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Who is eligible for the TEACH Grant?

To receive a TEACH Grant, you must:

  • Complete the 2008-2009 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), indicating on the FAFSA your intent to teach. It is not necssary to demonstrate financial need.
  • Be a U.S. Citizen or eligible non-citizen.
  • Be enrolled as an undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, or graduate student in a postsecondary educational institution that has chosen to participate in the TEACH Grant Program.
  • Be enrolled in coursework that is necessary to begin a career in teaching or plan to complete such coursework. Such coursework may include subject area courses (e.g., math courses for a student who intends to be a math teacher).
  • Meet certain academic achievement requirements (generally, scoring above the 75th percentile on a college admissions test or maintaining a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25).
  • Sign a TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve (see below for more information on the TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve).

What is a high-need field?

High-need fields are the specific subject areas identified below:

  • Bilingual Education and English Language Acquisition
  • Foreign Language
  • Mathematics
  • Reading Specialist
  • Science
  • Special Education
  • Other identified teacher shortage areas as of the time you begin teaching in that field.
    These are teacher subject shortage areas (not geographic areas) that are listed in the Department of Education’s Annual Teacher Shortage Area Nationwide Listing at http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/pol/tsa.doc.

What is a low-income school district?

Schools serving low-income students include any elementary or secondary school that is listed in the Department of Education's Annual Directory of Designated Low-Income Schools for Teacher Cancellation Benefits at https://www.tcli.ed.gov/CBSWebApp/tcli/TCLIPubSchoolSearch.jsp.

What is the annual amount of the scheduled award?

The annual award for a full-time student (12+ credit hours) is $4,000.
three-quarter-time student (9-11 credit hours) is $3,000.
half-time student (6-8 credit hours) is $2,000.
less-than-half-time student (5 or fewer credit hours) is $1,000.

How many TEACH grant awards can I receive?

An undergraduate or post-baccalaureate student may receive the equivalent of up to four (4) scheduled awards during the completion of their first baccalaureate program, or their first baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate programs combined. A graduate student is eligible to receive the equivalent of up to two (2) scheduled awards for an eligible master's degree program of study.

Is the TEACH grant renewable?

To receive the TEACH grant in a future year, you must file a valid FAFSA for that year, indicate your interest in teaching, maintain a 3.25 GPA, and complete a new service agreement.

How do I complete the Service Agreement?

The Service Agreement must be completed online. You can sign the form using your Federal Student Aid PIN at www.teach-ats.ed.gov.

How does the Department of Education track my teaching service?

Within 120 days of completing or otherwise ceasing enrollment in your program of study, you must confirm to the Secretary of Education that either you are employed as a full-time teacher in accordance with the terms and conditions of the service agreement, or you are not yet employed as a full-time teacher but you intend to meet the terms and conditions of the service agreement.
If you are performing full-time teaching service in accordance with the service agreement, at the end of each year of elementary or secondary teaching service, you must provide documentation to the Secretary of your teaching service on a form approved by the Secretary and certified by the chief administrative officer of the school in which you are teaching. The form must document that you are a highly qualified teacher, teaching in any of the designated high-need fields, in a designated low-income school.

What do you mean by repay the loan with accrued interest?

If you receive a TEACH grant but do not complete the required teaching service as explained above, you will be required to repay the grants as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, with interest charged from the date that each TEACH grant was disbursed.


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