TEACH Grant

This grant provides funding to help cover the costs of certain graduate programs in education. Federal TEACH Grants are split up into two equal payments for the Fall and Spring terms. You may not be eligible for as much aid from other sources if you accept a TEACH Grant, so be sure the grant is a good fit for you before accepting it.

Each year that you accept a TEACH Grant, you sign an agreement to meet specific teaching requirements after you graduate. The agreement obligates you to teach full-time for four years within 8 years of finishing your program, in a high-need field and a low-income school. 

Important note: Although this is a grant and not a loan, the TEACH Grant can be converted to a Federal Unsubsidized Loan in the future. If your plans do not include teaching a high-need subject in a low-income school, then this grant may not be suitable for you. Please review the terms and conditions for your TEACH Grant by logging into your account on the StudentAid.gov website. 

Check out the Federal Student Aid site for more details on requirements, eligibility, and certification.

At Teachers College, we offer many programs that lead to initial or dual teaching certification. If you are a U.S. Citizen or eligible non-citizen enrolled in one of the programs below, you may qualify for a TEACH Grant. 

• Applied Behavior Analysis - Dual Certification (MA-ABAS-DU)
• Bilingual/Bicultural Childhood Education - Dual Certification (MA-BILC-DU)
• Bilingual/Bicultural Education - Initial Certification (MA-BILG-IN)
• Bilingual/Childhood/Special Ed - Dual Certification (MA-BILS-DU)
• Biology 7-12 - Initial Certification (MA-SCIB-IN)
• Chemistry 7-12 - Initial Certification (MA-SCIC-IN)
• Earth Science 7-12 - Initial Certification (MA-SCIE-IN)
• Physics 7 -12 - Initial Certification (MA-SCIP-IN)
• Deaf Ed & Reading Specialist - Dual Certification (ME-DHRI-DU)
• Deaf HH/Adolescent Education - Dual Certification (ME-DHAE-DU)
• Deaf HH/Early Childhood Education - Dual Certification (ME-DHEI-DU)
• Deaf HH/Childhood - Dual Certification (ME-DHCI-DU)
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Initial Certification (ME-DHEA-IN)
• Early Childhood Special Education - Initial Certification (MA-ECSE-IN)
• Early Childhood/Special Education - Dual Certification (MA-ECSE-DU)
• Special Elementary Inclusive Ed - Initial Certification (MA-SIEE-IN)
• Elementary Inclusive Education - Dual Certification (MA-ELEM-DU)
• Intellectual Disability/Autism Early Childhood - Dual Certification (ME-ITDE-DU)
• Intellectual Disabilities/Adolescence Ed - Initial Certification (MA-ITDA-IN)
• Intell Disab/Autism - Dual Certification (MA-ITDS-DU)
• Mathematics Education - Initial Certification (MA-MATH-IN)
• Reading Specialist - Initial Certification (MA-READ-IN)
• Secondary Inclusive Education - Initial Certification (MA-CUSE-IN)
• Secondary TESOL Dual Residency - Dual Certification (MA-TESR-DUAL)
• Special Education Online - Intellectual Disabilities/Autism (MA-ITDO-IN)
• Teaching of English - Initial Certification (MA-ENGL-IN)
• TESOL - Initial Certification (MA-TESL-IN)
• Physical Education - Initial Certification (MA-PHED-IN)
• Teaching of Social Studies - Initial Certification (MA-SSTE-IN)
• Teaching of English/TESOL - Dual Certification (MA-TSEN-DU)
• Inclusive Elementary Education - Dual Certification (MA-ELEM-DU)