Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP)

Repayment assistance

Seattle University School of Law Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) application packet (ZIP) for 2023-2024 is now available. The priority deadline is April 17, 2024.

Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP)

• Provides financial assistance to graduates who accept lower paying public interest employment but assistance repaying their substantial student loan debt.
• Amount: $3,000 estimated, renewable annually through reapplication for a total of five years. Recipients may receive more or less funding in subsequent years.
• Seattle U Law will lend funds to eligible recipients to help repay loans
• Fund lent will be forgiven if the graduate remains in qualifying public interest employment for at least one year after receipt and maintains applicable student loans in good standing

Important considerations:

• Program or formula used to allocate funds are not guaranteed.
• Program may be adjusted in response to changes in budget, participation rate and indebtedness of participants.
• Limited funding is allotted by awarding the same percentage to eligible, on-time applicants.
• This loan repayment forgiveness program may be preferable to grant program because funds are not taxable as income. Consult a tax advisor for more information.

Eligibility

You must be:

1. A Seattle U Law graduate
2. Pursuing a full-time public interest legal career
3. A licensed attorney.
4. In work that substantially utilizes your legal training and skills.
5. Working for a nonprofit dedicated to social justice, access, and non-discrimination and that has as one of its primary purposes the goal of providing legal services to or on behalf of persons or organizations that either could not otherwise afford such services or who are underrepresented in the legal system.

To apply: Complete the LRAP Application Packet (ZIP) by the priority deadline of April 17, 2024.

Questions: lawfa@seattleu.edu or 206-398-4250.