Educator Funding Opportunities
Aspiring Educator Funding Opportunities
This stipend is available to pre-service teachers who will be completing their final student teaching experience in a rural school district and commit to teaching in a rural district after completion. Read about the Colorado rural student teaching stipend.
The Fellowship is available to pre-service teacher candidates who complete a year-long clinical experience in a rural school during the final year of their teacher preparation program. Read more about the Colorado Rural Teaching Fellowship.
Free information on teacher preparation programs; 1:1 licensure coaching from current educators; application fee reimbursements; scholarships and testing, resume, and cover letter guides. Variable scholarships and application fee reimbursements for subscribers. Read more about financial aid and scholarships.
Educator candidates committing to teach in a rural district for 3 years can receive up to $10,000 in financial assistance toward their educator preparation program tuition. Read more about the Educator Recruitment and Retention Program.
Providing a variable living stipend. Become a Project Serve AmeriCorps volunteer to serve as a reading or math tutor in Colorado. Tutoring often can lead to being prepared as a licensed educator. If you become a member, you can learn more about using your tutoring service to help become a licensed educator. Read more about AmeriCorps.
Educator Funding Opportunities
Colorado Educator Loan Forgiveness is focused on licensed rural K-12 educators, admins and SSPs. Up to $5K in loan forgiveness is available to recipients. The application is open here from March 1 through April 30, 2026. Read more about Colorado Educator Loan Forgiveness and access the employment verification form at the link.
CDHE and the Colorado Center for Rural Education encourage talented educators and alternative licensure candidates to apply for the following stipends. Read more about the Alternative Licensure Stipend through the Colorado Center for Rural Education.
This stipend is available to talented individuals interested in Special Services Provider employment in rural or small rural schools in Colorado. Read more about Special Services Provider Stipend.
This stipend is available to in-service educators in rural Colorado school districts. Read more about the Rural Inservice Educator Stipend.
This stipend is available to K-12 educators pursuing National Board Teacher Certification (NBCT) in rural Colorado school districts. In an effort to address teacher shortages in the state, the Colorado Department of Higher Education is responsible for leading the work to recruit and retain teachers in rural areas. National Board Certification is an opportunity to retain excellent in-service teachers by honoring the hard work that teachers do to become certified and act as leaders in their field. Read more about the National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) Stipend.
View the CEA's Rural Cohort of National Board Certified Teachers Video
NBCT Stipends: Selected members of a Colorado Rural National Board cohort can receive a $3,975 stiped as they receive support and mentorship from NBCT facilitators. The value of the stipend covers (a) enrolling with the National Board; (b) registering for each of the four components of the NB portfolio; and (c) participating in the Rural National Board Cohort. For more information, visit the Colorado Center for Rural Education or contact Robert Fulton, state coordinator for the Colorado Center for Rural Education.
In partnership with the Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) is collaborating with the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) and public institutions of higher education to offer scholarships to early childhood education candidates. Read the FAQ for more information. Funds are available through December 2026.
In partnership with the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, CDHE is offering the 2026 Early Childhood Loan Forgiveness program. This program is open to all professionals who are in the Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant and Home Visiting workforces serving children birth through five. $2,500 awards, paid in ten $250 monthly increments from March-December 2026, will be available to eligible professionals. The application and eligibility information can be found here. Please note that all applications must include an employment verification form which will also be required to be resubmitted halfway through the year to ensure continued eligibility. The application will close on February 20, 2026.