Get Your Fees Covered

This perk is part of a special partnership between TEACH Connecticut and the Alternate Route to Certification, or ARC, program! 

We’ll reimburse eligible applicants through PayPal or Venmo for expenses related to applying to ARC. Simply:

1. Create a TEACH Connecticut account by clicking “Sign Up” in the top right corner of this page. 
2. Apply to the ARC program. 
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 TEACH Connecticut account before you applied to ARC.
• You submitted an ARC program application. 
• The fee you paid was required for you to apply to or enroll in ARC. This could include: 
  • Application fees
  • Transcript fees
  • Testing or test prep fees
  • Program deposits
  • Fingerprinting fees 
  • Any other application-related expenses
• You submitted copies of official documents that include dates for when you applied to ARC and incurred your expenses.
• You applied for reimbursement in 2024.
• 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 TEACH Connecticut account after you applied to the ARC program.
• You did not apply to ARC. (If you applied to a different TEACH Connecticut partner teaching program, you may still qualify for $100 of reimbursement! Learn more.) 
• 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 provided in an unreadable format.
• You provided invalid or incomplete PayPal or Venmo account information.

Only individuals pursuing initial teacher certification through ARC are eligible. Current teachers looking to add credentials to their certificate or those pursuing administrator certification are not eligible.

If you apply to one of TEACH Connecticut’s other partner teaching programs, you may be eligible for $100 of fee reimbursement. However, only ARC applicants are eligible for unlimited reimbursement. 

You should submit copies of official documents that prove you applied to ARC 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 TEACH Connecticut account. 

The documents should be submitted 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.

You should apply for reimbursement after you’ve signed up for a TEACH Connecticut account, applied to the ARC program, and incurred the expenses related to the application process.

Nope! We’re offering unlimited reimbursement for all ARC application costs, whether you submit them 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 contact email.

• 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.

Find other financial aid opportunities for teachers with our Financial Aid Explorer. Don’t forget to apply for a TEACH Connecticut scholarship too!