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The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program provides grants up to $4,000 a year to graduate students in the process of completing or planning to complete a degree or courses necessary to begin a career in teaching.
In order to quality for a TEACH Grant, you must complete the following:
In exchange for receiving the TEACH Grant, you must agree to serve as a full-time, highly-qualified teacher at a low-income school for at least four years in a high-need subject. The four years of teaching commitment must be completed within eight years of finishing the program in which you received the grant. You incur a four-year teaching obligation for each educational program you received the funds, though you may work off multiple obligations simultaneously under certain circumstances. Please visit the US Department of Education for more specific information regarding the TEACH Grant qualifications and obligation responsibilities.
If you fail to complete the four-year teaching commitment, the TEACH Grant will convert to an Unsubsidized Loan, and the loan will require repayment with interest. If the TEACH Grant is converted to a loan, it cannot be converted back into a grant.
TEACH Grant
Education Center
Rachel L. Abbott, Ph.D., CHES
229-931-2145
rachel.abbott@gsw.edu
To receive TEACH Grants, a teacher candidate must agree to the following:
The total amount of TEACH Grants that a candidate may receive may not exceed $16,000 for undergraduate or post-baccalaureate study. The total amount a graduate student may receive may not exceed $8,000. If the candidate is enrolled less than full-time, the amount of the annual TEACH Grant may be reduce accordingly.
| Enrollment Status Per Semester | Disbursed after October 1, 2019 |
Disbursed After October 1, 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Full Time (12+ hours Undergraduate, 9+ hours Graduate) | $1,882 | $1,886 |
| 3/4 Time (9-11 hours Undergraduate, 7-8 hours Graduate) | $1,411.50 | $1,414.50 |
| 1/2 Time (6-8 hours Undergraduate, 5-6 hours Graduate) | $941 | $943 |
| Less than 1/2 Time | $470.50 | $471.50 |
The amount of the TEACH Grant, in combination with other assistance the student may receive, may not exceed the cost of attendance, as provided in section 472 of the Higher Education Act. If the TEACH Grant and other aid exceed the cost of attendance for an academic year, the student’s aid package must be reduced.
Please note: If you plan to teach in a high-need field that is included in the Nationwide List, that field must be listed for the state where you teach either at the time you begin your qualifying teaching service or at the time you received a TEACH Grant. For more information, please click on Official TEACH Grant Website.