The Science Education Program occasionally offers scholarships to reimburse CSET exam
fees and other expenses for students applying to the SJSU single subject credential
program in science. For questions regarding the scholarships, please email scied@sjsu.edu.
Current Scholarships
Gertrude Witherspoon Cavine Scholarship
The Gertrude Witherspoon Cavine Scholarship was established to assist students in
the study of Science Education and Nature Study.
Susan Barling-Frye Memorial Scholarship
The Susan Barling-Frye Memorial Scholarship was established to provide scholarships
for students in the College of Science teaching credential program.
Bettejean Hill Scholarship
The Bettejean Hill Scholarship awards two students: One pursuing a teaching credential
in Math and one in Science. Scholarships will be used towards paying SJSU teaching
credential fees. A GPA of 3.0 or higher will be considered first, as well as students
identified by faculty as having a similar situation as Bettejean Hill. Students do
not need to be full-time. Length of the scholarship is one year. The amount is $7,000
($3,500 per student), one installment. The Bettejean Hill Scholarship is awarded in
Spring.
The Lurie College of Education offers scholarships for a number of subject areas (single
subject) and many for students seeking any teaching credential.
Information and links to the Golden State Teacher Grant. Students can apply for the
Golden State Teacher Grant once they are an admitted credential student.
Information and links to The Civic Action Fellowship which is a partnership between
California Volunteers within the Office of the Governor, Americorp and a coalition
of public and private universities designed to help students pay for college while
addressing regional challenges.
