1,000+ Opportunities
Find the right grant
Search federal, foundation, and corporate grants with AI — or browse by agency, topic, and state.
This listing may be outdated. Verify details at the official source before applying.
Find similar grantsMinnesota Student Teacher Grants is sponsored by Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE). The Minnesota Student Teachers in Shortage Areas Grant (STSA) is available to eligible students who intend to teach in a license shortage area or rural school district after graduating and receiving their teaching license.
Get a weekly digest of new grants like this
A free weekly digest of new foundation and federal funding opportunities as they're added to Granted. Unsubscribe anytime.
Or search similar grants →Extracted from the official opportunity page/RFP to help you evaluate fit faster.
* Translate This Page EnglishExpand Menu Item * About UsExpand Menu Item * P-20 Education Partnership * Speak up!
(Incident Reporting Tool) * Paying For CollegeToggle "Paying For College" submenu * Minnesota Indian Scholarship * Private College Example * North Star Promise Promotional Toolkit * Public Service Loan Forgiveness * Student Loans & Repayment Options * Military Service Education Benefits * MN 529 College Savings Plan Apply With FAFSA Apply for financial aid Minnesota Alternative State Financial Aid Application For students not eligible for FAFSA * Student ResourcesToggle "Student Resources" submenu * Earning College Credit During High School * College Level Examination Program * International Baccalaureate * Postsecondary Enrollment Options * Summer Academic Enrichment Program * Food & Housing Insecurity Resources * Student Parent Campus-Based Resources * Sexual Harassment & Violence Prevention Resources * Study Abroad Health & Safety Resources * American Indian Student Resources Apply With FAFSA Apply for financial aid Minnesota Alternative State Financial Aid Application For students not eligible for FAFSA * Outreach & Professional ResourcesToggle "Outreach & Professional Resources" submenu * Student Parent Support Initiative * College Preparation Publications * Direct Admissions Minnesota * Direct Admissions College Staff User Resource Guides * Direct Admissions High School Interest Form * Direct Admissions High School Staff User Resource Guides * Campus Financial Aid Administrator Resources * Aspiring Teachers of Color Scholarship Pilot Program * Fostering Independence Grant Program * Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Grant Program Resources * Minnesota Alternative State Financial Aid Application Resources * Minnesota Indian Scholarship Program Resources * Minnesota State Grant Program Resources * Historical List of State Grant Schools * MNAid Training Documents * Schools Not Participating in State Grant On-Line Questionnaire System * State Grant Manager System Instruction Videos * Minnesota State Work Study Program * North Star Promise Resources * Postsecondary Child Care Grant Program Resources * Public Safety Officer's Survivor Grant Resources * Student Teacher Grant Program Resources * Tuition Reciprocity Resources * Get Ready Student Success Scholarship Program Resources * Historical Financial Aid Documents * Minnesota Workforce Pell Resources * Campus Reporting Resources * College Financing Literacy Act * School Licensure & Registration * Sexual Violence Prevention & Response * Minnesota Goes to College * Minnesota Student Parent Alliance (MNSPA) * Research, Data, & ReportsToggle "Research, Data, & Reports" submenu * Student Enrollment Data * State Grant & North Star Promise Projections * Educational Attainment Goal 2025 * Statewide FAFSA Filing Goal * Statewide Longitudinal Education Data System (SLEDS) * Early Childhood Longitudinal Data System (ECLDS) [](https://ohe.
mn. gov/minnesota-student-teacher-grant) 4. Minnesota Student Teacher Grant # Minnesota Student Teacher Grant The **Minnesota Student Teacher Grants****(STG)** is a financial aid program that aims to support students in becoming teachers in Minnesota by providing postsecondary financial assistance to eligible student teachers as they complete the required 12-week or more student teaching experience to acquire a Tier 3 teaching license.
Click here to view a fact sheet about Minnesota Student Teacher Grants. There are two grants available based on eligibility: * The **Minnesota Student Teacher Grants in Shortage Areas (STSA)**is available to eligible students who intend to teach in a license shortage area or rural school district after graduating and receiving their teaching license.
* The **Minnesota Underrepresented Student Teacher Grant****(USTG)**is available to eligible students who belong to a racial or ethnic group underrepresented in the Minnesota teacher workforce.
* Be enrolled at a Minnesota institution in a PELSB-approved teacher preparation program; * Be completing at least 12 weeks of student teaching for a Tier 3 teaching license during the current academic year _(Clinical/Practicum hours do not meet the student teaching requirement);_ * Meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) as defined by the institution; * Not be in default on a federal or state student loan; * Demonstrate financial need; and * Meet one or more of the following program requirements: * Intend to teach in a designated rural school district in Minnesota after acquiring a teaching license.
* Intend to teach in an identified licensure shortage areas. * Belong to a racial or ethnic group underrepresented in the Minnesota teacher workforce. Click here to view a full list of PELSB approved teacher preparation programs at each eligible college and university.
On a funds available basis, selected undergraduate and graduate students may receive a one-time award of up to $7,500 for one term. A complete application must be submitted to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education during the academic year in which the student is completing the required 12-week or more student teaching experience. A student may only receive the award for the term of their student teaching experience.
If a student is completing the required student teaching experience in both the Fall and Spring semesters, the student can only apply for one term.
**Complete applications must include the following:** * Student Teacher Grants application; * Completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or MN Alternative State Financial Aid Application; and * Financial data form submitted by the Financial Aid Office at the institution the student attends. **2026-2027 Application opens on June 1, 2026 for the Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 terms.
** Apply for the Student Teacher Grants on theMNAid Student Portal. View how to apply for the Student Teacher Grants onlinehere. _Paper application is available upon request.
Email__financialaid. ohe@state. mn.
us__. _ **Application Deadlines for Student Teaching Terms:** * Priority Deadline: August 3, 2026 * Application Cutoff Date: October 30, 2026 * Priority Deadline: November 16, 2026 * Application Cutoff Date: March 19, 2027 Applications will still be accepted after the priority deadline, but eligible students may be placed on the waitlist. _Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
_ Eligible students with complete applications on file by the priority deadline for the specified term will be considered for an award. If there are insufficient funds to provide an award to all eligible students, the applications will be prioritized based on the financial need of the applicant and then on which program the student qualifies for. Eligible students who are not selected for an award will be placed on a waitlist.
Applications submitted after the priority deadline will be reviewed based on the availability of funds. Application status can be tracked on the MNAid Student Portal. Only licensure areas within the following fields may be identified as a license shortage area for the Student Teachers in Shortage Areas Grant.
Click here to view the full list of the identified License Shortage Areas 1. English as a second language 4. Career and technical education 5.
Science, technology, engineering, arts, and math Rural School Districts in Minnesota "Rural school district" means a school district with fewer than 30 resident pupil units (under section 126C. 05, subdivision 6,) per square mile. Click here to view the full list of designated Minnesota Rural School Districts.
Please provide a detailed description of your question to the email below. financialaid. ohe@state.
mn. us Frequently Asked Questions Additional Grants and Scholarships * Fostering Independence Higher Education Grant * Grants for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities * Minnesota Indian Scholarship * Minnesota Public Safety Officer's Survivor Grant * Minnesota Student Teacher Grant * Postsecondary Child Care Grant Legislative Report for Student Teacher Grants in Shortage Areas.
Legislative Report for Underrepresented Student Teacher Grant. Program resources for financial aid professionals. ## Looking for something else?
**Minnesota Office of Higher Education** * [](https://www. facebook. com/MNOfficeofHigherEd) * [](https://x.
com/MnOfficeHiEd) * [](https://www. youtube. com/user/MNOfficeHiEd) * [](https://www.
linkedin. com/company/minnesota-office-of-higher-education-1) * [](https://www. instagram.
com/mnofficehighered/) [](https://ohe. mn. gov/minnesota-student-teacher-grant) Get the latest news in your inbox.
[](https://ohe. mn. gov/minnesota-student-teacher-grant#)
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible students who intend to teach in a license shortage area or rural school district, or eligible students who belong to a racial or ethnic group underrepresented in the Minnesota teacher workforce. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $7,500 (average award amounts in 2023 were $6,401 and $5,826). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Minnesota Student Teacher Grants is funded by Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Minnesota. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
A compliance roadmap published August 19 lays out what colleges and universities have to certify before the 2026-2027 academic year — and two of the items get almost no attention. FAR 52.222-90 must be flowed into existing contracts by December 31, 2026. And under EO 14282, certification of Section 117 foreign gift compliance is now expressly material to False Claims Act liability and to receiving federal grant funds at all. Here is the full stack, the dates, and what a defensible file looks like.
Read articleFederal appropriators added $15 billion in new Pell Grant funding to the FY 2026 appropriations package on top of the standard appropriation level — a response to a structural shortfall that CBO scored at $5.4 billion in FY 2026 and $11.5 billion in FY 2027. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget projects a cumulative gap of $61 billion to $97 billion through 2035 even after the one-time fix. Meanwhile, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act expanded eligibility to short-term Workforce Pell programs, adding $2 to $6 billion in new costs. The Pell program is the foundation of need-based federal student aid, but the structural mismatch between rising costs and appropriations is a permanent feature now. Here is what that means for institutions, foundations, and state higher-ed agencies.
Read articleThe Pell Grant program faces a $104-132 billion shortfall over the next decade. With 7.5 million students at risk, education funders and grant-seeking organizations need strategies now.
Read article