General Information

The California state budget signed by the Governor in July 2025 includes $300 million to establish the Student Teacher Stipend Program. Commencing July 1, 2026, local education agencies may apply for Student Teacher Stipend Program grant funding to provide stipends of $10,000 to be paid to credential candidates during the school year in which they are completing their student teaching. One hundred ($100) million will be available in fiscal year 2026-27, and to the extent that funds are available, $100 million shall be made available annually for this grant program. 

Contact email: STSP@ctc.ca.gov

Authorizing Legislation 

Student Teacher Stipend Program (STSP)

The Student Teacher Stipend Program is a non-competitive grant program. Unlike other grant programs administered by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, authorizing legislation states that grant funds will be disbursed on a first come, first served basis. As a result, there will be no Request for Applications (RFA) process. Instead, authorizing legislation included funding for the Kern County Superintendent of Schools to collaborate with the Commission to develop a grants management system to streamline the application process. There will be space within the online application process for both educator preparation programs and local education agencies to communicate to the Commission the number of student teachers completing their clinical practice within the LEA during the academic year, and to provide required information about each student teacher outlined in authorizing legislation. 


Link to the STSP Application (for use beginning July 1, 2026)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Coming soon!

Additional Resources

Resources are being developed for this grant program. Please check back here as the launch date is near.

Commission Agenda Items

Updated January 09, 2026