Teacher Shortage Loan Forgiveness Applications Available Posted on 3/14/2011
For Immediate Release:
For More Information Contact:
March 14, 2011
Debra A. Anderson, Director of Public Affairs and Marketing
North Dakota University System
Phone: 701.328.2962
E-mail: debra.a.anderson@ndus.edu
Teacher Shortage Loan Forgiveness Applications Available
BISMARCK, N.D. - Applications for a teacher incentive program aimed at retaining elementary and secondary teachers will be accepted by the North Dakota University System Office beginning April 1, 2011. The application deadline is June 30, 2011.
The Teacher Shortage Loan Forgiveness Program will reduce student loan indebtedness by $1,000 per year up to a maximum of three years for teachers who work at a grade level or in a content area identified as a teacher shortage area by the superintendent of public instruction. Eligibility begins after completion of one year of teaching in North Dakota, but teachers may have earned their degrees in other states.
The 19 defined shortage areas for academic year 2010 - 11 are:
Agriculture education
Art
Business and office technology/business education
Career clusters
Computer education
Diversified occupations
Driver and traffic safety education
English as a second language
English language arts
Family and consumer sciences
Health careers
Information technology
Languages/Native American languages
Marketing education
Mathematics
Science
Social studies
Special education programming
Trade and industrial education
The Teacher Shortage Loan Forgiveness Program was approved by the North Dakota Legislature during the 2001 Legislative Session. Additional information and the loan application form are available on the NDUS website at ndus.edu. To access this information, click on Students/Paying for College/North Dakota Grants & Scholarships.
Applications also may be obtained by calling the NDUS Office at 701.328.4114 or by writing to 600 East Boulevard Avenue - Dept. 215, Bismarck, N.D., 58505-0230.
Funded applicants will be notified prior to July 30, 2011.
