Federal TEACH Grants (Not for Ed.S. and Ed.D. Students)

Piedmont University participates in the Federal TEACH Grant Program. Interested students are encouraged to research the program and submit an application to the Piedmont University Financial Aid Office. For graduate study, the Federal TEACH Grant Program is available to first post-baccalaureate degree students only. At Piedmont University, students enrolled in the Education Specialist or Doctorate Program are ineligible for this program.

• The TEACH Grant Program was created by Congress in the University Cost Reduction and Access Act. For more information, students may call the Federal Information Student Center: 1-800-4-FEDAID or view the website  https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/grants/teach.

• In exchange for receiving the TEACH Grant, students must be a highly-qualified, full-time teacher in a high-need subject area for at least four years at a school serving low-income students.
• For a directory of schools serving low-income students, visit: https://studentaid.gov/app/tcli.action. For a definition of highly qualified teacher, students may visit: www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/pg107.html.