The University of San Francisco provides merit scholarships to students admitted to its graduate degree programs. The amount of the award as well as terms and conditions for participation vary for each School and College.
A limited number of Graduate Merit Scholarships are allocated to the School of Education every academic year to support research, teaching and administrative assignments for qualified students.
GUIDELINES
| Eligibility |
- Students must be admitted to and enrolled in the School of Education.
- Preference is usually given to doctoral students, but departments
offering only master’s programs may nominate master’s level students.
Other master’s students will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- Students classified as “international” or “special status” are not
eligible.
|
| Conditions |
Students must be recommended by a School of Education full-time
faculty member who will be supervising the project/assignment. |
Amount of Award
|
- Successful applicants may receive a tuition scholarship equivalent to 3 units of coursework per academic year, disbursed usually during the
fall semester.
- Three units correspond to a maximum of 200 hours of
work. Semester substitutions, mergers and partial grants will not be
considered.
|
| Deadline |
June 1st for the following academic year. Selections are made in June and notifications are mailed in July so that successful applicants can have the scholarship funds applied for the summer or fall terms.
|
| Application |
 Download and save the APPLICATION and these GUIDELINES to your computer.
- Fill in application data via computer and print form; or
- Print form and fill in data manually.
Interested students and supporting faculty should submit the following required documents in a single packet.
- The completed application form signed by the student applicant and supervising faculty member (includes the faculty's letter of recommendation).
- An unofficial copy of the student's current USF transcript;
- An up-to-date resumé.
Mail or deliver completed packet to:
USF School of Education
Dean's Office - Room ED 107 - Attn: Barbara Hood
2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco CA 94117-1071
|
| Contact |
Questions? Contact Barbara Hood, (415) 422-5110. |
The Allen and Dorothy Calvin Doctoral Dissertation Grants are awarded on a competitive basis to promising School of Education doctoral students to assist with their doctoral research. The School of Education Doctoral Program Policies Committee will review the applications.
ELIGIBILITY
All School of Education doctoral students who have been advanced to candidacy are eligible to apply. Up to $1,000 will be awarded twice per academic year (one each semester) after a competitive review process.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
APPLICATION DEADLINES
- Spring: Application due by USF Census Date / Scholarship awarded in March.
- Fall: Application due by USF Census Date / Scholarship awarded in October.
SUBMITTING APPLICATION
Applications may be submitted via email to Connor Cook, Doctoral Program Assistant, or may be mailed to:
Doctoral Program Policies Committee
USF School of Education
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco CA 94117-1071
For more information, please contact Connor Cook.
| Eligibility |
This reduced tuition rate is available to students who are Catholic school teachers/employees or students who are connected to a Catholic organization and who are applying to the teacher credential program. |
| Conditions |
Eligible applicants must submit a letter of recommendation from their school principal. This letter should verify the applicant’s suitability for the program, commitment to Catholic education, and verification of employment or significant volunteer work at a Catholic school. |
| Amount |
The current tuition rate may be found on our Tuition page > TED Catholic School.
|
| Deadline |
Check with the School of Education. |
| Application |
Check with the School of Education. |
| Contact |
For more information, please contact Sandra Fenderson, Teacher Education Regional Programs Coordinator, at (415) 422-5639 or safenderson@usfca.edu . |
All currently enrolled Masters and Doctoral School of Education students are eligible to apply for the Conference Presentation Stipend to assist in conference expenses. (Special status students are not eligible to apply.) Applications will be reviewed by the applicant's department chair and faculty members.
| Eligibility |
Applicants must have been officially accepted to present (e.g., individual presentation, panel presentation, poster presentation) at a professional - national or international - conference related to their field(s) of study. |
| Conditions |
The Conference Presentation Stipend:
- can only be used to cover conference-related costs such as travel/transportation, registration, accommodations and/or printing/duplicating costs;
- is granted as reimbursement after all receipts of covered expenses have been submitted (original receipts must be submitted to the Dean's Office immediately after the conference);
- can fund a student for only one conference per term, determined as per the date of the conference (Term 1: January-July / Term 2: August-December).
|
| Amount |
The Conference Presentation Stipend cannot exceed $200 per term. |
| Application |
Interested students should:
Application should be submitted to the student's Department Chairperson. Guidelines (PDF)
|
| Contact |
For more information, please contact your Department Program Assistant. |
Partial tuition, need-based scholarships are being offered on a competitive basis to a limited number of newly admitted graduate students to the Teacher Education Department (TED) of the USF School of Education for Fall 2012. The total number of scholarships awarded is determined by actual funds available and the judgment of the faculty of the Teacher Education Department and the School of Education.
| Eligibility |
Newly admitted graduate students to the USF School of Education Teacher Education Department.**
|
Amount &
Conditions
|
Successful applicants receive a tuition grant of $5,000 over the course of the first two semesters of the program ($2,500 per semester), contingent upon satisfactory academic progress (a minimum cumulative 3.5 GPA at the completion of the first semester). The scholarship will be applied to the admitted USF student's account and is restricted to meeting tuition expenses. |
| Deadline |
The Scholarship Application must be submitted by June 1, and a complete Application for Admission must be on file with the School of Education also by June 1. |
| Application |
Interested applicants may download the complete Scholarships Application Form (PDF) here, which includes complete directions for submission. Applicants should be aware that:
- they will need to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA);
- while potential candidates may apply for more than one category of scholarships offered, individuals are limited to receipt of one
award.
**Potential applicants may begin this application process prior to completion and notification of their acceptance into the TED program.
|
| Contact |
For more information, please contact the Teacher Education Department. |
