Graduate School of Education Giving Directory

This page provides an itemized list of general, scholarship, and program funds in the Graduate School of Education.

Ways to Give

You may direct your gift to the fund of your choice by making your gift online, or by mailing your check or credit card information.

How to direct your gift to a specific scholarship or program:

  1. Choose from the list of funds below and note the fund name and number.
  2. For online giving, go to the PSU Foundation online giving page and choose the "New Gift" option. If your fund choice is listed, select it and proceed through the steps. If your fund choice is not listed, go back to step one and select other (rather than Graduate School of Education). Type in the fund name and number in the designation box provided. Proceed through the remaining steps.
  3. OR mail to:

  4. Development Director, Graduate School of Education
    PO Box 751
    Portland, OR 97207-0751

    Note the fund name and number.
    Make checks payable to "PSU Foundation."

Listing of funds by category, name, and number

Dean's Fund for Excellence

Gifts of all sizes provide discretionary resources for the school in areas of highest needs. (#2700002)

People who donate $1000 or more to this or any other fund become members of the Dean's Circle.

Scholarships by area

Schoolwide
  • Graduate School of Education Scholarships (#2700302)
Counselor Education
  • Art Terry Scholar's Fund (#2700062)
  • David Capuzzi Outstanding Scholar Program Endowment (#2700494)
Special Education
  • Special Education Scholarships (any SPED program) (#2700532)
  • Founders Endowment in Special Education (in honor of the program founders) (#2700644)
  • Sheldon Maron Endowed Scholarship (vision preference) (#2700382)
  • Nancy Benson Scholarship for Inclusive Elementary Education (#2700592)
  • Keith and Paula Stanovich Scholarship for Inclusive Elementary Education (#2700662)
  • Joe Kaplan Scholarship (#2700542)
Teacher Education
  • Friends of the Graduate School of Education (designated for teacher shortage areas of bilingual/ESL, math/science, special education) (#2700452)
  • Eleanor Hardt Endowed Memorial Scholarship in Teacher Education (#2700472)
  • Curriculum & Instruction: Graduate Teacher Education (GTEP) and Bilingual Teacher Pathways (BTP) Scholarships (#2700522)
Postsecondary, Adult and Continuing Education (PACE)
  • Mary Kinnick PACE Scholarship (#2700442)
Helen Gordon Child Development Center
  • Helen Gordon Scholarships (#2700512)

See what our students have to say about scholarships.

Program Enhancement Funds

  • Counselor Education (#2700012)
  • Special Education (#2700022)
  • Math and Science Teacher Education (#2700182)
  • Administrative Leadership Programs (ELP - formerly EPFA Department) (#2700172)
  • Faculty Research (#2700202)
  • Helen Gordon Child Development Center (#2700132)
  • Bilingual Teacher Pathway Program (#2700152)
  • Postsecondary, Adult and Continuing Education (PACE) (#2700142)
  • Curriculum and Instruction Literacy Program (#2700323)
  • Leadership in Ecology, Culture, and Learning (#2700242)

For more information about scholarships and programs at the Graduate School of Education, contact:

Sandy Wiscarson, GSE Director of Development
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751

Phone: 503-725-4789 Email: wiscars@pdx.edu.