| Department of Education Annual Teacher Shortage Areas Nationwide Listing | The Nationwide Listing includes both subject areas and geographic shortage areas. To qualify based on teaching in a high-need field that is included in the Nationwide Listing, you must teach in a listed subject shortage area, not a geographic shortage area. |
| Federal Student Loan Repayment Options via Loan Simulator | Repayment calculator for estimates of your monthly payments under the different repayment plans based on various debt levels. |
| Federal Student Aid Ombudsman |
The U.S. Department of Education's Federal Student Aid Ombudsman can help resolve problems related to student loans (including TEACH Grants that have been converted to Direct Unsubsidized Loans) when other approaches have failed. It is important to keep all of your TEACH Grant papers and correspondence for your records. You should contact your TEACH Grant servicer or Federal Loan servicer first to try and resolve the problem. If you are unable to resolve the problem on your own, you may contact the FSA Ombudsman for assistance. Office of the Ombudsman |
| Get Temporary Loan Relief | If you’re in a short-term financial bind, you may qualify for temporary relief from loan repayments. |
| "Highly Qualified Teacher" Requirements | Requirements that all teachers must meet to be considered highly qualified. There are also additional requirements that you must meet depending on whether you’re an elementary or secondary school teacher, and whether you’re new to the teaching profession. |
| Loan Consolidation | A Direct Consolidation Loan Program is available that allows you to consolidate your eligible federal education loans into one loan. Consolidation allows you to extend the time that you have to repay your loans, and to combine several loan debts into a single monthly payment. However, you will pay more interest if you extend your repayment period through consolidation since you will be making payments for a longer time. If your TEACH Grant is converted to a Direct Unsubsidized Loan, it may be consolidated into a Direct Consolidation Loan. Contact your Federal Loan servicer for more information about loan consolidation. |
| MOHELA | TEACH Grant Servicer |
| Public Service Loan Forgiveness | Public Service Loan Forgiveness is a program for people who work in public service in federal, state, tribal, or local government, or for a non-profit organization. |
| Teacher Cancellation Low-Income (TCLI) Directory | Lists low-income elementary schools, secondary schools, and educational service agencies (ESAs) that qualify as low-income for purposes of the federal student aid programs, including the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan and Federal Family Education Loan teacher loan forgiveness program, Federal Perkins Loan/National Direct Student Loan teacher cancellation, and the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program. |