New Federal Teach Grants

A $4000 per year scholarship (for a total of $16,000) is available to undergraduates who want to go into the teaching profession.

Those seeking a Master’s degree’s in teaching are eligible for scholarships of up to $8000.

Eligible students must have a 3.25 grade point average or receive a score above the 75th percentile on an admissions test.

TEACH Grant recipients must teach in high-need schools and high-need fields for a minimum of four years within eight years of finishing the program.

The following shortage fields are targeted for TEACH grants: mathematics, science, a foreign language, special education, bilingual education, reading specialists, other documented high-need fields.

TEACH Grants should become available in July 2008. It is expected that the Department of Education will issue regulations for implementation.

To read the legislative language describing the TEACH grants, go to AACTE’s website.

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