The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH Grant) is a federal grant program for undergraduate and graduate students who plan to teach. The TEACH grant provides up to $4,000 per year. Students who receive the TEACH Grant agree to serve as a full-time teacher in a high-need field in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves low-income students. As a recipient of a TEACH Grant, you must teach for at least four academic years within eight calendar years of completing your program of study for which you received a TEACH Grant
Before completing the TEACH Grant Consideration Request, be sure you fully understand the eligibility and service requirements of this grant. Be sure to carefully read the information below.
Please be aware that the Federal TEACH grant has the potential of turning into a Federal Unsubsidized LOAN. You need to be committed to teaching in a high-need subject area in a school serving low-income students. If you are unsure about this commitment, you should contact DePaul Central to discuss other aid resources.
A student who receives $16,000 in TEACH Grants who fails to fulfill the terms of the Agreement to Serve(ATS) and the Promise to Pay will incur a federal loan debt. For a 10-year term loan, the monthly payments would be $315.60 and result in a cumulative debt payment of $37,871.
In exchange for receiving a TEACH Grant you must:
- Agree to serve as a full-time teacher in a high-need field in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves low-income students (Information about qualifying schools can be found on the Federal TEACH Grant website.
- Teach for at least four academic years within eight calendar years of completing the program of study for which you received a TEACH Grant.
- Upon completing your degree program, TEACH Grant recipients must provide documentation annually showing that they have completed a year of qualifying teaching service or to certify their intent to satisfy the TEACH Grant service obligation.
IMPORTANT: If you fail to complete this service obligation, all TEACH Grant funds that you received will be converted to a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan. You will repay this loan to the U.S. Department of Education incurring interest from the date the grant(s) was disbursed.
Eligibility Requirements for Undergraduate Students
- Continuing students must have established a minimum cumulative 3.25 GPA in degree coursework at DePaul. New students must have established a minimum cumulative 3.25 GPA in their most recent prior undergraduate program. All eligible registered courses for the Federal TEACH program must be taken for a letter grade as “Pass/Fail” grades cannot be calculated into a qualifying cumulative GPA.
- Undergraduate students must have successfully completed 44 quarter hours or 30 semester hours.
- Be accepted to and maintain enrollment in one of the approved TEACH Grant-eligible programs.
Eligibility Requirements for Graduate Students
- Continuing students must have established a minimum cumulative 3.25 GPA in degree coursework at DePaul. New students must have established a minimum cumulative 3.25 GPA in their most recent prior undergraduate or graduate degree program. All eligible registered courses for the Federal TEACH program must be taken for a letter grade as “Pass/Fail” grades cannot be calculated into a qualifying cumulative GPA.
- Be accepted to and maintain enrollment in one of the approved TEACH Grant-eligible programs.
If you wish to apply for consideration for this grant, you will need to: