TEACH Grant
The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program provides grants of up to $2,000 per semester to students who intend to teach in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low-income families. Student eligibility for the TEACH Grant will be based on academic standing, major, and course requirements.
Other TEACH Grant requirements include: Counseling & Service Agreement and TEACH Grant Certification.
For additional information visit Student Aid on the Web.
Award Amount
The TEACH Grant Program provides up to $2,000 per semester (aggregate limits: undergraduate total of $16,000 and graduate total of $8,000). TEACH will be prorated based on credits enrolled.
- Full-time, $2000, 3/4-time $1500, 1/2-time $1000, less than half-time $500
Please note: Due to the current federal government sequester TEACH grant disbursements made after October 1, 2015 and prior to September 30, 2016 will be reduced by 6.8%. The prorated amounts are listed below.
- Full-time, $1864, 3/4-time $1398, 1/2-time $932, less than half-time $466
TEACH grant disbursements made after October 1, 2016 and prior to September 30, 2017 will be reduced by 6.9%. The prorated amounts are listed below
- Full-time, $1862, 3/4-time $1397, 1/2-time $931, less than half-time $466
*Note that financial aid resources must not exceed the cost of attendance, so receiving a TEACH Grant may reduce the recipients eligibility for other sources of financial aid.
Eligibility
You must be enrolled in an eligible major/program at Grand Valley. Students who are declared as such are sent application information prior to each semester.
Undergraduate Students:
- Complete the FAFSA
- Meet all eligibility requirements for federal aid
- Be working on their first bachelor's degree
- Have earned credit for ED200 prior to January 2010 or
- Have completed ED315 or EDF315 (ED315/EDF315 is an upper level course. Students must have 24 credits earned before it may be taken.)
- Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 or have scored above the 75th percentile on a college entrance exam*
- Be pursuing a TEACH Grant eligible major
Graduate Students:
- Complete the FAFSA
- Meet all eligibility requirements for federal aid
- Be pursuing an eligible master's degree in education
- Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 (or cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.25 if you do not have a graduate GPA) OR
- Have scored above the 75th percentile on a college entrance exam OR
- Have previously worked in a high need field and be pursuing a master's degree that would enable them to teach OR
- Be currently or previously employed as an elementary or secondary school teacher
*If you do not have a 3.25 cumulative GPA or higher you can provide proof of a score higher than the 75th percentile on a subscore of a college entrance exam to the Financial Aid Office.
GVSU Eligible Programs
Elementary Teaching Majors:
- Mathematics (elementary concentration)
- Integrated Science
Elementary certified teachers can teach all subjects, grades K-5 or Major subject areas, grades 6-8. In order to fulfill the TEACH Grant service agreement, teachers would need to teach in the major subject at least 51% of the time.
Secondary Teaching Majors:
Secondary certification allows the candidate to teach in these major subject areas, grades 6-12.
- Classics
- French
- German
- Latin
- Spanish
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Earth Science
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Computer Science
*All areas must have a secondary education emphasis or a second major of education.
Special Education
- Psychology-Special Education emphasis
- Comprehensive Science and Arts for Teaching with second major of Special Education
Master's Degrees:
M.Ed. in Instruction and Curriculum: Emphasis in Early Childhood Education-ZS
M.Ed. in Instruction and Curriculum: Advanced Content Specialization, concentration in:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Physics
M.Ed. in Special Education, concentration in:
- Emotional Impairment
- Learning Disabilities
- Early Childhood Developmental Delay Program
- Cognitive Impairment
M.Ed in Literacy Studies, concentration in:
- Reading and Language Arts
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)