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Loan Repayment Planning Worksheet
Know what you owe & where to send payments (your servicer)
o Federal Stafford & PLUS Loans
6 month grace period for Stafford and Graduate/Professional PLUS Loans
Parent PLUS can be deferred up to 6 months after graduation upon request
Repaid to a federal servicer, locate yours at NSLDS
( )
Total Stafford Loan: _________________ Total PLUS Loan: ______________________
Federal servicer: ___________________________________________________________
o Perkins & Institutional Loans
6 month grace period for Institutional Loans – repay begins January 1 next year
9 month grace period for Perkins Loans – repay begins April 1 next year
Repaid to Brown University Loan Office
Online access to your loan account through our vendor, ECSI ( )
Total Perkins Loan: __________________ Total Institutional Loan: _________________
ECSI login info: ___________________________________________________________
Complete mandatory loan
exit counseling
online for each loan type
o MUST be completed between no sooner than 30 days prior to the end of term
o Hold will be placed on diploma if all requirements are not completed
o View exit counseling requirements at
o Stafford/PLUS: ___________ Perkins: _____________ Institutional:____________
Compare repayment plans & estimate your total monthly payment(s)
o Federal repayment plan estimates are provided during exit counseling & on the Repayment Estimator:
https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/mobile/repayment/repaymentEstimator.action
o See Loan Repayment Plan Comparison sheet & Income Driven Repayment Plans sheet
o Consider the total amount of interest that will accrue with each repayment plan
o Stafford & PLUS: Standard______________ Graduated_____________ Extended_____________
PAYE_____________ Income Based (IBR)_______________ Income Contigent______________
o Perkins: Standard_________________________________________________________________
o Institutional: Standard_____________________________________________________________
Consider
Consolidation
if you have Stafford & Perkins Loans
o Pros: Combine loans into one loan, makes Perkins eligible for income driven plans & PSLF
o Cons: Lose borrower benefits on Perkins Loans (see cancellation info below), cannot include
Institutional or Private Loans
o Enter Stafford, Graduate/Professional PLUS, Perkins, & LDS amounts into the Repayment Estimator to
review combined loan totals and monthly payment estimates:
________________________________________________________________________________
o Apply at
Brown Financial Literacy