TEACH Grant

The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant

The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program provides grants of up to $4,000 a year to eligible undergraduate and graduate students who are completing or plan to complete coursework needed to begin a career in teaching. The amount of the award is based on the number of credits registered for in each semester.

Please note, due to the federal sequester, for any 2024-25 TEACH Grant first disbursed on or after October 1, 2024, and before October 1, 2025, the maximum award of $4,000 is reduced by 5.7% ($228), resulting in a maximum award of $3,772.

A Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant is different from other federal student grants because it requires you agree to complete a teaching service obligation as a condition for receiving the grant, and if you don’t complete the service obligation, the TEACH Grant will be converted to a  loan that you must repay, with interest.

TEACH Grant eligibility requirements

  • Students must be matriculated into a high need subject area program. Please see current list below.
  • Students must be registered for courses.
  • Students must have a GPA of 3.25 or greater. (For the first semester graduate students, you will need to have a GPA of 3.25 or greater from your undergraduate degree. You may also qualify with a score within the 75th presenile on any part of a standardized exam ex. GRE, Exam must have been taken within the last 5 years.)

 As a condition for receiving a TEACH Grant, you must sign a TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve in which you agree to (among other requirements) to teach

  • in a high-needs field;
  • at an elementary school, secondary school, or educational service agency that serves students from low-income families;
  • for at least four complete academic years within eight years after completing (or ceasing enrollment in) the course of study for which you received the grant.
  • To apply for certification within 120 days of graduation.

Important

If you do not complete your service obligation, all TEACH Grant funds you received will be converted to 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).

2024 to 2025 List of High Need Subject Area Master’s Degree Programs at Queens College

  • Adolescent Languages (Spanish, French, Italian, Mandarin) MAT and MSED
  • Adolescent Math MAT and MSED
  • Adolescent Math & Bilingual Education MSED
  • Adolescent Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Earth, Physics) MAT and MSED
  • Adolescent Sciences & Bilingual Education MSED
  • Integrated Bilingual Early Childhood Education MSED
  • Literacy All Grades MSED
  • Special Education (Early Childhood, Childhood or Adolescent) MSED
  • Special Education & Childhood Education MAT
  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) MSED

Click here for a list of eligible programs

Advanced certificate programs do not qualify for the TEACH Grant.

TEACH Grant Application Deadlines

Fall 2024 only – Friday, December 6, 2024

For students graduating at the end of the Fall 2024 semester, they must submit the application by Friday, December 6, 2024.

Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 – Friday, May 2, 2025

If students are attending both Fall 2024 and Spring 2025, they must submit the application by May 2, 2025.

TEACH Grant Application

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

Support

For more information on the TEACH grant and its eligibility guidelines, please review the Federal Student Aid site:

https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/grants/teach

For questions about the TEACH Grant, contact Nandy Sukhai at Nandy.Sukhai@qc.cuny.edu

Federal & NYS Grants