If you have questions about this program, please contact the staff member listed on this page via email. If a staff member is not listed, please email info.ohe@state.mn.us and provide a detailed description of your question.
If you are going to apply for this program, you will be asked if you have read this page before you can apply.
The Minnesota Teacher Shortage Student Loan Repayment Program was established to provide student loan repayment assistance to teachers providing classroom instruction in Minnesota. The purpose of the program is to encourage teachers, particularly those who belong to a race or ethnicity underrepresented in the state's teacher workforce, to teach in Minnesota, to teach in license shortage areas, or to teach in rural school districts. (See the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for a list of the current shortage areas and rural school districts)
In general, applicants must currently:
To the extent that funds are available, eligibility extends to teachers:
The application for the 2024 Minnesota Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment Program is now closed.
Applicants who meet the eligibility requirements will be notified if they are selected for application review in October. Those applicants will be asked to provide additional documentation to verify the information on the application by November 30.
Awards will be disbursed in spring 2025.
If you submitted a 2024 application and have been selected for verification, the documents below are required to complete the verification process.
2024 Application Data Verification Forms and Instructions
Awards for this program are not made on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Office of Higher Education adopted administrative rules addressing the criteria for how participant awards will be prioritized. If there are insufficient funds available to award all eligible applicants, applications are prioritized based on the following:
Teacher Shortage Student Loan Repayment rules
Funds are very limited to this program compared to the number of eligible applicants. Selected applicants receive an award up to $1,000 in loan repayment assistance paid directly to them. Awardees are limited to $5,000 in total repayment assistance.
View Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about this program.
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