Stipend Information

The ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Center for Rural Education and the ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Department of Higher Education encourage talented individuals interested in teaching to enroll in an alternative licensure program and work in a rural or small rural school district in ºÚÁÏÉçÇø. The Rural Alternative Licensure Stipend (RALS) provides recipients with up to $4,500 to pay for a variety of program-related costs (e.g. Alternative Licensure programs, PRAXIS, Alternative Licensure, Initial License, technology and travel related costs).

Application Requirements

• Be employed in one of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø’s 146 rural or small rural school districts
• Be enrolled in one of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø’s approved alternative licensure programs
• Provide an Alternative Licensure or completed Statement of Assurance from the ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Department of Education
• Be committed to remain in a rural school district for a period of three years after receiving an alternative teaching licensure from CDE