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Transition to Teaching Grant

Transition to Teaching Grant is a US Federal program intended to attract and retain mid-career professionals into the field of teaching at "high need" schools.

Candidates are paid a stipend of $1,000 per year for their first 2 years in order to ease the transition to the profession. During those two years, they are required to receive their teaching credential on their own dime. If they commit to a 3rd year, they receive an additional $3,000 stipend.

The program tends to benefit Teach for America candidates. Sometimes while a new teacher completes the requirements for the grant, the school is reclassified as no longer a "high-need" school. In which case, the newly arrived teacher does not receive any of the money upon completion of the certification and 3rd year commitment.

http://www2.ed.gov/programs/transitionteach/eligibility.html