Teaching Grants

Federal TEACH Grant

  • Eligible students must be admitted to the Bagwell College of Education.
  • Students must have Junior or Senior status or be enrolled in a graduate degree program in education.
  • Students must have a 3.25 cumulative grade-point average.
  • Students should be preparing for teacher certification in a critical-need field.
  • Students should expect to commit to teaching in a low-income school for a minimum of 4 years within the first 8 years of graduating.
  • Failure to complete the full teaching requirement reverts the TEACH Grant to an Unsubsidized Stafford Loan.
  • The maximum annual award is $4,000. The annual amount is subject to change based on federal sequestration
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TEACH Grant Requirements

Within KSU’s Bagwell College of Education, you must have earned a minimum of 60 credit hours OR be enrolled in an approved master’s, specialist or doctoral program in one of the following majors to be eligible to receive a TEACH grant:

  • Biology - Secondary (B.S.Ed., M.A.T., M.Ed., Ed.S. or Ed.D.)
  • Chemistry - Secondary (B.S.Ed., M.A.T., M.Ed., Ed.S. or Ed.D.)
  • Early Childhood Education (M.Ed.)
  • Elementary Education (B.S.)
  • English - Secondary (B.S., M.A.T., M.Ed., Ed.S. or Ed.D.)
  • Foreign Language Education (B.A.)
  • History - Secondary (B.S., M.Ed., Ed.S. or Ed.D.)
  • Language Arts - Middle Grades (B.S., M.Ed., Ed.S. or Ed.D.)
  • Master of Arts (all programs)
  • Mathematics - Middle Grades (B.S., M.Ed., Ed.S. or Ed.D.)
  • Mathematics - Secondary (B.S.Ed., M.A.T., M.Ed., Ed.S. or Ed.D.)
  • Physics - Secondary (B.S.Ed. or M.A.T.)
  • Reading (M.Ed. in Reading)
  • Science - Middle Grades (B.S., M.Ed., Ed.S. or Ed.D.)
  • Social Studies - Middle Grades (B.S., M.Ed., Ed.S. or Ed.D.)
  • Special Education (individual general curriculum) (M.A.T., M.Ed., or Ed.S)
  • Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) (M.A.T. or M.Ed.)
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