TEACH Grant
The College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 created the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program that provides up to $3,772 (which is a $4,000 grant minus a 5.7% sequester amount of $228 if disbursed on or after October 1, 2020 and before October 1, 2025) per year in grants to students who intend to teach full-time in high-need subject areas for at least four years at schools that serve students from low-income families.
Teaching Obligation
In exchange for receiving the TEACH Grant, you must agree to (Teach Grant Service Obligation):
- Serve as a full-time highly-qualified teacher for four elementary or secondary school years at a school or educational service agency (ESA) that serves low-income students;
- Teach in a high-need field; and
- Complete the required four years of teaching within eight years after you graduate from or otherwise cease to be enrolled at the institution of higher education where you received your TEACH Grants.
- If you do not meet the requirements of your service obligation, all TEACH Grants you received will be converted to Direct Unsubsidized Loans. You must repay these loans in full, with interest charged from the date of each TEACH Grant disbursement.
Failure to complete the teaching obligation, or respond to request for information, or properly document your teaching service will cause the TEACH Grant to be permanently converted to a loan with interest. As soon as the grant is converted to a loan, it cannot be converted back to a grant.
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Requirements
- Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2024-2025 aid year.
- Be a US citizen or eligible non-citizen
- Be classified as a junior or senior status in a program of study designated as TEACH Grant eligible
- Have at least a 3.25 cumulative GPA and maintain a 3.25 cumulative GPA each semester you receive the TEACH grant
- Have met and will maintain Georgia Southern University’s College of Education Teacher Education program requirements with junior or senior status.
- Be enrolled in coursework that is necessary to begin a career in teaching such as the courses required for the programs listed below.
Eligible Programs
- B.S.Ed.
- Special Education General Curriculum
- Dual Certification (Elementary Education/Special Education)
- Middle Grades Education: Language Arts, Mathematics, or Science
- Secondary Education: Mathematics, English, or Science
*All other programs are not eligible
- Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2024-2025 aid year.
- Be a US citizen or eligible non-citizen.
- Have at least a 3.25 cumulative GPA (first year graduate students will use undergraduate cumulative GPA) and maintain a 3.25 cumulative GPA each semester you receive the TEACH grant.
- Be enrolled in a program of study designated as TEACH Grant-eligible.
Eligible Programs
- Teaching M.A.T. (Graduate)
- Foreign Language – Spanish
- Special Education General Curriculum
- Middle Grades Education: Language Arts, Mathematics, or Science
- Secondary Education: Mathematics, English, or Science
- MED (Graduate)
- Special Education (adaptive or general curriculum)
- Middle Grades Education: Language Arts, Mathematics, or Science
- Reading Education
- Secondary Education: Mathematics, English, or Science
*All other programs are not eligible