Tuition Grants
The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program is a federal financial aid grant program available to students enrolled in eligible programs. Students who receive a TEACH Grant must agree to teach in a high-need field, at a low-income elementary or secondary school as a highly qualified teacher, full-time for at least four years. Students must meet the teaching requirements within eight years of completing the program for which the TEACH Grant was awarded. The student is required to sign a service agreement to this effect and complete all required counseling to receiving a TEACH Grant.
More than half of the classes you teach during each school year must be in a high-need field. Teacher shortage areas which qualify for TEACH service requirements are identified in the Teacher Shortage Areas Annual Listing.
To learn more about the TEACH Grant please visit the CSU TEACH Grant Page.
Visit your campus center and Financial Aid website for information about how to get a TEACH Grant at your campus:Southern California Regional Center: CSULA Financial Aid or Central California Regional Center: Fresno State Financial Aid
If the candidate fails or refuses to meet the requirements of the service agreement, the TEACH Grant(s) converts to a Direct Unsubsidized loan(s), and the candidate must repay the TEACH funds, with interest accrued from the date of disbursement.
The Golden State Teacher Grant Program (GSTG) awards up to $20,000 to students currently enrolled in a professional preparation program approved by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) and working towards earning their preliminary teaching or pupil personnel services credential.
Students must:
Complete their program and obtain their credential within 3 years from the first distribution of GSTG funds.
Commit to work at a priority school in California for 4 years within 8 years of completing their program.