TEACH Grant

The TEACH Grant provides grant assistance to students who are completing coursework to begin a career in teaching in a high-need field, and who sign an Agreement to Serve. The award is up to $4,000 per year with a maximum of $16,000 for an undergraduate degree and $8,000 for a graduate degree. IMPORTANT NOTE: If the recipient of a TEACH Grant does not fulfill the requirements of the Agreement to Serve, the amount of the entire TEACH Grant converts into a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, with interest retroactive to the date the grant was disbursed.

To determine eligibility, a student must:

• Be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
• *Score at or above the 75th percentile on ACT/SAT, or maintain a 3.25 cumulative GPA in high school and college
• Be enrolled in one of Ashland University's eligible programs of study in the College of Education
• Plan to teach full time in a high-need field in a low-income (Title I) elementary or secondary school
• Plan to teach as a highly qualified teacher for four years within the eight years immediately following completion of the degree

* To qualify based on your ACT/SAT results, you must score in the 75th percentile on any subtest of the ACT or SAT. If you qualify for the TEACH Grant based on your ACT/SAT scores, you are eligible to receive TEACH funds over the course of your study, providing you meet other program requirements. If you do not qualify based on your ACT/SAT results, you may qualify based on your high school or AU GPA of 3.25 or higher. You must maintain a cumulative AU GPA of 3.25 or higher each semester to receive the grant.

To apply:

• File a 2008-2009 FAFSA at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov using AU's school code 003012
• Submit the Application (PDF) for TEACH Grant to the AU Financial Aid Office
• If eligible for TEACH Grant based on an ACT/SAT subtest score at or above the 75th percentile, submit a copy of your test results to the Financial Aid Office
• Sign an Agreement to Serve at www.teach-ats.ed.gov
• Complete Entrance Counseling here
• Complete above processes by October 15, 2008.

"High-Need Fields" that Ashland University offers in the College of Education are:

• Foreign language, Mathematics, Science, and Intervention Specialist
• Other fields documented as high-need and listed in the Department of Education's Nationwide Listing of Teacher Shortage Areas.

The list of Title I schools and high-needs fields can be found at www.teachgrant.ed.gov. If you submit the Application for TEACH Grant, please monitor your AU email and standard mail for further instruction on the next steps to receive the TEACH Grant. If you have questions about this program, please contact your financial aid counselor at 800-882-1548 x5002 or email financialaid@ashland.edu.