(Up to $4,000 per year) – available to students who intend to teach in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low-income families for four years within eight years of completing their degree leading to a career in teaching. To receive a TEACH Grant, you must meet the following criteria:

• Complete the Free Application for Federal
• Student Aid (FAFSA), although you do not need to demonstrate financial need
• Be a U.S. Citizen or eligible non-citizen
• Be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student
• Be enrolled in coursework that is necessary to begin a career in teaching
• Meet certain academic achievement requirements (generally, scoring above the 75th percentile on a college admissions test or maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25)
• Complete TEACH Grant Entrance Counseling
• Sign a TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve (ATS)
• Complete a Marshall University TEACH Grant Application and be approved

If you do not meet the terms of the TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve (ATS), your Federal Teach Grant will convert into a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, with interest accrued and capitalized from the date of original disbursement.

For more information about this program and to apply visit www.marshall.edu/sfa, click on the “Forms & Applications” tab and then click on the “Scholarship/Grant Applications” tab.