Minority Teacher Incentive Program (MTIP)
Connecticut Office of Higher Education
Up to $5,000 a year for two years for minority juniors and seniors in Connecticut teacher preparation programs, plus up to $2,500 a year in loan reimbursement while teaching in a Connecticut public school.
- How much
- Grants up to $5,000 a year for two years; loan reimbursement up to $2,500 a year for up to four years of teaching
- Who qualifies
- Nomination by the dean of the college's education department
- Full-time junior or senior enrolled in a Connecticut undergraduate teacher preparation program. Loan reimbursement requires teaching in a Connecticut public school. By statute, at least 10% of recipients must be community college transfers.
- For undergrads
- For education, teacher preparation students
- When to apply
- Opens later Annual; nominations due October 15.
- How to apply
- Ask your education dean to nominate you
- You and the dean fill out the nomination form, which goes to OHE through the CT Scholars student portal by October 15
- What you'll need
- school nomination + state application
- Last checked
- October 19, 2026, against the official page (portal.ct.gov), page 2 and page 3
The details
State-funded program (CGS 10a-168a/168b). Grant portion: up to $5,000 a year for two years of full-time study, paid to the college, for juniors or seniors in an undergraduate Connecticut teacher preparation program who are African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American or Native American. Students must be nominated by their education dean. Loan-reimbursement portion: up to $2,500 a year for up to four years of teaching in a Connecticut public school, paid to the individual. The statute also allows grants for graduate students finishing a teacher education program (if they got an MTIP grant for one undergraduate year) and for students in the Alternate Route to Certification program. Not need-based.
More money from Connecticut
- Roberta B. Willis Scholarship – Need and Merit-Based ScholarshipUp to $5,250 a year for a four-year program; up to $4,650 a year for a two-year program
- Roberta B. Willis Scholarship – Need-Based GrantUp to $4,500 for full-time study (part-time prorated)
- CHESLA Opportunity Scholarship$3,000 full-time; $1,500 at least half-time
- CHESLA Undergraduate Scholarship$3,000 full-time; $1,500 at least half-time
- CHESLA Certificate Scholarship$1,250
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