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MI Future Educator Stipend

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MI Future Educator Stipend

The MI Future Educator Stipend provides $9,600 to our future educators who are participating in their required student teaching semester.

 

Eligibility Requirements:

To be eligible, the student must:

  • Complete the MI Future Educator Stipend application for their semester of student teaching
  • Be admitted in an eligibleEducator Preparation Program (EPP) approved by Michigan's State Board of Education.
    • Educator Preparation Programs must include training in pedagogical methods grounded in the science of reading for students by September 30, 2027, to qualify for MI Stipend.
  • Be working towards an initial or subsequent teacher certification.
  • Be participating full-time in a required student teaching experience by meeting both of the following parameters:
    • Full-time enrollment in required student teaching coursework AND
    • 300 or more student contact hours while student teaching.
  • Not be employed by the district as a "Teacher of Record".
    • “Teacher of Record” is defined in the MDE Pupil Accounting Manual as one who is responsible for providing instruction, determining instructional methods for each pupil, diagnosing learning needs, assessing pupil learning, prescribing intervention strategies, and modifying lessons, reporting outcomes, and evaluating the effects of instruction and support strategies.
  • Must be in a required student teaching semester that is necessary to complete their Educator Preparation Program.
  • Students are limited to a maximum of two MI Future Educator Stipends in their lifetime.
  • Students may not receive Grow Your Own, Educator Workforce Innovation Program, or Educator Development and Retention Program funding (described in Sec. 27b of the P.A. 25 of 2026) and MI Future Educator Stipend at the same time.
     

Ready to apply? Follow these steps:

  • Complete the MI Future Educator Stipend application for your semester of student teaching
    • Fall 2026 student teachers can apply on or after May 1, 2026
    • Spring 2027 student teachers can apply on or after November 1, 2026
    • Summer 2027 student teachers can apply on or after April 1, 2027
  • Create an account on theMiSSG Student Portal.

Apply Now

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.

MI Future Educator Stipend Full Process

Program Limits

Students are limited to a maximum of two MI Future Educator Stipends in their lifetime and must be for qualifying semester(s) of student teaching required for program completion. Students may not receive funding from MI Future Educator Stipend and Grow Your Own, Educator Workforce Innovation Programs and Educator Development and Retention Programs funds at the same time. Future awards are subject to available and approved 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.

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