The following links provide information on both regional, state, and federal financial assistance programs that are available to educators in Florida.

Regional

Personnel Development Partnerships are a collaborative effort between the Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services and Florida's public universities to increase the state's capacity to recruit, prepare, and retain highly qualified personnel who provide special education and related services to children with disabilities.

Click the "Launch Map" button to visit the websites of the nine Personnel Development Partnerships.

State

The Florida Department of Education, Office of Student Financial Assistance serves as a guarantor for the Federal Family Education Loan Program and the administrator of Florida's scholarship and grant programs. 
http://www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org

This site provides information about Florida grants, Fulbright Fellowships, state and federal scholarships and loans, housing assistance, and Florida’s retirement system. 
http://www.teachinflorida.com/Recruitment/FinancialServices/tabid/116/Default.aspx

Federal

This site provides information, guidance, and tools for federal student assistance from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid.
http://www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov/

The Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005 authorizes up to $17,500 in student loan forgiveness for certain highly qualified full-time elementary and secondary school special education teachers whose primary responsibility is to provide special education to children with disabilities.
http://www.ed.gov/policy/highered/guid/secletter/060301a.html