The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program provides federal grants of up to $4,000* per year ($16,000 cumulative maximum) to students who are completing or plan to complete course work needed to begin a career in teaching.

*Amounts will vary due to Sequestration.

More information regarding the TEACH Grant and eligibility requirements.

To receive a TEACH Grant a student must meet the following criteria:

• Complete the FAFSA each year.
• Be a U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen.
• Be enrolled at least half-time (6 credits for UGRD and 5 credits for GRAD) each semester – award amounts are prorated for less than full-time enrollment (12 credits for UGRD and 10 credits for GRAD)
• Be enrolled in an TEACH Grant eligible program at WSU.
• A student must be studying in a designated high need field when they receive the grant. Please note the high need field definitions on this page.
• Meet certain academic achievement requirements (generally, scoring above the 75th percentile on a college admissions test or maintaining a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25)
• Sign a TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve.

TEACH Grant agreement to serve

As a condition for receiving a TEACH Grant, a student must sign a TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve in which they agree to teach:

• In a high-need field;
• At an elementary school, secondary school, or educational service agency that serves students from low-income families; and
• For at least four complete academic years within eight years after ending the course of study for which you received the grant.

IMPORTANT: If a student does not complete their service obligation, all TEACH Grant funds they received will be converted to a Direct Unsubsidized Loan. The student must then repay this loan to the U.S. Department of Education, with interest charged from the date the TEACH Grant was disbursed.

How to apply

Students who are interested in applying for a TEACH Grant should:

1. Speak with your academic advisor in the College of Education. Your advisor will notify our office or the appropriate department representative if you are in enrolled in a qualified program and eligible to receive the TEACH Grant.
2. Complete and submit your FAFSA for the current aid year.
3. Complete the U.S. Department of Education’s TEACH Grant Counseling and Agreement to Serve (ATS).
4. Once all of the steps above are completed, our office will add the TEACH Grant to your financial aid award, and you will receive an email to your WSU email that the TEACH Grant has been awarded.

Exit counseling

If you are graduating or leaving your TEACH Grant program, you must complete TEACH Grant exit counseling online at nslds.ed.gov.