For employment as a full-time teacher in a field with a shortage, you may be eligible for partial cancellation of your Federal Perkins Loan, if you meet certain criteria.
- the majority of classes must be taught in the borrower’s field of expertise
- that field of expertise must be:
- science
- mathematics
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- a foreign language
- bilingual education, or
- a subject determined by the State Department of Education to have a shortage of qualified teachers
If you feel that you qualify for cancellation because you teach in a field with a shortage of teachers, you may verify that your school is in the list of federally-designated teacher shortage areas at the government’s Teacher Cancellation site.