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What costs will TEACH reimburse?

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We’ll reimburse any cost required when you apply to or enroll in a teaching program. That includes expenses like:

  • Application fees
  • Transcript fees
  • Public transportation to and from interviews or testing
  • Testing fees
  • Test prep materials
  • Program deposits
  • And more! 

That’s guaranteed money back, just for applying!

How to Get Reimbursed

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Getting your reimbursement is simple: 

  1. Sign up for a TeachNY account before you apply to your teaching program. Just click the “Sign Up” button in the top right corner of this page.
  2. Apply to any of our partner teaching programs.
  3. Complete the fee reimbursement form with proof of your program application and fees.
  4. If you're eligible, we’ll send you up to $100 for your application-related expenses!

Once you submit the form, please allow up to 15 business days for processing. Currently, we can only provide reimbursements via PayPal or Venmo. Check out our FAQ section for more details!

Apply for Reimbursement

TEACH Fee Reimbursement FAQs

This is a perk designed for future teachers like you! We’ll reimburse eligible applicants up to $100 for expenses related to applying to a teaching program. Simply:

  1. Create a TeachNY account by clicking “Sign Up” in the top right corner of this page.
  2. Submit an application to one of our partner teaching programs.
  3. After applying to a program, fill out the reimbursement form with proof of your application and fees. You’ll receive your reimbursement through PayPal or Venmo.

To get reimbursed, all of the following statements must be true: 

  • You signed up for a TeachNY account before you applied to a teaching program.
  • You applied to one of our partner teaching programs.
  • The fee you paid was required for you to apply to or enroll in the program. This could include: 
    • Application fees
    • Transcript fees
    • Testing or test prep fees
    • Program deposits
    • Any other application-related expenses
  • You submitted copies of official documents that include dates for when you applied to the teaching program and incurred your expenses.
  • You provided valid PayPal or Venmo account information, so we can issue you payment.

Expenses are ineligible if any of the following are true: 

  • You signed up for a TeachNY account after you applied to a teaching program.
  • You did not apply to one of our partner teaching programs.
  • The fee you paid was required for you to complete the program, rather than to apply to or enroll in the program. Examples include: 
    • Tuition
    • Books
    • Fees for tests that are required after you have enrolled
  • The files you submitted don’t include a date, are not official copies of communications, or are in an unreadable format.
  • You provided invalid or incomplete PayPal or Venmo account information.

We can only offer reimbursements if you created a TEACH account before you applied to your program. 

But you may be eligible for other TEACH support!:

  • Get questions about teaching answered with free career advising.
  • Get free resume and cover letter templates.
  • Find other financial support with our Financial Aid Explorer!

To be eligible, you must be pursuing an initial teaching certificate through a TeachNY partner teaching program. 

Current teachers looking to add credentials to their certificate or those pursuing administrator certification are not eligible.

You should apply for reimbursement after you've:

  1. Signed up for a TeachNY account,
  2. Applied to a partner teaching program, and
  3. Incurred the expenses related to the application process.

You should submit copies of official documents that prove you applied to one of our partner teaching programs and that the expenses you incurred are related to the application process. You do not need to submit proof that you signed up for a free TeachNY account. 

Submit your documents as a PDF, screenshot or image file that includes:

  • Your name.
  • The date of the expense.
  • The expense and its relationship to the application process. 

You may choose to redact personally identifiable information that is not listed here, such as your address.

To submit the form, you’ll need to create a URL that links to the documents you wish to share. You can create a URL by uploading the document to a cloud sharing service like Google Drive, Dropbox, or Office 365.

We will only reimburse each person up to $100 in total for all expenses incurred, whether those expenses are submitted through one form or multiple forms over time

If you have met all of the eligibility criteria, you will be reimbursed through PayPal or Venmo within 15 business days of submitting your fee reimbursement request.

Due to the high volume of requests we receive, we will not contact you directly if your reimbursement request is incomplete or ineligible. Please refer to the eligibility criteria listed on this page.

If you still have questions, please visit Support.

To submit the form, you’ll need to create a URL that links to the documents you wish to share. You can create a URL by uploading the document to a cloud sharing service like Google Drive, Dropbox, or Office 365.

If you still aren’t able to submit the form, please contact us through our Support page.

There are lots of ways to reduce your costs! TeachNY can connect you with scholarships, finance guides and more.

Get access to more financial aid tools and support.

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Get $100 Back

Applying to teaching programs? We’ll reimburse your application costs.

Get Reimbursed
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Application costs shouldn’t stop you from becoming a teacher. We’ll cover up to $100 of your expenses!


To get started, sign up for a TeachNY account before you apply to one of our partner teaching programs. Then after you apply, send us your receipts! Get more info.

Who are our partners?

You can apply for fee reimbursements if you've a) signed up for a TeachNY account and b) applied to one of our partner teaching programs! (Learn more about individual programs with our Program Explorer.)

Here's the full list of our current partner programs:
 

Adelphi UniversityMercy UniversitySt. Joseph's University - New York
Bank Street College of EducationMolloy UniversityState University of New York at New Paltz
Bard CollegeMonroe CollegeSUNY Buffalo State
Barnard CollegeNazareth UniversitySUNY College at Brockport
Canisius UniversityNew York Institute of TechnologySUNY College at Geneseo
Center for Integrated Training and EducationNiagara UniversitySUNY College at Plattsburgh
CUNY Hunter CollegeRoberts Wesleyan UniversitySUNY College at Potsdam
CUNY Lehman CollegeRussell Sage CollegeSUNY Old Westbury
CUNY Queens CollegeSarah Lawrence CollegeSUNY University at Albany
Empire State UniversitySchool of Visual ArtsTouro University
Hartwick CollegeSiena CollegeTouro University - Brooklyn & Staten Island
Hofstra UniversitySt. Francis CollegeUniversity of Rochester
Ithaca CollegeSt. John Fisher UniversityUtica University
Long Island University PostSt. Joseph's University - Long IslandYeshiva University
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