TEAMS Program
Teacher Experiences Advancing Mathematics and Science
Scholarship Opportunity for Future STEM Teachers
The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship TEAMS Program provides graduate students, majoring in math or science with a career path into teaching at the middle or high school level.
Through this program, you can receive up to $36,500 in scholarships and other financial support to earn your bachelor's degree and teaching credential. You'll also gain valuable hands-on training within a school setting.
The program includes a residency with Oxnard Union High School District. Our goal is to develop aspiring STEM teachers with culturally sustaining teaching strategies to serve in our regional high-need schools.
How does it work?
The TEAMS program is a multi-year program
- Graduate Students: You’ll start the program upon completion of foundational courses. Upon completion of these prerequisites, graduates will become TEAMS Candidates and begin a full-time year-long residency which will culminate with the earning of a California Teaching Credential. Upon hiring, you'll become a TEAMS Teacher and receive $1,000 in classroom supplies and collaborative support for your first two years as a certificated teacher.
- TEAMS Prep Program: CLU Juniors and Seniors in a STEM Major during Fall 2026 - Spring 2027. Students
must attend: 1 info session, 2 TEAMS workshops and 15 hours of exposure in a STEM
OUHSD classroom throughout the year. Participants are NOT considered TEAMS Noyce scholars
and are not obligated under teaching service requirements. Students are considered
a "Level 2 vulunteer" which requires completing a Volunteer Registration Packet with
HR.
What are the benefits?
- Teaching Credential year: $36,500 stipend
- Initial year on the job: Funding for classroom supplies
- Ongoing mentoring and professional development
- Candidates accepted into the program will make connections between theory and practice
by participating in a year-long teacher residency program in a high school setting.
Student Program Requirements:
- Completion in the TEAMS Prep Program requirements will result in a $2,000 stipend (disbursed in Dec. and May as a 1099 form).
Student Application:-
Interested students should submit an online application (response to prompts and resume) by Friday September 11, 2026 5:00 pm.
Who Can Apply?
You are eligible to apply if you are an applicant to the Cal Lutheran Graduate School of Education. Applicants must have an undergraduate major or a bachelor degree in:
- Biological Sciences
- Computer Sciences
- Engineering
- Mathematics & Statistics
- Physical Sciences (e.g., Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geoscience, Physics)
Requirements
- Initial meeting with Lauren Prieto in Graduate Admissions office
- Application submitted to Graduate Admissions office
- A resume or curriculum vitae
- A one-page written essay on the value and importance of teaching STEM as informed by the GSOE’s vision statement
- Vision Statement:Guided by social justice and advocacy, we will reimagine education to disrupt inequities and to meet the future needs of students and communities
- One letter of recommendation from a current or former STEM instructor
- College transcripts with a minimum 3.0 GPA
Application Process
- Interviews will take place in Fall 2026
- Once accepted into the TEAM Program, students will be required to sign a contract of obligation requiring 2 years of teaching in a high-need school upon completion of the program for each year of scholarship/stipend received.
If you have any additional questions, you may contact Lauren Prieto in Graduate Admissons at lprieto@CalLutheran.edu.
Cameron Salehi
TEAMS Liaison
Oxnard Union High School District
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