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MI Future Educator Stipend
MI Future Educator Stipend
Eligibility Requirements:
To be eligible, the student must:
- Be admitted in an eligible Educator Preparation Program (EPP) approved by Michigan's State Board of Education.
- Be working towards teacher certification.
- Be participating full-time in a required student teaching experience, in a Michigan public school or public-school academy, meeting one of the following parameters:
- Full-time enrollment in required student teaching coursework.
- 300 or more student contact hours while student teaching.
- Meet institution’s Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy.
- Not be employed by the district as a "Teacher of Record".
- “Teacher of Record” is defined in the 2023-24 MDE Pupil Accounting Manual as “the certificated teacher who provides instruction, gives tests and quizzes, evaluates the pupil’s performance and gives the pupil a grade.” Michigan Department of Education considers a ‘certificated teacher’ to be a person who has a valid certificate or permit. If the student teacher is working under a substitute teacher permit AND is providing instruction, giving tests and quizzes, evaluating the pupils’ performance and issuing grades, the student teacher would not qualify for a MI Future Educator Stipend.
- Not received the MI Future Educator Student Teacher Stipend before, unless your program specifically requires more than one semester of student teaching.
Ready to apply? Follow these steps:
- Create an account on the MiSSG Student Portal.
- All applicants must complete the 2024-25 application by July 1, 2025.
- 2024-25 Award Year
- Fall 2024 student teachers should apply on or after May 1, 2024.
- Spring 2025 student teachers should apply on or after November 1, 2024.
- Summer 2025 student teachers should apply on or after April 1, 2025
Already applied? These are the next steps in the process:
- Institutions will be contacted to certify student eligibility.
- Payments are made to the institution or school district.
- Processing for 2024-25 will begin September 1, 2024.
Program Limits
Students are limited to one MI Future Educator Stipend, unless their Educator Preparation Program (EPP) specifically requires they complete more than one semester/term of student teaching in order to become a certified teacher. MI Future Educator Stipend is available on a first-come first-served basis. Current and future awards are subject to approved and available funding.
Participating Institutions
Michigan public degree-granting community college, public university; or Michigan private or independent, degree-granting non-profit institution who offer an Educator Preparation Program (EPP) approved by Michigan’s State Board of Education.
Award Amount
Award amount is up to $9,600 per semester for the applicant’s full-time, required student teaching semester. Award amount is not to be counted towards regular financial aid eligibility. Institutions are to pay the student teacher the award amount in full.