MSP Laura E. Settle Scholarship

2025-2026 Academic Year Award

It is the mission of the California Retired Teachers Association to financially assist students who will become future teachers in California.

This scholarship is open to CSUN students who have a record of exemplary character and citizenship. The selected student will be contacted by the Scholarship Chairman of the local CalRTA Division, which will make arrangements with the recipient for the presentation of the Laura E. Settle Foundation Scholarship Award Certificate. The award amounts range from $750 – $4,000.

Qualifying applicants must be either current undergraduate students in senior standing planning to go into a credential program for the upcoming academic year or currently in a credential program that will run through the upcoming academic year.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Open to matriculated CSUN undergraduate and credential students who are actively teaching or planning to teach in a K-12 classroom.
  • Undergraduate students must have a GPA of at least 3.0.
  • Credential students must have a GPA of at least 3.0.
  • Must have a FAFSA or California Dream Act Application (CADAA) on file for the award year. Your Financial Aid file must be complete.
  • Must have demonstrated need per Financial Aid Application.
  • Undergraduate students must enroll full-time during the Fall & Spring terms of the award year.
    Any change to your eligibility status in any term within the award year will result in a cancellation of your award.
  • Credential students must enroll full-time during the Fall & Spring terms of the award year.
    Any change to your eligibility status in any term within the award year will result in a cancellation of your award.
  • Must complete a brief autobiography and summary.
  • Two letters of recommendation must be requested through the my Matador Scholarship system.
    *One letter must be from a CSUN professor
    *One must be from a teacher with whom you have worked in the classroom.

Please note:
If you are receiving Financial Aid (including loans), your financial aid award(s) may be adjusted if you receive a scholarship amount that exceeds your financial aid total limit. Speak to a financial aid counselor during walk-in hours to get a detailed overview about your individual situation

Award
$4,000
Scopes
CADAA Required, FAFSA Required, Graduate GPA ≥ 3.0, Undergraduate GPA ≥ 3.0, Graduate, Matriculated Student, Undergraduate
Deadline
02/27/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. I am resident of the State of California.
  2. I have worked with an instructor or a teacher in a classroom setting.
  3. I am currently an undergraduate student in senior standing planning to go into a credential program for the upcoming academic year or I am currently in a credential program that will run through the upcoming academic year.
  4. Why do you want to be a teacher? If there was a specific defining moment in which your desire to be an educator was affirmed, please elaborate on that experience.
  5. Please upload: A brief autobiography and summary of how the scholarship will help you achieve your goal of certification. At the top of your document write your name and Student ID#. Under your Student ID# write: Autobiography
  6. Letters of Recommendation:
    • Please request: One letter from a CSUN professor who has taught you.
    • Please request: One letter from a teacher with whom you have worked with in the classroom.
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