Scholarships and Financial Aid

Scholarship Opportunities 

There are two main ways that you can be considered for scholarships as a College of Education program applicant.   

1. You can be considered for a Seattle University Graduate Scholarship at the time of admissions 
2. You can review scholarship opportunities on ScholarshipUniverse once you have been admitted 

Seattle University Graduate Scholarships 

Graduate Admissions Scholarships are awarded at the time of admission based on the strength of your application and your potential contributions to your program. This is your first opportunity to be considered for a scholarship at Seattle University. There is nothing you need to do in addition to your application requirements to be considered for these scholarships as every applicant is considered at the time of admission. International Students qualify for these scholarships as they do not require a FAFSA or WASFA.  

 Awarding Process 

You will know that you have been awarded a Graduate Admission Scholarship because it will be listed on your admission letter. Graduate Admissions Scholarships are prorated between your terms of enrollment and may be renewable for up to the terms necessary to complete your degree based upon your continuous, full-time enrollment and meeting the satisfactory academic progress requirements for your program.  

Tips for Securing a Seattle University Graduate Scholarship 

Make sure your application is submitted by your program’s priority application deadline and all of your admission materials have been received. Including any recommendation forms. You can review priority application deadlines per program here.   

ScholarshipUniverse 

The second way to apply for scholarships at Seattle University is through the ScholarshipUniverse platform. After you have been admitted to a College of Education program and set up your Seattle University credentials, you will be able to login with your SU credentials to ScholarshipUniverse and search for and apply for both institutional and outside scholarships. 

If you do not secure a scholarship in your first year as a student, there will still be opportunities each year you are enrolled.  

Awarding Process 

Awards are typically made in the Spring of each year. Applicants and current students will be reminded by e-mail of upcoming scholarship application deadlines. Currently enrolled students can also search for and apply for scholarships through ScholarshipUniverse each year they are enrolled in their program. Scholarships listed in ScholarshipUniverse have varying deadlines so make sure to begin your search as early as possible.   

Tips for Securing a Scholarship Through ScholarshipUniverse 

Students will be considered for any scholarship for which they meet the basic criteria and can receive multiple scholarships. Make sure you answer as many questions as possible in your ScholarshipUniverse profile. This will narrow down your search results so that the scholarships you are shown are ones that you will qualify for based on your profile.  

Please make sure that “if” you qualify you have a current FAFSA or WASFA on file at Seattle University. The university uses these documents to determine financial need and therefore you will not qualify for need-based scholarships unless we have a current FAFSA or WASFA on file. If you are ineligible for the FAFSA or WASFA, you will not qualify for need-based scholarships but can be considered for merit-based scholarships. (As a note Graduate Student typically do not qualify for financial aid through submitting a FAFSA or WASFA, the purpose of asking for these documents is to determine financial need and not to qualify for loans.) 

Federal Funding

A Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be filed for each year a student wants to be considered for financial aid eligibility. A new FAFSA is available each year on October 1st and asks for financial data from the prior two years.  

Students and their families are encouraged to file the online version of the FAFSA. The online version provides edits which alert filers to possible problems with their applications before the application is submitted. Applying online is also faster so updates and corrections can be submitted with ease. If unable to file online, please contact Student Financial Services for assistance.  

 File the FAFSA by the program’s priority deadline. All types of aid are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Many funds are extremely limited. Applications received after the priority deadline will be considered in the order received on a funds-available basis.  

Select the correct version of the FAFSA to complete as each year, from October 1st through June 30th, two versions of the FAFSA are available. One is for the current academic year and the other is for the upcoming academic year.