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Application Deadline: July 1, 2025 or until all scholarships have been awarded
Courses begin August 23, 2025
The Accelerated Collaborative Teacher Residency Program at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), is pleased to announce a grant obtained by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Selected candidates will receive a stipend of $35,000 while completing a teacher credential program and a one-year residency, with an assigned mentor teacher (Fall 2025-Spring 2026). Candidates must commit to teach in LAUSD for a minimum of four years.
Are you eligible?
Multiple Subject Credential Candidates who are:
- Pursuing a credential in the 2-semester full-time ACT Residency Program focusing on Transitional Kindergarten or Kindergarten (TK/K) or a Bilingual Authorization.
- Completing the final year of the post-baccalaureate traditional (TRAD) or undergraduate integrated program (ITEP) and focusing on TK/K and/or a Bilingual Authorization. This includes a one-year residency (fall semester supervised fieldwork and spring semester student teaching).
Single Subject Credential Candidates who are:
- Pursuing a mathematics or science education credential in the 2-semester full-time ACT Residency Program.
- Pursuing a mathematics or science education credential in the traditional (TRAD) or FYI/JYI program in their final year. This includes a one-year residency with two semesters of student teaching (starting in fall semester).
Special Education Mild/Moderate and Extensive (MME) Support Needs and Deaf Education Credential Candidates who are:
- Pursuing a credential in the 2-semester full-time ACT Residency Program.
- Completing the final year of the post-baccalaureate traditional (TRAD) or undergraduate integrated program (ITEP). This includes a one-year residency (fall semester supervised fieldwork and spring semester student teaching).
Program Highlights
- Stipend of $35,000
- Progression through the residency year as a cohort
- Year-long apprenticeship with selected mentor teachers
- Personalized advisement and mentoring
- Enrollment in courses guaranteed
- Priority in hiring into LAUSD