TEACH Grant Program
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The TEACH Grant Program is a federal financial aid initiative that provides grants to students who commit to teaching in high-need fields and low-income schools after completing their education.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| TEACH Grant program | 1 |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States education program
ⓘ
federal student aid program ⓘ |
| academicRequirement | score above a specified percentile on a college admissions test or maintain a minimum GPA ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Federal Student Aid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aidCategory | Title IV federal student aid ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
graduate students
ⓘ
post-baccalaureate students ⓘ undergraduate students ⓘ |
| conversionCondition | grant converts to Direct Unsubsidized Loan if service requirement not met ⓘ |
| conversionLoanType | Direct Unsubsidized Loan ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eligibilityRequirement |
U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen
ⓘ
enrolled in a TEACH-Grant-eligible program ⓘ enrolled in an eligible institution ⓘ meet academic achievement requirements ⓘ sign TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve or Repay ⓘ |
| fieldRequirement | high-need field ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| fundingType | grant ⓘ |
| highNeedFieldExample |
English as a second language
ⓘ
bilingual education ⓘ mathematics ⓘ science ⓘ special education ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obligationConsequence | interest accrues retroactively from date of grant disbursement if converted to loan ⓘ |
| obligationDocument | TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve or Repay ⓘ |
| purpose |
encourage teaching service in high-need fields
ⓘ
encourage teaching service in low-income schools ⓘ provide grants to students who intend to become teachers ⓘ |
| requiresAnnualCounseling | yes ⓘ |
| requiresFAFSA | yes ⓘ |
| sector | higher education financial aid ⓘ |
| serviceRequirement |
teach at low-income schools
ⓘ
teach full time ⓘ teach in a high-need field ⓘ |
| serviceRequirementDeadline | within eight years of completing the program of study ⓘ |
| serviceRequirementDuration | at least four academic years ⓘ |
| targetInstitutionType |
educational service agencies
ⓘ
elementary schools ⓘ secondary schools ⓘ |
| targetProfession | teachers ⓘ |
| targetSchoolCharacteristic | low-income school ⓘ |
| website | https://studentaid.gov/teach-grant-program ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant
this entity surface form:
TEACH Grant program