PA Student Teacher Support Program Application

The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) has announced that the student application for the 2026-27 PA Student Teacher Support Program will be available on pheaa.org/StudentTeacher on April 16. PHEAA administers the program for the Commonwealth.

The program provides $10,000 to eligible student teachers and up to $2,500 to cooperating teachers who will be working with and mentoring student teachers throughout the student teacher experience. Program recipients must commit to teaching in Pennsylvania for 3 years following the completion of their teaching certification.

Pennsylvania student teachers who will be student teaching in the fall and spring semesters of the 2026-27 academic year should prepare now to apply. Applicants will be required to provide the following information on the application:

• Social Security Number (SSN)
• Professional Personnel ID (PPID)—optional
• Full Name
• Date of Birth
• Address
• Phone Number
• Email
• Institution of Higher Education
• Semester of Student Teaching (fall, spring, or both)
• Program Level (bachelor, graduate, post-baccalaureate)
• Certification Area

Student teacher placement information is not required when submitting the student application. Selection will be conducted on a first-come, first-served basis based upon the date and time when PHEAA receives a complete student application. Completed applications can be submitted via the document upload feature in the PHEAA Account Access Portal.

Any questions should be directed to PHEAA’s PA Student Teacher Support Program staff by calling 1-800-443-0646 or emailing studentteachersupport@pheaa.org.