Each year you receive a TEACH grant, you must sign a TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve that is available at
studentaid.gov.
For each TEACH Grant-eligible program for which you received TEACH Grant funds, you must serve as a full-time teacher for a total of at least four academic years within eight calendar years after you completed or withdrew from the academic program for which you received the TEACH Grant.
- You must perform the teaching service as a highly-qualified teacher at a low-income school. The term highly-qualified teacher is defined in section 9101 (23) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 or in section 602 (10) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
- You must comply with any other requirements that the Department of Education determines to be necessary.
Important Reminder If you receive a TEACH Grant but do not complete the required teaching service, as explained above, you will be required to repay the grants as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, with interest charged from the date of each TEACH Grant disbursement.