Teacher Shortage Loan Forgiveness Applications Available Posted on 3/19/2012
For More Information Contact: Nathan Stratton, Director of Financial Aid North Dakota University System Phone: 701.328.2960 E-mail: ndfinaid@ndus.edu
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, 2012. The application deadline is June 30, 2012.
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 18 defined shortage areas for academic year 2011-12 are:
Agriculture education
Art
Business and office technology/business education
Career clusters
English as a second language
English language arts
Family and consumer sciences
Health careers
Information technology
Languages/Native American languages
Marketing education
Mathematics
Music
Physical Education
Science
Social studies
Technology education (industrial arts)
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 can also be obtained by calling the NDUS Office at 701.328.2960 or by writing to 600 East Boulevard Ave., Dept. 215, Bismarck, N.D., 58505-0230.
Funded applicants will be notified prior to July 30, 2012.