TEACH Grants

How Do I Qualify?

  • Be admitted to the College of Education and complete the degree in a high need teacher education field as identified below:
Description Degree
Autism Spectrum Disorders M.A. - Tampa
Biology Education B.S. or M.A.T.  - Tampa
Career and Technical Education  
Career and Workforce Education  
Chemistry Education B.S. or M.A.T. - Tampa
Curriculum and Instruction CTL concentration MED in Curriculum & Instruction with a concentration in Secondary Education: Teaching English Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Education B.S. - St. Petersburg
Elementary Education M.A. - USFSP
English Education B.S. or M.A.T. - Tampa
Exceptional Student Education BS or MAT - Tampa/ St. Petersburg BA or BS - Sarasota
Foreign Language Education M.A.T. - Tampa
French B.A. or M.A.T. - Tampa
German B.A. or M.A.T. - Tampa
Italian B.A. or M.A.T. - Tampa
Mathematics Education B.S. - Tampa
Mathematics Education (6-12) M.A.T. - Tampa
Middle Grades STEM Education M.S. - USFP
Physics Education B.S. or M.A.T. - Tampa
Reading Education M.A. - Tampa/ St. Petersburg/Polytechnic
Russian B.A. or M.A.T. - Tampa
Science Education B.S. or M.A.T. - Tampa
Secondary STEM Education M.A. - USFSP
Spanish B.A. or M.A.T. - Tampa
Special Education: Gifted M.A. - Tampa
  • Meet the academic achievement requirement of any one of the two listed below:
    • Have an overall UG/GR GPA of at least 3.25 or document a score above 75th percentile on an admission test (SAT, ACT, or GRE)
    • Current and retired teachers from another occupation with expertise in a high-need field who are seeking a master's degree.
  • If no admission test documented, must maintain a cumulative undergraduate/graduate GPA of at least 3.25 to be awarded in subsequent terms.
  • Be willing to teach in a high need field for four years at a low income elementary or secondary school.
  • TEACH grants are only awarded to students who are seeking initial certification.