金州教师补助金 (GSTG)

 

的 金州教师补助金 Program (GSTG) awards up to $20,000 to students enrolled in an approved teaching credential or preparation program leading to a pupil personnel services credential. 的 payment can be distributed throughout multiple academic years; 然而, students must complete their credential program within 六年 from the date the first payment is disbursed to student.

Students must commit to work at a priority school in California for 4 years within 8 years of completing their program.

2023-2024年重要更新: our office will begin processing application for the 2023-24 aid year after University Census (9/18/23), and disbursement wil start arriving early November.   的 GSTG Certification Request form will be available on our 网站 late August.

资助的条件是什么?

 

To be eligible for the 金州教师补助金, a student must meet the following eligibility criteria:

  • Be currently enrolled in a California-based professional preparation program approved by the Commission on Teacher 凭证ing (CTC). For a list of eligible programs please visit the CTC的网站在新窗口中打开

  • Be working towards a preliminary teaching, or pupil personal services credential

  • Commit to four years of service in California, within eight years after completing the credential program.

  • Service must be at a priority school.

  • Must maintain good academic standing

  • Submit a FAFSA or CA梦想法案 application

重点学校

A “priority school” is a school with more than 55 percent of pupils who are classified as an English Learner, eligible for a free or reduced-price meal, 或者现在的寄养青年. 的 current list of priority schools is on CSACs 网站在新窗口中打开 .

What happens if I do not fulfill the terms of the Grant?

的 Service Agreement (SA) outlines your obligations under the provisions of 授予. As stated in the SA, your 8-year time frame to complete your 4-year service obligation will begin when any of the following occur:

  • No longer meet satisfactory academic progress (SAP)

  • Complete your professional preparation program

  • Withdraw from your professional preparation program

  • Fail to complete your program and obtain your credential within 3

    years after the first distribution of GSTG funds

Upon your 8-year deadline, for every year your service obligation is not met, you will be required to repay 25% of your total awarded amount. 对于那些 years your obligation is met, no repayment will be necessary. So, if your obligation is met for:

  • 1 year = Repay 75% of the awarded amount

  • 2 years = Repay 50% of the awarded amount

  • 3 years = Repay 25% of the awarded amount

  • 4 years = No Repayment, obligation complete

申请过程

Applicants may qualify for up to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), 然而 eligibility is determined upon each student’s 出勤费用 and other 金融援助 awarded.  的re is 金融援助 available to teaching creadential students that is finalized after University Census, this includes 佩尔助学金, Middle Class Scholarship and the federal TEACH grant.  由于这些处理时间, to get the most accurate GSTG eligibility, processing of this grat happens after University Center and after the other grants have been determined. 

  • Submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or a CA梦想法案 Application (CADAA) for the academic year you are applying for the GSTG.

  • 创建一个帐户并提交一个 GSTG在线申请在新窗口中打开 . For 2023-2024 aid year, the Deadline is April 1 2024. If you already received a GSTG award during the prior year but did not receive the full $20,000, 不提交新的申请, CSAC will review your application and make the certification page on WebGrants available for our office to review.  

  • Review and complete our GSTG Certification Request Form and submit to the 金融援助 Office - 2023-24 Deadline: May 17, 2024.  Form must be submitted every academic year you are enrolled for GSTG payment to be processed.  形式 submitted prior to semester starting will be processed after University Census; forms submitted after University Census are processed in about 2-3 weeks.  

  • Sign Service Agreement (SA) within 30 days. After 金融援助 office processes the GSTG Certification Request Form and certifies an amount online, you will get an email from CSAC to sign the SA online through your GSTG portal.

  • After SA is signed, CSAC sends the payment between 6 - 8 weeks to the 金融援助 office.

  • GSTG Funds are coordinated with your existing 金融援助 Awards. If requested in the Certification Request form, loans will be reduced or canceled. If you are signed up for Direct Deposit, the GSTG funds are deposited on your bank account within a week of being posted on your 金融援助 package.

确定资格

的 GSTG amount is determined based on your estimated 出勤费用 (我看), minus other 金融援助 awarded. 

 

  • Formula: 我看 – 金融援助  = GSTG Eligibility  
    • 的 我看 (i.e., budget) includes tuition and fees, 食宿, 书籍及用品, 运输, and miscellaneous expenses for one academic year. If you enroll in summer classes, a separate cost of attendance is built based on summer costs. 
    • 的 金融援助 awarded include grants, scholarships, and loans.  然而, you have the option to request a reduction or cancelation of student loan(s) you may have accepted or received.  This means that GSTG funds will replace the loans, essentially paying off a portion or the entirety of your loans for the Academic Year or semester. 
  • GSTG approval will also impact the amount you may have been awarded in Middle-Class Scholarship (MCS); in most cases, it will result in a cancelation as GSTG is typically a higher amount than MCS.
  • If you applied for a Federal Teach Grant, it may delay the processing of your GSTG application.  Teach Grant eligibility must be determined first before we can certify the GSTG application, the amount of 教授予 will determine your remaining eligibility for GSTG. 
  • Funds can be awarded for the full academic year, including 夏天 (if enrolled), or one term only.  通常, when a student requests GSTG funds for the full year (including summer), 20美元,000 award will split at 1/3 for each term ($6,667), 然而 each student's situation may be different depending on their 我看, and other 金融援助 available.  另外, students are allowed to request less than $20,000 if they want to reserve funding for another year, 然而 eligibility is not guaranteed, as it is subject to the remaining eligibility for the new aid year, meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress, 以及国家资金的可用性. 

 

夏季资格信息

  • funds can be awarded for the full academic year, including 夏天 session (if enrolled).  Checkmark the 夏天 term on the GSTG certification form if you are planning/or required to enroll in 夏天, this will create a separate GSTG disbursement for summer.  
  • 通常, when a student requests GSTG funds for the full year (including summer), 20美元,000 award will be split at 1/3 for each term ($6,667), 然而, each stuent's situation may be different depending on their 我看, and other 金融援助 available.  
  • If you do not indicate a summer term, 但是你得到了全额的20美元,000 GSTG funds during the Fall and Spring semesters, you may save a portion of those funds to pay for 夏天.  

 

Please review the 出勤费用 budgets below with examples of 金融援助 awarded and how it impacts the amount of GSTG that can be offered to you.

 

Scenario #1: 的 maximum GSTG amount that can be awarded is $18,613. 

学年(校外)

 出席费用(我看):

$ 31,273.00

 

-

 

奖学金/助学金

$ 12,660.00

学生贷款

$ 0

=

金州教师补助金 eligibility

$ 18,613.00

 

Scenario #2: 的 maximum GSTG amount that can be awarded is $20,000, since there is no other 金融援助 accepted. 

学年(通勤)

 出席费用(我看):

$ 21,972.00

 

-

 

奖学金/助学金

$ 0

学生贷款

$ 0

=

金州教师补助金 eligibility

$ 20,000.00

 

Scenario #3: 的 maximum GSTG amount that can be awarded is $3,976, or student can request loan cancelation, 然后我们办公室可以奖励8美元,GSTG基金976美元. 

 一学期(校外)

 出席费用(我看):

$ 15,636.00

 

-

 

奖学金/助学金

$ 6,660.00

学生贷款 

$ 5,000.00

=

金州教师补助金 eligibility

$ 3,976.00

有更多问题吗??

For information on the Service Agreement and the online WebGrants application, contact California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) 金州教师补助金 Program at:

goldenstateteachers@csac.ca.政府在新窗口中打开
金州教师补助金 Website在新窗口中打开
1-888-224-7268

For information on the process of your application at CSUF:

Contact the 财政援助办公室

电话:657-278-3125

or submit an inquiry through our 金融援助 Questions ticketing system on our 最可靠的买彩票平台 page.