SOE - Graduate Programs

Cancelling a Perkins Loan 
You qualify for cancellation (discharge) of up to 100 percent of a Federal Perkins Loan if you have served full time in a public or nonprofit elementary or secondary school system as a
1. teacher in a school serving students from low-income families; or
2. special-education teacher, including teachers of infants, toddlers, children, or youth with disabilities; or
3. teacher in the fields of mathematics, science, foreign languages, or bilingual education, or in any other field of expertise determined by a state education agency to have a shortage of qualified teachers in that state.
http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/cancelperk.jsp?tab=repaying

Cancelling a Stafford Loan
To qualify for up to $5,000 loan forgiveness under this program you must not have had an outstanding balance on a FFEL or Direct Loan program loan as of October 1, 1998. To qualify for the increased amount of loan forgiveness up to $17,500 available for certain mathematics, science, and special education teachers, you must not have had an outstanding balance on a FFEL or Direct Loan program loan as of October 1, 1998, or on the date that you obtained a FFEL or Direct Loan program loan after October 1, 1998.

To qualify, you must have been employed as a full-time teacher for five consecutive complete academic years in an elementary or secondary school that has been designated as a "low-income" school by the U.S. Department of Education.

http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/cancelstaff.jsp?tab=repaying
 

Tennessee Teaching Scholars Program: This program is intended to encourage exemplary students to enter the teaching field in Tennessee. Participation is limited to college juniors, seniors, and post baccalaureate candidates admitted to a teacher education program in a Tennessee College or University. To be eligible the participant must be a Tennessee resident and a U.S. Citizen. To be considered, applicants must have at least a 2.75 cumulative grade point average or higher if required for the teacher education program at their school of choice.
Source: http://www.collegepaystn.com/mon_college/tn_teach_sch.htm 

Tennessee Math & Science Teacher's Loan Forgiveness: This program provides financial assistance to Tennessee public school teachers seeking an advanced degree in a math or a science, or a certification to teach a math or a science. Loan forgiveness requires employment in a Tennessee public school system two (2) years for each year of the loan funding received. Recipients will receive $2,000 per academic year, regardless of the number of terms enrolled within that academic year. The total amount of a Math & Science Teacher's Loan to a Tennessee public school teacher shall not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for all years required for the teacher's program of study.
Source: http://www.collegepaystn.com/mon_college/math_science.htm

The Horace Mann Scholarship Program for Educators: This program offers academic scholarships to primary, secondary, and post-secondary educators with at least 2 years of experience. The maximum award amount is $5,000. The deadline for 2008 has passed. Applications for 2009 will be available in the fall.
https://www.horacemann.com/educator-resources/educator-scholarship-program.html

Rockefeller Brothers Fund: This fund provides fellowships to support outstanding undergraduate students who wish to pursue master's degrees in education while teaching in public elementary or secondary schools. Full-time undergraduate students of color, in their junior year of study in the arts and sciences, are eligible to apply through their 27 participating colleges and universities. Deadline: Dec. 31 annually.
Source: www.rbf.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=472521