards a degree in the Department of Counseling and Human Development
Apply now for the Doris Trautwein Scholarship
Eligibility
Are you interested in obtaining your bachelor’s or master’s degree in interdisciplinary early childhood education (IECE)? There are scholarships for tuition stipends to pursue degrees in IECE through the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority. To be eligible you must be:
a Kentucky resident
a U.S. citizen, national or permanent resident
enrolled in the IECE program at UofL
maintain satisfactory academic progress
be employed at least 20 hours a week in a state-funded preschool, Head Start, Early Head Start or child care and not currently receiving funds for coursework.
Additional Details
For more information about the scholarship, click on the link or speak with your academic advisor.
Eligibility
Graduate of a Kentucky public high school
Junior or a senior student majoring in teacher education
Full-time enrollment
Maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.8
Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Amount of Aid
$1000 for Fall and $1000 for Spring
Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year
One
Additional Details
The Junita Losey Scholarship is open to all eligible students regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age.
The Junita Losey Scholarship is awarded by the Board of Trustees of the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System to a junior or senior teacher education student who graduated from a Kentucky public high school. Recipients may apply scholarship funds toward tuition, books, or fees. There is no prohibition against the same student receiving the award more than one time.
Apply now for the Junita Losey Scholarship.
Eligibility
Must be a graduate student.
Hold a master's degree in special education or closely related field.
Amount of Aid
$1500 / month stipend
Additional Details
Three years full tuition and fees
Annual funding for national conference travel
Deadline for application is February 15.
Contact the special education department for more information.
The Special Education Doctoral Scholarship is open to all eligible students regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age.
Eligibility
Be a freshmen student admitted to a program in sport administration in the Department of Health and Sport Sciences.
Maintain a 2.75 GPA or higher.
Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Amount of Aid
$1000 minimum annually
Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year
One
Additional Details
The Spencer Gavin Aiello Scholarship is open to all eligible students regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age.
The selected recipient may continue to receive the scholarship for up to five years if the student is making satisfactory progress towards a degree and maintains a 2.75 GPA or higher. The scholarship will be awarded based on academic merit and financial need.
The Spencer Gavin Aiello Scholarship provides tuition support for an admitted freshmen student to the sports administration program. Preference will be given to applicants classified as an out-of-state student for tuition purposes. The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of demonstrated financial need as determined by the Office of Financial Aid. The student must also meet the academic scholarship requirements of the College of Education and Human Development.
Eligibility
Junior or Senior admitted to the Professional Education Program or a graduate student in the Spanish Language Educator Program
Must be in Good Standing with the University
Minimum GPA of 3.0
Amount of Aid
$2500
Number of Scholarships Awarded per year
One
Additional Details
The Teressa Duffee Scholarship for Spanish Language Educators is open to all eligible students regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age.
Teressa Duffee Scholarship for Spanish Language Educators is designed for the advancement of a junior, senior, or graduate student pursuing a degree in Spanish language education. Teressa was a graduate of Pleasure Ridge Park High School and received two advanced degrees from the University of Louisville. Teressa taught Spanish at Holy Rosary Academy as well as in Estill, Madison, and Jefferson Counties for twenty-five years until her retirement. She was fluent in Spanish and shared her love for the language and culture with all her students.
Apply Now the Teressa Duffee Scholarship for Spanish Language Educators!
Eligibility
Must be a graduate student
Must be pursuing a degree in Special Education from the University of Louisville
Amount of Aid
Up to $1500
Additional Details
E-mail Dr. Todd Whitney in the Special Education Department or call at 502-852-2156
Download the Information Packet
Deadline for Summer 2025: April 28, 2025
The WHAS Crusade for Children Scholarship is open to all eligible students regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age.