Public Interest Loan Repayment Assistance Programs
The University of Maryland School of Law Public Interest Loan Repayment Assistance Program was established to address the educational debt burdens faced by Maryland law graduates committed to careers in public interest law. LRAP funds received will be used for the express purpose of repaying educational student loans. Current Maryland law students in their final year of law school are eligible to apply for program funds. Also, graduates in the class of 1996 or later from the University of Maryland School of Law are eligible to apply for program funds. Please do not submit e-mail application for LRAP program. Mail hard copy to the law school address and contact listed in the application. Download the Application.
The University of Maryland School of Law Public Interest Loan Repayment Assistance Program Committee will consider applications from students in their final year of law school or graduates working for public interest or public service organizations. LRAP funds received will be used for the express purpose of repaying educational student loans.
Contact: Marilyn Jones, Student Financial Planning Coordinator, Office of Student Affairs, mjones@law.umaryland.edu, 410-706-5235.
Maryland Higher Education Commission, State Scholarship Administration, 16 Francis Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401-1781 Contact: MHEC office at (410) 260-4546 (www.mhec.state.md.us), Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program (LARP): This program provides educational loan repayment assistance to individuals providing public service in state or local government or the nonprofit sector in Maryland. An application may be obtained from the State Scholarship Administration.
Informational Websites on LRAPs
- Equal Justice Works
- Federal Student Loan Repayment Program
- Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program (LARP)
- Income Based Repayment Plan Fact Sheet (Federal Government)
- Income Based Repayment Plan Summary (FinAid.org)
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Fact Sheet(Federal Government)
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Summary(FinAid.org)
- The Student Loan Report from Heather Jarvis
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