{"id":6604,"date":"2019-10-10T10:24:31","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T14:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/?page_id=6604"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:06:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:06:22","slug":"teach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/types\/grants\/teach\/","title":{"rendered":"TEACH Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<div class=\"container my-4 my-sm-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"lead\">A TEACH Grant can help you pay for college if you plan to become a teacher in a high-need field in a low-income area.<\/p>\n<p>Congress created the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program that provides grants of up to $4,000 per year to students who will commit to teach in designated high need fields in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low-income families. As required by the\u00a0<em>Budget Control Act of 2011<\/em> (the sequester law), any TEACH Grant where the first disbursement is on or after October 1, 2020 and before October 1, 2026 requires a reduction of 5.7 percent from the award amount for which the student would otherwise have been eligible.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<section class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-teach-grant-budget-control-act mb-4 mb-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"table table-bordered table-striped\" style=\"font-size: 50%;width: 1049px\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 209px\">Award Year<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 91px\">Impacted Awards<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 183px\">Statutory Maximum Scheduled Award Amount<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 205px\">Percentage Reduction from Statutory Award Amount<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 214px\">Dollar Reduction Amount from Maximum Award Amount<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 147px\">Adjusted Maximum Award Amount<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 209px\">2025-2026<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 91px\">First disbursed on or after October 1, 2020 and before October 1, 2026<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 183px\">$4,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px\">5.70%<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 214px\">$228.00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 147px\">$3,772<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-bordered table-striped\" style=\"font-size: 50%;width: 70%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 688px;text-align: center\" colspan=\"4\">2025-26 Award Amounts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 209px;text-align: center\">Les than half time<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 91px;text-align: center\">Half-time<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 183px;text-align: center\">Three-quarter time<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px;text-align: center\">Full-time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 209px;text-align: center\">$471<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 91px;text-align: center\">$943<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 183px;text-align: center\">$1,414<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px;text-align: center\">$1,886<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n<p>Qualified recipients will be selected and notified. Students do not need to contact the Office of Student Financial Assistance to complete an application or a request for consideration. Students must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be considered. UCF students determined to be eligible by the College of Community Innovation and Education and the Office of Student Financial Assistance will be contacted.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mt-4\">Eligibility Requirements<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>File the <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Meet the Federal TEACH Grant criteria as stated on the <a href=\"https:\/\/ccie.ucf.edu\/teachered\/teach-undergrad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">College of Community Innovation and Education TEACH Grant website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<section class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-general-eligibility-callout mb-4 mb-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card card-outline-info\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block d-flex align-items-start\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<span class=\"lead mr-3 d-flex align-items-start\">\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-info-circle text-info\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Before you apply for any type of financial assistance, make sure you meet the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/receive\/eligibility\/\">general eligibility requirements<\/a>.<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n<h2 class=\"mt-4\">Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\n<p>If you are eligible for a TEACH Grant and you would like more information, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/ccie.ucf.edu\/teachered\/teach-undergrad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF College of Community Innovation and Education Undergraduate TEACH Grants<\/a> or email <a href=\"mailto:teachgrants@ucf.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">teachgrants@ucf.edu<\/a>. Undergraduate students will be contacted from the College of Community Innovation and Education once they meet the TEACH Grant eligibility criteria.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mt-4\">Graduate Students<\/h2>\n<p>To learn about and apply for a TEACH Grant please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/ccie.ucf.edu\/teachered\/teach-grad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF College of Community Innovation and Education Graduate TEACH Grants<\/a> or email <a href=\"mailto:teachgrantsgrad@ucf.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">teachgrantsgrad@ucf.edu<\/a>. Graduate students must complete the presentation located on the TEACH Grant website to be reviewed for eligibility.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-cta-bar-apply-types-receive \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-primary my-0 text-center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-4 mt-md-0 col-md-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"d-inline-block text-decoration-none hover-parent\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/apply\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div>\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-5x fa-pencil-square-o text-secondary hover-child-text-white mb-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\t\t\t<span class=\"badge badge-pill badge-inverse px-3 mb-2 text-center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tApply for Aid\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-secondary pt-2 font-italic font-slab-serif\">Start the process of applying for financial aid.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-4 mt-md-0 col-md-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"d-inline-block text-decoration-none hover-parent\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/types\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div>\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-5x fa-list-ul text-secondary hover-child-text-white mb-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\t\t\t<span class=\"badge badge-pill badge-inverse px-3 mb-2 text-center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tTypes of Aid\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-secondary pt-2 font-italic font-slab-serif\">Learn more about the different types of aid.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-4 mt-md-0 col-md-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"d-inline-block text-decoration-none hover-parent\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/financial-aid\/receive\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div>\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-5x fa-usd text-secondary hover-child-text-white mb-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\t\t\t<span class=\"badge badge-pill badge-inverse px-3 mb-2 text-center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tReceive Aid\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-secondary pt-2 font-italic font-slab-serif\">Ready to receive your aid? 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