PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

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The Transition to Teaching Scholarship provides students interested in pursuing a career in education the opportunity to earn a one-time, non-renewable scholarship of up to $10,000. In exchange, students agree to teach for five years at an eligible Indiana school or repay the corresponding, prorated amount of the scholarship.

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• The $10,000 is for the Transition to Teaching Program and initial practitioner licensure costs (as defined in IC 21-12-16-8.5).

• If the Transition to Teaching Program costs less than $10,000, the Transition to Teaching Scholarship will cover the cost of the Program, plus $37.50, which is the total cost for the initial practitioner licensure.

• The Transition to Teaching Scholarship is a need-based award. You must be a member of a household with an annual income of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or less to be considered eligible.

• If you have already paid some or all of your program fees to #TEACH, if an award is granted, we will reimburse you all monies paid once we receive the grant award check.

 

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

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To qualify, a student must:

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• Possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited postsecondary four (4) year institution;

• Have enrolled in a Transition to Teaching program described in IC 20-28-4;

• Be employed or volunteer at a K-12 school in the state of Indiana;

• Submit a Nomination Form which must be completed by an educator or administrator where the applicant is employed or volunteers;                                    o   The nomination form must be uploaded as part of the application.

• Agree in writing to:

  • Complete a Transition to Teaching program described in IC 20-28-4 and obtain an initial practitioner license under IC 20-28; and

  • Teach for at least five (5) years in a public school or an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in Indiana after obtaining the initial practitioner license under IC 20-28-4-6;

• Be a member of a household with an annual income of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or less; and

• Meet any other criteria established by the Commission.

 

HOW TO APPLY

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The 2025-2026 Application will open on August 6, 2025 @ 11:00 am est.

 

To streamline the application, it has been built into ScholarTrack, Indiana’s one-stop-shop for financial aid.

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To complete the application you must:

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• Create a full-user account in ScholarTrack

• Upload a Nomination Form within the application, and

• Complete all required fields

 

Once your full-user account is created, the application is accessed through the following steps:

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• Log into ScholarTrack

• Select “State Aid Resources” from the menu,

• Select “Apply for State Aid”,

• Scroll to the middle of the page and select “Financial Aid for Future Educators”,

• Select “Transition to Teaching Scholarship”, and

• Select “Continue”

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WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU APPLY

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• After the application closes, the Commission will review all applications and notify all applicants of their scholarship status via email.

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• Recipients will be selected in the order in which their application is received, resulting in a first-come, first-served awarding method.

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• Recipients and waitlisted finalists will be provided further instructions via email.

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RESOURCES

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• Eligible Transition to Teaching Programs

• Eligible Indiana Schools

• Frequently Asked Questions - Coming Soon!

 

QUESTIONS

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Please direct all questions and concerns to NextTeacher@che.in.gov.

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