Public Interest Loan Repayment Assistance Program I printable pdf download

American University Washington College of Law is pleased to offer the Public Interest

Loan Repayment Assistance Program (PILRAP) to WCL alumni who are serving the

public through government and non-profit employment. PILRAP helps relieve

economic burden imposed by educational debt by providing loan repayment assistance

for JD graduates who work in full-time, non-profit or government employment in which

the graduate is engaged in serving under-represented or traditionally marginalized

populations.

Public Interest Loan Repayment Assistance Program I

For graduates of the Class of 2007 and Before

American University Washington College of Law is pleased to offer the Public Interest

Loan Repayment Assistance Program I (PILRAP-I) to WCL alumni who are members of

the Class of 2007 and before. PILRAP-I helps relieve economic burden imposed by

educational debt by providing loan repayment assistance for JD graduates earning

$50,000 or less while working in full-time public service employment.

Public Interest Loan Repayment Assistance Program II

For graduates of the Class of 2008 and After

American University Washington College of Law is pleased to offer the new Public

Interest Loan Repayment Assistance Program II (PILRAP-II) to WCL graduates of the

Class of 2008 and after.

PILRAP-II helps relieve economic burden imposed by

educational debt by providing loan repayment assistance for JD graduates earning

$75,000 or less while working full-time in public service employment. This updated plan

dovetails with the federal government’s Income-Based Repayment (IBR) plan and Public

Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Applicants earning $50,000 or less are eligible for up

to 100% loan repayment assistance on all federal student loans, while applicants earning

between $50,001 and $75,000 are eligible for loan repayment assistance on a prorated

basis. PILRAP-II award calculations are based on the assumption that applicants have

selected IBR as their loan repayment plan. While applicants are not required to select

IBR as their repayment plan, WCL will calculate awards as if the applicant has done so.

There is no guarantee that applicants will receive, in whole or in part, the award amount

for which they are eligible. Determining factors include the number of applications

received and the availability of funding.

For more information about either PILRAP program, contact the program administrator,

David Steib, at

dsteib@wcl.american.edu

or 202-274-4099.

Public Interest Loan Repayment Assistance Program I