TEACH Grant Program Overview and Eligibility Requirements

 
TEACH
 
Grant
 
Teacher 
Education Assistance 
for 
College 
and
Higher 
Education (TEACH) Grant
 
Program
 
What 
is
 
the
TEACH
Grant?
 
The 
U.S. Department 
of 
Education’s 
(DOE) TEACH 
Grant Program
provides grants of up to 
$4,000/year 
to students who are completing or
plan to complete coursework needed to begin a career in
 
teaching.
As a condition 
for 
receiving a TEACH Grant, the student MUST sign a
TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve 
(ATS) 
in which the student agrees to
teach:
In a high-need
 
field
At an elementary school, secondary school, 
or 
educational
 
service
agency that serves students 
from 
low-income families;
 
and
For at least 
four 
complete academic 
years 
within eight 
years 
after
completing (or ceasing enrollment in) the course of study 
for 
which the
student received 
the
 
grant
If the student does not meet these requirements of the service obligation,
all TEACH Grant received will be converted to Unsubsidized loans. The
loans 
must 
be repaid in 
full, 
with interest 
charged 
from 
the date of each
disbursement.
For 
more 
information, click here: 
TEACH 
Grant
 
Info
 
What are
Hig
h
-Need
Fields?
 
Bilingual education 
and 
English
 
language
 
a
cquisition
 (TESOL)
 
Foreign
 
Language
Mathematics
Reading
 
Specialist
Science,
 
and
Special 
Education, 
as 
well
 
as
Any 
other field that has been identified 
as
high-need 
by 
the 
Federal 
government, 
state
government, 
or local education
 
agency
 
Eligibility
Req
u
ir
e
m
e
nts
 
Must 
complete 
the Free Application for Federal Student 
Aid (FAFSA)
 
at
www.studentaid.gov
 
Must be a 
U.S. Citizen 
or Eligible
 
Non-Citizen
 
Must
 
maintain
 
Satisfactory
 
Academic
 
Progress
 
(SAP)
 
for
 
Financial
 
Aid
 
Must
 
maintain
 
a
 
cumulative
 
3.25
 
GPA
 
for
 
all
 
courses
 
ever 
attempted
 
at
 
all
 
institutions
ever
 
attended.
 
Must 
not 
have 
a prior undergraduate or 
master’s
 
degree
 
Must 
submit
 
KSU TEACH 
Agreement 
Form
 
(first
 
step)
 
Must complete
 
TEACH 
Grant 
Counseling
 
(second
 
step)
 
Must 
sign 
a
 
TEACH 
Grant Agreement 
to 
Serve
 
(final
 
step)
 
Eligibility Requirements –
Bagwell College of
 
Education
 
Must be 
admitted as 
a 
degree-seeking 
student in 
KSU Bagwell College 
of  Education
Must be 
classified as 
a junior/senior 
(minimum 
60 
earned semester 
hours)  or enrolled in
an approved master’s degree program at KSU Bagwell  College 
of
 
Education
Must be 
seeking 
a 
degree, at KSU, 
in one of the 
following
 
majors
determined 
to be 
TEACH 
eligible by the
 
institution
:
 
Foreign Language Education
Mathematics (Middle Grades or Secondary)
Science (Middl
e Grades or secondary Biology, Chemistry or Physics
)
Special Education (Individual General Curriculum)
Teachers of English to 
Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Reading (M.Ed. in Reading)
English (Secondary)
Master of Arts (all programs)
 
TEACH 
Grant Award
 
Eligibility
 
A 
full-time TEACH Grant recipient 
may 
receive 
an annual 
award of 
$4,000, 
for 
a maximum 
of 
$16,000, 
for 
the 
student’s
first baccalaureate 
and 
first post-baccalaureate programs combined. Programs after 
the 
first baccalaureate 
are 
not eligible.
A 
graduate student 
may 
receive 
$4000, 
for 
a maximum 
of
 
$8,000, 
for 
a 
master’s degree program.
Undergraduate 
Awards (credit
 
hours 
MUST 
be 
degree applicable):
Full-time enrollment 
(12+ 
credit hours):
 
$4,000
Three-quarter-time enrollment 
(9-11 
credit hours):
 
$3,000
Half-time enrollment 
(6-8 
credit hours):
 
$2,000
Less-than-half-time enrollment 
(1-5 
credit hours):
 
$1,000
Graduate
 
Awards
 
(credit
 
hours 
MUST
 
be
 
degree
 
applicable):
Full-time enrollment 
(9+ 
hours):
 
$4000
Three-quarter-time enrollment 
(7-8 
hours):
 
$3000
Half-time enrollment 
(5-6 
hours):
 
$2000
Less-than-half-time enrollment 
(1-4 
hours):
 
$1000
 
 
*Award amounts are decreased based on enrollment hours.
 
The 
annual 
amount is subject to change based on federal
sequestration.
 
Certification
and
 
Tracking
 
Within 
120 
days 
of 
completing 
or 
otherwise ceasing enrollment 
in 
your 
program
of 
study, 
you 
must 
certify
 
to the 
U.S. Department 
of
 
Education:
 
You 
are 
employed 
full-time 
as 
a 
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
 
At 
the 
end 
of 
each 
year, 
if 
you 
are 
employed 
in a full-time 
teaching service 
in
accordance 
with the 
service agreement, 
you 
must 
provide 
the 
DOE with 
the
following:
 
documentation 
of 
your 
teaching service 
on a
 
DOE-approved
 
form 
that 
is
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
 
TEACH 
Grant
 
Resources
 
KSU 
Student 
Financial
 
Aid
Office
 
kfa_teach@Kennesaw.edu
KSU 
TEACH 
Grant Agreement
Form
Demetria Sisk
, As
sociate
 Director
(470)
 
578-
6467
 
 
 
 
 
KSU Bagwell College
 
of
Education
 
Ms. Kellie 
Johnson (
Oxford
)
,
Certification  Officer
k
o
xf
o
r
d
@Ken
n
esaw
.
e
d
u
(470)
 
578-6542
 
 
 
 
 
Department of
 
Education
 
https://studentaid.gov/understand-
aid/types/grants/teach
TEACH Grant Counseling
TEACH Agreement 
to 
Serve
 
(ATS)
http://www.MyFedLoan.org
TEACH Grant Servicer
TEACH Grant Certification
 
Form
TEACH Grant Temporary
 
Suspension
TEACH Grant Conversion 
to a
 
Loan
 
 
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The TEACH Grant Program by the U.S. Department of Education offers up to $4,000/year to students pursuing teaching careers in high-need fields. Students must commit to teaching in eligible institutions serving low-income families for at least four years. Failure to fulfill the service obligation will convert the grant into loans. Eligibility criteria include completing the FAFSA, maintaining academic progress, a 3.25 GPA, not holding a prior degree, and specific requirements from the Bagwell College of Education at KSU. Bilingual education, special education, and other high-need fields are highlighted. Scholarships holders must complete various steps and agree to serve following graduation.


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  1. TEACH Grant Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program

  2. The U.S. Department of Educations (DOE) TEACH Grant Program provides grants of up to $4,000/year to students who are completing or plan to complete coursework needed to begin a career in teaching. As a condition for receiving a TEACH Grant, the student MUST sign a TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve (ATS) in which the student agrees to teach: What is the TEACH Grant? In a high-need field At an elementary school, secondary school, or educational service agency that serves students from low-income families; and For at least four complete academic years within eight years after completing (or ceasing enrollment in) the course of study for which the student received the grant If the student does not meet these requirements of the service obligation, all TEACH Grant received will be converted to Unsubsidized loans. The loans must be repaid in full, with interest charged from the date of each disbursement. For more information, click here: TEACH Grant Info

  3. Bilingual education and English language acquisition (TESOL) Foreign Language Mathematics ReadingSpecialist Science, and Special Education, as well as Any other field that has been identified as high-need by the Federal government, state government, or local education agency What are High-Need Fields?

  4. Must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)at www.studentaid.gov Must be a U.S. Citizen or EligibleNon-Citizen MustmaintainSatisfactoryAcademicProgress (SAP) for FinancialAid Eligibility Requirements Mustmaintaina cumulative3.25 GPA for all coursesever attemptedat all institutions ever attended. Must not have a prior undergraduate or master sdegree Must submit KSU TEACH Agreement Form (firststep) Must complete TEACH Grant Counseling (secondstep) Must sign a TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve (finalstep)

  5. Eligibility Requirements Bagwell College of Education Must be admitted as a degree-seeking student in KSU Bagwell College of Education Must be classified as a junior/senior (minimum 60 earned semester hours) or enrolled in an approved master s degree program at KSU Bagwell College of Education Must be seeking a degree, at KSU, in one of the followingmajors determined to be TEACH eligible by the institution: Foreign Language Education Mathematics (Middle Grades or Secondary) Science (Middle Grades or secondary Biology, Chemistry or Physics) Special Education (Individual General Curriculum) Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Reading (M.Ed. in Reading) English (Secondary) Master of Arts (all programs)

  6. TEACH Grant Award Eligibility A full-time TEACH Grant recipient may receive an annual award of $4,000, for a maximum of $16,000, for the student s first baccalaureate and first post-baccalaureate programs combined. Programs after the first baccalaureate are not eligible. A graduatestudent may receive$4000,for a maximum of $8,000, for a master sdegreeprogram. UndergraduateAwards (credithoursMUST be degree applicable): Full-time enrollment (12+ credit hours):$4,000 Three-quarter-time enrollment (9-11 credit hours): $3,000 Half-time enrollment (6-8 credit hours):$2,000 Less-than-half-time enrollment (1-5 credit hours):$1,000 GraduateAwards(credithoursMUST be degreeapplicable): Full-time enrollment (9+ hours):$4000 Three-quarter-time enrollment (7-8 hours):$3000 Half-time enrollment (5-6 hours):$2000 Less-than-half-time enrollment (1-4 hours):$1000 *Award amounts are decreased based on enrollment hours. The annual amount is subject to change based on federal sequestration.

  7. Within 120 days of completing or otherwise ceasing enrollment in your program of study, you must certify to the U.S. Department of Education: You are employed full-time as a 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 Certification andTracking At the end of each year, if you are employed in a full-time teaching service in accordance with the service agreement, you must provide the DOE with the following: documentation of your teaching service on a DOE-approved form that is 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

  8. TEACH Grant Resources KSU Student Financial Aid Office KSU Bagwell Collegeof Education Department ofEducation https://studentaid.gov/understand- aid/types/grants/teach TEACH Grant Counseling TEACH Agreement to Serve (ATS) http://www.MyFedLoan.org kfa_teach@Kennesaw.edu KSU TEACH Grant Agreement Form Demetria Sisk, Associate Director (470) 578-6467 Ms. Kellie Johnson (Oxford), Certification Officer koxford@Kennesaw.edu (470) 578-6542 TEACH Grant Servicer TEACH Grant Certification Form TEACH Grant Temporary Suspension TEACH Grant Conversion to a Loan

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