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TEACH Grant - Update and Applications
NOTE - the Teach Grant might not exist for Acadmic Year 2012-2013.
Queens College is one of the several CUNY campuses participating in the the Federal TEACH Grant Program, and this began in 2009-2010. At all of these campuses, only those students matriculated in specific Masters degree programs in the Division of Education will be eligible to apply for the TEACH Grant for Academic Year 2011-2012 NOTE: This means that students in the graduate certificate programs are NOT in eligible programs for the TEACH Grant this year at Queens College.
To be considered, potentially eligble students must apply specifically for the TEACH Grant, following the steps detailed below.
Eligible Masters Degree Programs at Queens College fall into the following categories, as defined by the Federal Government as "High Need Fields" for this purpose:
- Mathematics Education
- Science Education
- Foreign Language Education
- Bilingual Education
- Reading Specialist / Lteracy Teacher
- TESOL
- Special Education
You must be in one of the following eligible Queens College Masters Degree Programs / Division of Education to be considered for the TEACH Grant:
QC Code Description
508 ADOLES.FRENCH 7-12
510 ADOLES. BIOLOGY7-12
512 ADOLES. CHEMIST 7-12
514 ADOLES. EARTH SCI 7-12
516 ADOLES. PHYSICS 7-12
521 ADOLES. ED ITALIAN
522 ADOLES. MATH 7-12
529 LITERACY TEACH(B-6)
534 ADOLES.SOC.STUD7-12
536 ADOLES. SPANISH7-12
540 TESOL
554 CHILD ED BIL/EXT1-6
555 CHILD ED BIL/EXT1-6
559 LITERACY TEACH 5-12
571 ADOLES. ED. FRENCH
572 ADOLES. ED ITALIAN
573 ADOLES. ED SPANISH
574 ADOLES. ED. BIOLOGY
575 ADOLES. ED CHEMISTY
576 ADOLES. ED EARTH SCI
577 ADOLES. ED PHYSICS
578 ADOLES. ED MATH
583 SPEC.ED. GENERALIST
584 SPEC. ED. BIO 7-12
585 SPEC. ED. CHEM.7-12
586 SPEC. ED. ENGL.7-12
587 SPEC.ED.FRENCH 7-12
588 SPEC.ED. ITAL. 7-12
589 SPEC. ED. MATH 7-12
590 SPEC.ED.PHYSICS7-12
591 SPEC.ED.SOC.STU7-12
592 SPEC.ED.SPANISH7-12
593 SPEC.ED.EARTHSC7-12
594 CHILDHOOD/SPEC.ED B
595 SPEC. ED. GNRLIST B
In addition, you must meet the following to establish initial academic eligibility:
- If you are a new graduate student [defined as a never before recipient of the TEACH grant], you must meet (and document) EITHER ONE of the following criteria:
- Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 (on a 4.0 scale) on your undergraduate coursework ** OR **
- Score above the 75th percentile on a college admissions test (e.g. SAT, ACT or GRE) --- if this is needed to establish your initial academic eligibility for the TEACH Grant, you will be required to provide documentation of your test scores in accordance with Graduate Admissions Office procedures
- If you are a continuing graduate student (defined as a prior recipient of the TEACH grant], you must have and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 (on a 4.0 scale) on your graduate degree coursework to receive an initial award. TEACH funds will not be disbursed if your GPA falls below a 3.25 during any subsequent semesters.
>>>> Applying for the TEACH Grant at Queens College <<<<
Step One:
If you are eligible to apply based on the above, the beginning of the application process is the FAFSA application. This is only the first step of several in applying for the TEACH Grant.
Students interested in the TEACH Grant at Queens College should file the FAFSA application immediately - and resolve all edits and documentation requirements with Financial Aid Services - as soon as possible.
Step Two:
Information about the TEACH Grant as well as the Entrance Counseling and Agreement to Serve that you must complete are on the Federal Government's web site at https://teach-ats.ed.gov/ats/index.action . If you are interested in applying for the TEACH Grant, complete these web-based processes now.
More information on a student's general award eligibility as well as other program regulations is available at http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/TEACH.jsp .
>>>> Please pay careful attention to all requirements - and the timetable for completing them. Pay special attention to the service requirements and service documentation requirements, as well as to the conditions under which this grant could become an expensive loan. NOTE that once it becomes a loan it CAN NOT be changed back to a grant.
Step Three:
After you have completed steps 1 and 2, if you are still interested in the TEACH Grant, there is an ADDITIONAL APPLICATION and an interview process required. This additional Queens College application, with a more complete listing of application and eligibility requirements plus details regarding the required interview in the QC Division of Education, is available at http://www.qc.cuny.edu/admissions/tfas/fa/Documents/TEACHGrant_Request_09-10.pdf . Your request for a TEACH Grant is not complete without it.
Step Four:
You will be contacted for an interview with a representative of QC Financial Aid Services.
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