LEND Training Program
Application Process
The 2026-2027 LEND application is open!
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LEND Application Due Date: Sunday, March 15, 2026
Application notes
- This application is for all LEND positions including Long-Term, Medium and Advanced-medium trainees
- If you have questions, please email lend@health.ucdavis.edu
- We are only accepting applicants who will be residing in California at the time of their LEND training year
FUNDING NOTE: The 2026-27 LEND Program will depend on whether our federal funding is renewed. Applications are due March 15, but funding for the program may not be confirmed until August 2026.
How to apply
Training people from a range of backgrounds, including non-professional family members and persons with developmental disabilities, is a very high priority. Graduate or post-graduate participants, family members, and self-advocates/advocates with developmental conditions are welcome to apply. Long-term trainees (Trainees completing at least 300 hours in the trainee year) will be accepted only from the following disciplines: clinical or school psychology, social work, child psychiatry, pediatrics, speech/language pathology, physical therapy, education including special education, genetics, public health, applied behavior analysis, and nursing.
Benefits to being a LEND trainee
There are many benefits to being a LEND trainee including:
- Opportunity to participate in a state of the art clinical and community training experience with one-to-one faculty mentoring
- Unique chance to learn with a group of students from other disciplines
- Stipend payment (for some trainees)
- Focused training on leadership skills and competencies, including opportunities for advocacy
- Training in evidence-based practices and family-centered and culturally-responsive care for children and families from a range of diverse communities
Appointment and Stipend
Financial stipends are available to support up to nine long-term trainees, including fulltime trainees. Additional long-term trainees will be considered who meet all criteria and do not require a stipend. Medium-term trainees, including Advanced Medium-term trainees, will not receive stipends. There is no cost to participate in the LEND program.
Application Process
After applications have been submitted, they will be reviewed by the LEND faculty team. Applicants meeting initial requirements will be contacted for a semi-structured interview with one or more faculty members. The discipline director will review applicant credentials and/or experience and interview the applicant. Final decisions will be communicated to the applicant via email.