Federal Student Loan Forgiveness: Difference between revisions
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[[Perkins Loan|Perkins]], [[Stafford Loan|Stafford]], and other [[FFELP]] loans are subject to various loan forgiveness and cancellation programs. A portion of full-time teachers' student loans can be forgiven for each year teaching in low-income schools, or in teacher shortage subject areas such as math, science, [[special education]], or foreign language. There also exist programs for forgiveness of [[social workers]] and childcare workers' Stafford loans, and for forgiveness of [[law school]] and [[medical school]] loans for professionals working for the public interest or in shortage areas of the country. | [[Perkins Loan|Perkins]], [[Stafford Loan|Stafford]], and other [[FFELP]] loans are subject to various loan forgiveness and cancellation programs. A portion of full-time teachers' student loans can be forgiven for each year teaching in low-income schools, or in teacher shortage subject areas such as math, science, [[special education]], or foreign language. There also exist programs for forgiveness of [[social workers]] and childcare workers' Stafford loans, and for forgiveness of [[law school]] and [[medical school]] loans for professionals working for the public interest or in shortage areas of the country. | ||
==External | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.finaid.org/loans/forgiveness.phtml Finaid.org on Loan Forgiveness] | * [http://www.finaid.org/loans/forgiveness.phtml Finaid.org on Loan Forgiveness] | ||
* [http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/cancelperk.jsp?tab=repaying Studentaid.ed.gov on Federal Perkins Loan Teacher Cancellation] | * [http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/cancelperk.jsp?tab=repaying Studentaid.ed.gov on Federal Perkins Loan Teacher Cancellation] | ||
[[Category:Education finance]] | [[Category:Education finance]] | ||
Revision as of 16:46, 22 December 2007
Perkins, Stafford, and other FFELP loans are subject to various loan forgiveness and cancellation programs. A portion of full-time teachers' student loans can be forgiven for each year teaching in low-income schools, or in teacher shortage subject areas such as math, science, special education, or foreign language. There also exist programs for forgiveness of social workers and childcare workers' Stafford loans, and for forgiveness of law school and medical school loans for professionals working for the public interest or in shortage areas of the country.