Eligibility | Annual & Lifetime Limits | Eligible Majors & Degrees | Consequences | More Information |
The U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant program provides grants of up to $4,000 a year to students who are completing or plan to complete course work needed to begin a career in teaching.
As a condition for receiving a TEACH Grant, you must sign a TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve or Repay in which you agree to (among other requirements) teach:
To receive a TEACH Grant, students must meet all of the following requirements:
Below illustrates the maximum TEACH awards per year by enrollment status. Be advised that the amounts will be reduced for sequestation:
ANNUAL TEACH GRANT LIMITS | ||||
Without Sequestration | ||||
Enrollment Status | Per Semester | 2 Semesters | ||
Full-Time (12+ credits) | $2,000 | $4,000 | ||
Three-Quarter Time (9-11 cr) | $1,500 | $3,000 | ||
Half-Time (6-8 cr) | $1,000 | $2,000 | ||
Less than half-time (1-5 cr) | $500 | $1,000 |
Lifetime TEACH Limits | |
Student Level | Limit |
Undergraduate (1st bachelor's) | $16,000 |
Graduate | $8,000 |
The following degree/major combinations are TEACH-eligible.
Degree | Degree Description |
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B.A. | Bachelor of Arts |
B.F.A. | Bachelor of Fine Arts |
B.S. | Bachelor of Science |
BS.ED. | Bachelor of Science in Education |
M.P.S. | Master of Professional Studies |
MS.ED. | Master of Science in Education |
MUS.B. | Music Bachelor |
Major Code | Major Description |
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AED | Art Education K-12 |
BGS | Biology 7-12, Gen Sci 7-12 |
BGX | Biology 5-12, Gen Sci 7-12 |
BIO | Biology (concentration must be in AQB, BIT, or INB) |
BIS | Biology 7-12 |
BXE | Teaching Bilingual Exceptional |
CEI | Childhood Education Initial Teacher Certification (for TESOL) |
CEN | Childhood Education and English |
CFR | Childhood Education and French |
CGS | Chemistry 7-12, Gen Sci 7-12 |
CGX | Chemistry 5-12, Gen Sci 7-12 |
CHE | Chemistry (concentration must be in BIC or CHE) |
CHS | Chemistry 7-12 |
CIT | Childhood Education and Italia |
CMT | Childhood Education and Mathem |
CSH | Childhood Education and Spanis |
CTE | Career & Technical Education |
CUR | Curriculum & Instr |
EAS | Earth Sciences (Concentration must be in ARS, EAS, EES, or GEO) |
EGS | Earth Sci 7-12, Gen Sci 7-12 |
EGX | Earth Sci 5-12, Gen Sci 7-12 |
EMA | Elementary Educ PreK-6 and Math |
ENS | English 7-12 |
ERS | Earth Science 7-12 |
ERX | Earth Science 5-12 |
EXA | Elementary Educ PreK-6 and Math |
EXC | Special Education: Early Child |
EXD | Exceptional Education |
EXE | Teachers of Exceptional Educ |
EXS | Students w/ Disabilities Generalist 7-12 |
FCS | Family and Consumer |
FRS | French 7-12 |
GEO | Geology |
LBT | Literacy Specialist, Birth-12 |
LTB | Literacy Specialist, Birth-6 |
LTS | Literacy Specialist, 5-12 |
MED | Mathematics |
MTS | Mathematics 7-12 |
MTX | Mathematics 5-12 |
MUE | Music Education |
PGS | Physics 7-12, Gen Sci 7-12 |
PGX | Physics 5-12, Gen Sci 7-12 |
PHA | Physics Education 7-12, Altern |
PHS | Physics Education 7-12 |
PHY | Physics (BA or BS) |
SBI | Science Education: Biology 7-12 |
SCE | Special Education & Childhood Education |
SCH | Science Education: Chemisty 7-12 |
SEA | Science Education: Earth Science 7-12 |
SPH | Science Education: Physics 7-12 |
SPS | Spanish 7-12 |
TED | Technology Education |
XBI | Students w/ Disabilities Generalist 7-12 and 7-12 Biology |
XCE | Special Education: Childhood E |
XCH | Students w/ Disabilities Generalist 7-12 and 7-12 Chemistry |
XED | Exception Education |
XEN | Students w/ Disabilities Generalist 7-12 and 7-12 English Language Arts |
XES | Students w/ Disabilities Generalist 7-12 and 7-12 Earth Sci |
XFR | Students w/ Disabilities Generalist 7-12 and 7-12 French |
XGR | Students w/ Disabilities Generalist 7-12 and 7-12 Greek |
XHE | Students w/ Disabilities Generalist 7-12 and 7-12 Hebrew |
XIT | Students w/ Disabilities Generalist 7-12 and 7-12 Italian |
XJA | Students w/ Disabilities Generalist 7-12 and 7-12 Japanese |
XLA | Students w/ Disabilities Generalist 7-12 and 7-12 Latin |
XMA | Students w/ Disabilities Generalist 7-12 and 7-12 Mandarin |
XMT | Students w/ Disabilities Generalist 7-12 and 7-12 Mathematics |
XPH | Students w/ Disabilities Generalist 7-12 and 7-12 Physics |
XSO | Students w/ Disabilities Generalist 7-12 and 7-12 Social Studies |
XSP | Students w/ Disabilities Generalist 7-12 and 7-12 Spanish |
XUR | Students w/ Disabilities Generalist 7-12 and 7-12 Urdu |
If you do not complete your service obligation, all TEACH Grant funds you received will be converted into a Direct Unsubsidized Loan. You must then repay this loan to the U.S. Department of Education, with interest charged from the date the TEACH Grant was disbursed (paid to you or on your behalf). If you receive a TEACH Grant for an undergraduate program and later return to school and receive another TEACH Grant for a graduate program, you will have a separate 4-year service obligation for each program.
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