2009– 2010 Education Studies Program (EDS) – Exclusive – Financial Aid Programs
These programs are IN ADDITION TO the standard financial aid (grants & loans) available to eligible Graduate Student Financial Aid Applicants.

 

1. Cal Grant Teaching Credential Program Benefits (5th year Cal Grant Renewal)

An additional year of Cal Grant payment for Cal Grant Recipients seeking an initial teaching credential.
Current Cal Grant A and B recipients may be eligible for renewal of their Cal Grant award for an additional year if accepted and enrolled in the UCSD Joint Credential/Masters program within 15 months of the end of the term for which the recipient last received a Cal Grant payment. The additional year of payment is provided to students seeking an initial teaching credential and cannot be used for other graduate level courses of study.

Eligibility Criteria:
  • Must have a Bachelor’s Degree
  • Must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements.
  • Must have a minimum unmet need of $100.
  • May not be in default on any student loan.
  • May not owe any federal or state grant refund.
  • Must be accepted and enrolled in the UCSD Joint Credential/Masters program within 15 months of the end of the term for which the recipient last received a Cal Grant payment.

Filing Requirements:

  • Requires a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be filed.
  • Requires a “Request for Cal Grant Teaching Credential Program Benefits” (form #G-44) submitted to the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC). The G-44 form is available at www.csac.ca.gov, at the UCSD Teacher Education Program office, and at the UCSD Financial Aid Office.

Service Commitment

There is no required Service Commitment.

Award Amount:

  • $7,440 maximum for Cal Grant A renewals (fee payment only).
  • $8,991 maximum for Cal Grant B renewals (fee & stipend payment).
  • Award must be used for an initial Teaching Credential program, and may not be used for other graduate level courses of study.

Questions/Additional Information:

Contact the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) at 1.888.224.7268, #3, or you can access your Cal Grant information 24/7 using WebGrants for Students: https://mygrantinfo.csac.ca.gov or by calling 1 (800) CA GRANT / 1 (800) 224-7268.

2. Assumption Programe of Loans for Education (APLE)


Eligibility Criteria:

  • Must be grade level three, at the minimum, to apply.
  • Must have received or is approved to receive educational loans issued through institutions of higher education.
  • Must be in a program leading to a Bachelor’s degree or in a teacher preparation program.
  • Is not in default on a federal student loan or has made satisfactory repayment arrangements.
  • Does not owe money on a federal or state grant, or has made satisfactory repayment arrangements.
  • Must sign an agreement to teach in a California public school for four consecutive years after obtaining an initial teaching credential.
Filing Requirements:
  • Apply through the UCSD assigned APLE Coordinator. Contact the TEP office if interested, 858.822.2350.
Service Commitment:
  • Requires full-time teaching service as a K-12 public school teacher in California, in either the subject matter shortage area or the designated school type identified.
Award Amount:
  • Up to $19,000 in loan assumption possible.

Questions/Additional Information:

Contact Jeff James, at the UCSD Education Studies Program (EDS) at 858.822.2350, or
Contact the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) at 1.888.224.7268, #3 or visit www.csac.ca.gov or email Specialized@csac.ca.gov.

3. Federal Loan Forgiveness for Teachers Program


Eligibility Criteria:
  • Applicant must not have had an outstanding federal student loan balance as of October 1, 1998.
  • The loan(s) for which the applicant is seeking forgiveness was made prior to the end of their fifth academic year of qualifying teaching service.
  • Is not in default on a federal student loan or has made satisfactory repayment arrangements.
  • Applicant must not have received loan forgiveness benefits through the AmeriCorps Program for the same teaching service for which they are seeking loan forgiveness through this program.
  • Non-profit private school teachers who are exempt from state certification requirements by passing a competency test of subject knowledge and skills. Competency test must be recognized by 5 or more states for determining highly qualified teacher requirements, and the score achieved must be equal to or greater than the average passing score of teachers in those five states.
Filing Requirements:
  • Application is made after completing the five-year teaching requirement.
  • Applications for the Federal Loan Forgiveness Program may be obtained from your lender or from the Edfund website at www.edfund.org, click on the Forms/Publications button.

Service Commitment:

  • For the Award Amount listed as “up to $5,000 in loan forgiveness”, borrower must be employed full-time for five consecutive years as a highly qualified elementary or secondary school teacher at a designated low-income qualifying school.
  • For the Award Amount listed as “up to $17,500 in loan forgiveness”, borrower must be employed full-time for five consecutive years as a highly qualified secondary school teacher of science or math or a highly qualified elementary or secondary school special education teacher at a designated low-income qualifying school.
    For a list of designated low-income qualifying schools, visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at www.tcli.ed.gov/CBSWebApp/tcli/TCFLIPubStateInfo.jsp.
Award Amount:
  • Up to $5,000 in loan forgiveness for a borrower employed full-time for five consecutive years as a highly qualified elementary or secondary school teacher at a designated low-income qualifying school.
  • Up to $17,500 in loan forgiveness for a borrower employed full-time for five consecutive years as a highly qualified secondary school teacher of science or math or a highly qualified elementary or secondary school special education teacher at a designated low-income qualifying school.
    For a list of designated low-income qualifying schools, visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at www.tcli.ed.gov/CBSWebApp/tcli/TCFLIPubStateInfo.jsp
Questions/Additional Information:
  • Contact the U.S. Department of Education at 1.800.4.FED.AID (433.3243) or studentaid.ed.gov.

4. Federal Perkins Loan Teacher Cancellation


Eligibility Criteria:

Applicant must meet one of the following eligibility qualifications:

  • A full-time teacher in a public or other nonprofit elementary or secondary school designated as low-income by the Department of Education; or
  • A full-time special education teacher in a public or other nonprofit elementary or secondary school system; or
  • A full-time teacher in a public or other nonprofit elementary or secondary school system teaching mathematics, science, foreign languages, bilingual education or any other field of expertise determined to have a shortage of qualified teachers by the State Department of Education.
Filing Requirements:
  • UCSD Perkins Loan borrowers can download a Request for Cancellation form at acs-education.com.
    Requests for cancellation must be made annually.

Service Commitment:

  • Full-time for a full academic year, or the equivalent.

    The employing school is responsible for defining full-time.
    A full academic year or the equivalent for Perkins Loan cancellation purposes is defined as one complete school year or two half years that are: 1. from different school years, excluding summer sessions; 2. complete; and 3. consecutive. The two half years also must generally fall within a 12-month period.
Award Amount:
  • Up to 100% of loan cancellation for teaching service in the following increments:
  • 15% of the original principal loan amount plus accrued interest for the first and second years of service.
  • 20% of the original principal loan amount plus accrued interest for the third and fourth years of service.
  • 30% of the original principal loan amount plus accrued interest for the fifth year of service.

Questions/Additional Information:

  • Contact the U.S. Department of Education at 1.800.4.FED.AID (433.3243) or studentaid.ed.gov.

5. Noyce Scholarship

EDS in partnership with the UCSD Physical Sciences Division has available the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program grant from the National Science Foundation. The program will provide a $12,000 Noyce scholarship to approximately 16 mathematics, chemistry, physics, and geoscience majors annually in UCSD's EDS undergraduate minor and graduate intern credential program. As a condition of their scholarship, recipients will be required to commit to serving two years as a secondary mathematics or science teacher in a high-need school.

Eligibility Criteria:
  • Enrolled at the University of California San Diego.
  • Majoring in, or have majored in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (i.e. STEM majors). One could be majoring in, or have majored in, any major in one of the Engineering Departments, the Mathematics Department, the Physics Department, the Chemistry-Biochemistry Department, or the Biology Department or be majoring in, or have majored in Earth Sciences or Environmental Systems.
  • Selected an academic major that will serve as a teaching specialization in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geoscience, Earth Science, or Mathematics. If selected you need to have completed subject matter requirements prior to receiving the scholarship (see EDS student advisors for details on subject matter requirements).
  • Enrolled in UCSD CalTeach SMI minor; Minor in Mathematics Education or Minor in Science Education
  • A minimum GPA of 3.0.
  • Senior undergraduate student or graduate student standing
You must also:
  • Awardees must pursue an academic major in a STEM field as described above (biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, or earth science) that will serve as their teaching specialization in grades 6 through 12.
  • Teach for a minimum of two years for each year of scholarship support in a "high-need" school. Scholarship monies must be returned if the Noyce Scholar does not complete the teaching requirement.


The funds can be disbursed as early as Fall 2009, and you do NOT need to demonstrate financial need to qualify


You should only consider this program if you are planning to enter a teaching credential program immediately upon graduation or are currently in the credential program.


Please note that if you do not complete the two year teaching requirement, the grant must be repaid to UCSD.

Scholarship Application (PDF)

Scholarship Application (DOC)

6. Teach Grant

We are pleased to inform you of a new federal funding source via the US Dept of Education. It is called the TEACH Grant. You can apply to receive
funding for up to $4000 a year ($8000 over two years) if you meet the following criteria:

1. Have and maintain a UCSD cumulative Undergraduate GPA of 3.25 or above
2. Senior standing as prior to Fall 2009.
3. Be enrolled in coursework that is necessary to begin a career in teaching or plan to complete such course work.
4. Willingness to teach for 4 of your first 8 years in a designated low-income school
5. More than half of your time teaching during each year must be in a high need field: Math, science, foreign language, bilingual education, English language acquisition, special education, or reading specialist.

The funds can be disbursed as early as this Fall, and you do NOT
need to demonstrate financial need to qualify, though you do need to
submit the 2008-09 FAFSA form.

You should only consider this program if you are planning to enter a teaching credential program immediately upon graduation. You can then apply for additional funds ($4000) for your year in the credential program.

Please note that if you do not completed requirements 3 and 4 above, the grant will eventually convert to a loan and the interest accrues from the point at which you received the funds.

For more information about the program, see:
http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/TEACH.jsp
Please contact Lea Marzo at lmarzo@ucsd.edu if you are interested in learning more and/or applying. We are eager to assist you.

Thank you!