Student Teaching Scholarship for High-Need Fields
Indiana Commission for Higher Education (CHE)
Up to $4,000 in your student-teaching term if you're preparing to teach special education or middle/high school math or science and agree to teach three years in Indiana.
- How much
- up to $4,000
- Who qualifies
- Indiana resident by Dec 31 of prior year; first-time undergraduate; student teaching in the term at an IDOE-authorized Indiana school; GPA required for school of education admission; teach 3 years in Indiana if hired.
- For undergrads
- For special education, mathematics education, science education students
- U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen
- When to apply
- Open now · due January 31, 2027 per term of student teaching: fall application July 1 - Sept 30; spring application Oct 1 - Jan 31
- How to apply
- File the FAFSA and submit the application in ScholarTrack for the term you student teach: Fall 2026 deadline Sept 30, 2026
- Spring 2027 (opens Oct 1, 2026) deadline Jan 31, 2027
- What you'll need
- FAFSA + state application
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (in.gov)
The details
Stipend of up to $4,000 in the semester you student teach, for students preparing to teach special education or middle or high school math or science. Amount varies with the appropriation and number of applicants; priority to applicants with state aid eligibility remaining. Paid through the college financial aid office. Recipients agree in writing to apply for teaching positions at accredited Indiana schools and, if hired, teach at least three years.
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- Adult Student Grantup to $2,000 per year (by SAI: $2,000 / $1,750 / $1,250 / $750 / $500)
- 21st Century Scholars Programup to 100% of tuition at Indiana public colleges; part of tuition at eligible private colleges
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- The FAFSA in plain English (2027-28)
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