Winifred R. Reynolds Educational Scholarship (UA)


The Winifred R. Reynolds Education Scholarship supports students pursuing graduate degrees focused on early childhood education (ECE), Child Development, or an equivalent field with coursework focused specifically on ECE.

Eligibility

  • Be a current resident of Colorado or have been a resident of Colorado or California for at least 2 years before the start of the upcoming academic year.
  • Enrolled or planning to enroll in a master’s or doctoral-level program in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Educational Psychology, or an equivalent program with coursework primarily focusing on early childhood education.
  • Demonstrate financial need
  • Cumulative unweighted G.P.A. of 3.25+ for all graduate-level work that has been completed (students who are just starting their graduate work should have a strong undergraduate academic record).

Selection criteria

Applications will be reviewed based on:

  • Academic performance
  • Commitment to the field/passion for the work
  • Vision for the future
  • Financial need

Award details

  • Scholarship Range: Varies
  • Typical Number of Awards: varies
  • Students can reapply through a competitive application
  • An individual may only receive an award from this fund up to a total of three times.
  • Award amounts may be used toward recipient’s tuition, fees, and books only.
  • All scholarships will be paid directly to a recipient’s post-secondary institution. Award disbursement is contingent upon the outside scholarship policies of a recipient’s post-secondary institution
  • Award must be used for the upcoming academic year

How to apply 

  1. Read through the eligibility criteria above to confirm you are eligible to apply for this scholarship  
  2. Log into TDF Scholarship Manager and apply for the Universal Application
  3. Prepare and submit the following items:  
    1. List of all extracurricular activities, community volunteering opportunities, and paid/unpaid work experiences you have had 
    2. Transcript
    3. Email address for one recommendation
      1. One academic or professional recommendation
    4. Response to the following prompt(s):
      1. Where and how do you show leadership in your day-to-day life/activities?  
      2. What drew you to teaching/education? And what coursework are you pursuing to further your career?  

About the donor


Winifred R. ReynoldsWinifred R. Reynolds was born August 17, 1909, in Los Angeles and is the oldest of three children. She grew up in Ohio and spent all of her summers as a child with her grandparents in Colorado.

After receiving her education she taught for many years in Colorado and moved from Fort Collins to San Luis Obispo in 1968 where she taught early child development with emphasis on infancy at the Cal Poly (California Polytechnic State University) campus. Winnie was instrumental in sending child development students into the existing local preschools for “hands-on training” as part of their curriculum. This was done under the supervision of the headteachers and observed by Winnie.

After her retirement from Cal Poly, Winnie kept busy by reading, going to plays and concerts. She died June 5, 2001, at her home and was buried in Denver, Colo.