What is the fee to pursue National Board Certification? The fee is $2600. (The Virginia Department of Education and /or your school system may pay a portion or all of this fee.) Please find your school system on the incentives page.  What support or incentives are available in my pursuit of certification? Candidate support / incentives vary for each school system. Find your school system on the incentives page for specific information.  The Virginia Incentive Subsidy is available to all candidates after earning certification. I would like information about the VDOE Candidate Subsidy Program. The VDOE will distribute NBPTS candidate subsidy funds to candidates at $1,000 of the certification fee. Additional support may be available for the other $1,000 portion of the fee. Candidates are selected randomly by a specified deadline. Grants are distributed among the eight superintendants' regions in the state. Teachers interested in applying for candidate subsidy funds must submit a grant application form to the VDOE / Division of Teacher Education and Licensure. Whom do I contact? Contact the Virginia Department of Education and ask to speak to the NB Coordinator / Division of Teacher Education and Liscensure for the Virginia Department of Education or write to the Virginia Department of Education P.O. Box 2120 Richmond, VA 23218 / 1-804-786-5737 I have decided to pursue National Board Certification. What do I do next? You can apply on-line by contacting the NBPTS at the following number. 1-800-22-TEACH. I'm an advanced candidate. What do I do next?  Believe in yourself! Talk with a NBCT who was an advanced candidate. Decide which portfolio entries / assessments center exercises you will retake. Research if your school system will cover your retake fees. Contact the NBPTS at the following link or phone 1-800-22-TEACH.