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St. Cloud State University

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Grants

Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant
The federal TEACH Grant provides up to $4,000 per year to eligible students who agree to serve full-time as a highly qualified teacher in a low-income school, in a high need field, for at least four years within eight years after completing a course of study for which the TEACH Grant was received. The undergraduate and post-baccalaureate maximum is $16,000; the graduate maximum is $8,000.

  • You do not have to demonstrate financial need to be eligible for the TEACH Grant; however, you must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the St. Cloud State University Application for Financial Aid.
  • You must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen.
  • Undergraduates must have a cumulative high school grade point average (GPA) upon graduation of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale and maintain the GPA requirement. Graduates must have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale and maintain the GPA requirement.
  • You must complete and sign an Agreement to Serve each year that you receive the TEACH Grant.
  • You must complete TEACH Grant initial counseling prior to receiving the first disbursement of your TEACH Grant and subsequent counseling if you receive more than one TEACH Grant. Once you leave school, you must also complete exit counseling.

If you fail to complete the required four-year teaching obligation or the TEACH Grant requirements, the grant will be permanently converted to a direct unsubsidized Direct loan. You must repay this loan with interest accrued from the date of each TEACH Grant disbursement.

Full-time service must be completed at a school serving low-income students in a high need subject area.

  • A list of low-income schools may be found in the Teacher Cancellation Low Income Directory. If the directory is not available before May 1 of any year, the previous year’s directory may be used.
  • High-need fields are defined as: Bilingual Education and English Language Acquisition; Foreign Language; Mathematics; Reading Specialist; Science; Special Education; other identified teacher shortage areas as of the time you begin teaching in that field.
  • Teacher subject shortage areas (not geographic areas) are listed in the Department of Education’s Annual Teacher Shortage Area Nationwide Listing at (www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/pol/tsa.pdf)
  • Federal guidelines allow colleges and universities to determine which majors are TEACH Grant-eligible majors at their individual schools. Open the link to review TEACH Grant-eligible majors at St. Cloud State.

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