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Background Information

SDEF invests in the future by is ensuring there are home-grown teachers and STEM professionals ready for the workforce. We provide scholarships from the first day of college to graduation for first-generation, ethnically diverse, low income graduates of SDUSD. Our Scholars know first-hand the challenges of growing up in a poor neighborhood where school is often a haven and teachers have provided needed encouragement which helped them boost their self-esteem and faith in themselves. To date, almost 150 Future Teacher Scholars have earned their undergraduate degrees and teaching credentials. These former Scholars have taught in over 65 schools in the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) and are now making a significant impact on their students, schools and neighborhoods. Currently, of the former scholar group, four are leading schools as principals and assistant principals.

CSA Support

CSA is a long-term valued partner. Annually, CSA supports one Future Teacher Scholar attending a local four-year college or university and one who is attending a local community college. In addition to investing in a Scholar for their entire college career, SDEF/CSA scholarship support includes stipends provided every semester, a SDEF mentor/counselor to assist/refer with scholastic and personal challenges, access to an emergency fund, networking opportunities with fellow Scholars and education and STEM professionals, and assistance with employment at SDUSD once they obtain a teaching credential.

Contact Information

4100 Normal Street, Suite 3251, San Diego, CA 92103

619-725-7669 | www.sdef.org