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. 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. Any questions, please feel free to contact . The deadline to apply is February 1, 2009. 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. The University of Maryland School of Law Public Interest Loan Repayment Assistance Program Committee is responsible for operating the program. The Committee has the discretion to revise the rules of the program at any time, including, without limitation, eligibility rules based on graduation year from the University of Maryland School of Law. It is important to note that neither the existence of the program nor the eligibility requirements of the program used by the Committee is guaranteed.
The following funds support the University of Maryland School of Law Public Interest Loan Repayment Assistance Program: Kieron F. Quinn LRAP Fund, The Donald Murray Loan Assistance Fund, George McManus LRAP Fund, Loan Repayment Assistance Program Fund.
The Donald Murray Loan Assistance Fund was established in 1995 by Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg to assist University of Maryland law graduates who have chosen a career in public service, by providing funds toward the repayment of their University of Maryland School of Law incurred financial aid debt. For more information, graduates should contact . The deadline to apply is May 15, 2009. Download the Application.
Maryland Higher Education Commission, State Scholarship Administration, 16 Francis Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401-1781 Contact: MHEC office at (410) 260-4546 (http://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.
There is now a pre-graduation option for law students in their last year of law school from the University of Maryland School of Law. Law students may apply for LARP and be pre-approved for the award if they meet all eligibility requirements. Interested law students may submit the pre-graduation application at any time during the last year before graduation in May. Contact Maryland Higher Education Commission, State Scholarship Administration at 410-260-4546 for Pre-Graduation Applications or any additional information.
The District of Columbia Bar Foundation Poverty Lawyer Loan Repayment Assistance Program encourages lawyers employed in the District of Columbia in non-profit organizations serving the legal needs of low-income or underrepresented individuals to submit applications. Application and deadlines can be found at www.dcbarfoundation.org.
The Frederick B. Abramson Memorial Foundation provides Fellowships to graduating law students, judicial law clerks, or practicing attorneys to be used as partial compensation for one year’s employment with either a non-profit service organization or public interest law firm in Washington, DC. Applications and deadlines can be found at http://www.abramsonfoundation.org.
Learn more about other Public Interest Loan Repayment Assistance Programs at http://www.equaljusticeworks.org and find out How to Finance a Public Service Career.
Delaware State Bar Association Roxana C. Arsht Fellowship encourages graduating law students, recent law school graduates and attorneys newly admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Delaware to pursue careers in the non-profit sector in Delaware. For applications and information, contact the Delaware State Bar Association at 302-658-5279.
Federal Legislation Provides Educational Debt Relief for Graduates in Public Service: See http://www.equaljusticeworks.org: Equal Justice Works College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 Summary.
