Colorado Rural Student Teaching Stipend
Colorado Department of Higher Education and the Colorado Center for Rural Education (University of Northern Colorado)
Up to $4,000 for the semester you student-teach in a rural Colorado school district, if you commit to teaching in rural Colorado.
- How much
- Up to $4,000 for the student-teaching semester
- Who qualifies
- Enrolled in a teacher preparation program at a Colorado college; all degree and licensure requirements done except student teaching; placed in a Colorado rural school district; commit to teach in a Colorado rural/small rural district.
- For undergrads, grad students
- For education students
- When to apply
- Open now · due October 31, 2026 Spring student teaching: apply July 1 - October 31; fall student teaching: December 1 - March 31 (per CDE).
- How to apply
- Apply online through the Colorado Center for Rural Education (UNC) stipend page during the window for your student-teaching term
- What you'll need
- state application + transcript
- Last checked
- October 19, 2026, against the official page (cdhe.colorado.gov), page 2 and page 3
The details
Helps cover living and educational expenses during the student-teaching semester for teacher candidates placed in a Colorado rural school district who commit to a career as a full-time teacher in a rural or small rural district (the UNC program page says two years in a rural district 50+ miles from major metro areas and outside the Front Range). If applicants exceed funding, recipients are chosen by random lottery, divided by CDE region.
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- Colorado Graduate GrantVaries; set by your college
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