Chuck Acosta Scholarship
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Not applicable to high school students
- Geographic Scope: California (with focus on Los Angeles County)
Other requirements
- Bilingual classified personnel
- Pursuing teaching or counseling credentials
- Program History: 2026 marks the 30th year of the Multilingual Academic Programs Leadership Network's Scholarship recognition.
- Contact: LACOE MAS Unit
Overview
Honors the legacy of Chuck Acosta, whose 35-year career in education included serving as a bilingual education consultant at the Los Angeles County Office of Education and contributing to numerous local, county, and state educational committees. Through his leadership, vision, and advocacy, Chuck inspired educators and policymakers to champion multilingual learners across California.
Purpose: Supports bilingual classified personnel pursuing teaching or counseling credentials, helping them meet the needs of English learners through bilingual education.
Eligibility:
- Bilingual classified personnel
- Pursuing teaching or counseling credentials
- Not applicable to high school students
Geographic Scope: California (with focus on Los Angeles County)
Program History: 2026 marks the 30th year of the Multilingual Academic Programs Leadership Network's Scholarship recognition.
- Email: MASUnit@lacoe.edu
- Phone: (562) 922-6332
General Contact:
- GLAEF: info@glaef.org
- Phone: (562) 250-5195
LACOE Voluntary Payroll Deduction: LACOE employees can support this scholarship through the Voluntary Payroll Deduction for Charitable Giving program.
What Greater Los Angeles Education Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 33
- Total given
- $1.65M
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $10K–$386K
- By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: Los Angeles, CA; Inglewood, CA; Pasadena, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
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Fields of Work
- Teachers
- Education
- Teacher development
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