The TEACH Grant Program provides grant funds to postsecondary students who are completing or plan to complete coursework that is needed to begin a career in teaching, and who agree to serve for at least four years as a full-time, highly qualified teacher in a high-need field, in a school serving low-income students.
Eligible full-time students may receive $4,000 per year in TEACH Grant funds, up to a maximum of $16,000 for undergraduate and post baccalaureate study, and $8,000 for graduate study.
To be eligible a student must score about 75th percentile on any nationally-normed standardized admissions test or maintain at least 3.25 (4.0 scale) cumulative GPA. Students must also be accepted into the Newman University Education program.
If you receive a TEACH Grant but do not complete the required four years of teaching service within eight years after completing the coursework for which you received the grant, or if you otherwise do not meet the requirements of the TEACH Grant Program, all TEACH Grant funds that you received will be converted to a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loan (Direct Unsubsidized Loan) that you must repay in full, with interest, to the Department of Education. Once a TEACH Grant is converted to a loan, it cannot be converted back to a grant.
For purposes of the TEACH Grant Program, high-need fields are:
- Mathematics
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Science
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Foreign language
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Bilingual education
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English language acquisition
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Special education
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Reading specialist
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Another field listed in the Teacher Shortage Area Nationwide
Applying for the TEACH Grant
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