Louisiana Resident Teacher Stipend
Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE)
$3,300 for teacher-preparation students completing a year-long residency (student teaching) with a certified mentor in a Louisiana public school.
- How much
- $3,300
- Who qualifies
- Year-long teacher resident in a Louisiana MFP-funded school
- Hold a Resident certificate (R) dated after October 1, 2025 (current collection); serve with a mentor holding a Mentor Teacher ancillary/add-on certificate, provisional mentor certificate or approved waiver in the same entity; reported in EdLink 360 staffing.
- For undergrads, grad students, adults going back to school
- For education students
- When to apply
- Apply any time Paid once a year after LDOE's end-of-year data collection (latest guidance: late January/early February 2027).
- How to apply
- No separate application: enroll in a BESE-approved teacher preparation program, obtain a Resident certificate, and be placed with a credentialed mentor in an MFP-funded school
- Your preparation program and school system report you to LDOE
- What you'll need
- See how to apply
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (doe.louisiana.gov)
The details
LDOE funds school systems to pay $3,300 to year-long undergraduate and post-baccalaureate teacher residents who hold a Resident (R) certificate and complete their residency in a Minimum Foundation Program (MFP)-funded school with a credentialed mentor teacher (early-childhood residents are paid from the 8(g) fund). Per LDOE's April 2026 guidance, residents in the current collection are paid $3,300 in late January or early February 2027. School systems pay residents directly.
More money from Louisiana
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- Louisiana GO Grant$300 minimum to $3,000 maximum per year (set by your school)
- Rockefeller State Wildlife Scholarship$2,000 per year (undergraduate); $3,000 per year (graduate); $12,000 cumulative maximum
- M.J. Foster Promise Program$3,200 per award year ($1,600 per semester) full-time; up to $6,400 total (full $6,400 in one year for certain high-cost programs)
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