TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

Texas A&M University

College of Education & Human Development

Scholarship Office

Scholarships can be used to pay for tuition, books, and other costs associated with a degree or certification. Scholarships are usually awarded on the basis of academic achievement, financial need, character, citizenship and availability of funds. Each award is distributed according to criteria established by the donor. This Web site is designed to help prospective and current College of Education & Human Development students with information on scholarships available at Texas A&M University and links to other sources for scholarships and grants.

TEACH Grant Program

Through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007, 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 intend to teach in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low-income families. If, after reading all of the information on this fact sheet, you are interested in learning more about the TEACH Grant Program, you should contact the financial aid office at the college where you will be enrolled starting with the 2008-2009 school year.

To receive a TEACH Grant you must -

  • Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), although you do not have to demonstrate financial need.
  • Be a U.S. Citizen or eligible non-citizen.
  • Be enrolled as an undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, or graduate student in a postsecondary educational institution that has chosen to participate in the TEACH Grant Program.
  • Be enrolled in coursework that is necessary to begin a career in teaching or plan to complete such coursework. Such coursework may include subject area courses (e.g., math courses for a student who intends to be a math teacher).
  • Meet certain academic achievement requirements (generally, scoring above the 75th percentile on a college admissions test or maintaining a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25).
  • Sign a TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve (see below for more information on the TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve).

High-Need Field

High-need fields are the specific subject areas identified below -

  • Bilingual Education and English Language Acquisition.
  • Foreign Language.
  • Mathematics.
  • Reading Specialist.
  • Science.
  • Special Education.
  • Other identified teacher shortage areas as of the time you begin teaching in that field. These are teacher subject shortage areas (not geographic areas) that are listed in the Department of Education's Annual Teacher Shortage Area Nationwide Listing.

Schools Serving Low-Income Students

Schools serving low-income students include any elementary or secondary school that is listed in the Department of Education's Annual Directory of Designated Low-Income Schools for Teacher Cancellation Benefits.

For more information about the TEACH Grant Program, visit the U.S. Depatment of Education.

Scholarship Office Links

Undergraduate Scholarship List
Timeline and Process
Donor Appreciation Luncheon
Additional Scholarship Opportunities
Online Scholarship Application

Contact Information

Dale Suel
(979) 458-1164
dale-suel@tamu.edu