A
$4000 per year scholarship (for a
total of $16,000) will be available
to undergraduates who want to go
into the teaching profession.
Those
seeking a master's degree in
teaching are eligible for scholarships
of up to $8000.
Eligible
students must have a 3.25 grade point
average or receive a score above
the 75th percentile on an admissions
test.
TEACH
grant recipients must teach in high-need
schools and high-need fields for
a minimum of four years within eight
years of finishing the program.
The
following shortage fields are targeted
for TEACH grants: mathematics, science,
a foreign language, special education,
bilingual education, reading specialists,
other documented high-need fields.
TEACH
grants should become available in
July 2008.
It
is expected that the Department of
Education will issue regulations
for implementation.
See
American Association of Colleges
for Teacher Education: www.aacte.org
