Free Educational Debt Webinars

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Whether you're a student, have already graduated, work as an advisor or are a public interest employer, there's a lot to know about educational debt relief. Loan repayment assistance and relief programs like Income-Based Repayment and Public Service Loan Forgiveness can help ease the burden of educational debt. 

Attend a free, live webinar to learn how these programs work.

Our current sessions include:

Special Session for John R. Justice Grant Program Administrators:

Frequently Asked Questions

 


Plan Before You Borrow: What You Should Know About Educational Loans BEFORE You Go to Graduate School

Interested in government or public interest work after graduating? This webinar will help you plan ahead and make sure you can take full advantage of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, the most significant law affecting public service in a generation.

USEFUL FOR:KEY POINTS:
  • Graduate and professional students
  • Undergraduate students
  • School Advisors and Administrators
  • The importance of taking out the right kind of loans
  • How to consolidate or reconsolidate your previous student loans
  • How the College Cost Reduction and Access Act can free you to pursue a public interest career
 
UPCOMING SESSIONS
  • Thursday, August 9, 3-4 p.m. EDT

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Drowning in Debt? Learn How Government and Nonprofit Workers Can Earn Public Service Loan Forgiveness

A must attend for anyone with educational debt planning to work or currently working for the government or a nonprofit, this webinar explains how you can benefit from the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, the most significant law affecting public service in a generation.

USEFUL FOR:KEY POINTS:
  • Public Interest workers
  • Graduate and professional students
  • Undergraduate students
  • School Advisors and Administrators
  • Employers
  • Understanding your federal loans
  • How the Income-Based Repayment plan works
  • How to qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
 
UPCOMING SESSIONS
  • Thursday, August 23, 3-4 p.m. EDT

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How to Pay Your Bills AND Your Student Loans: Utilizing Income-Based Repayment

Saddled with high student debt? This webinar reviews Income-Based Repayment, a powerful provision of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act that allows anyone with high debt relative to their income to reduce their federal student loan payments.

USEFUL FOR:KEY POINTS:
  • Graduates currently repaying loans
  • Undergraduate students
  • Graduate and professional students
  • School Advisors and Administrators
  • Employers
  • How to understand your federal loans
  • How Income-Based Repayment works and if it is right for you
  • How to sign up for Income-Based Repayment
 
UPCOMING SESSIONS
  • Thursday, July 12, 3-4 p.m. EDT

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Get Your Educational Loans Forgiven: Public Service Loan Forgiveness

For recent graduates with jobs in government or at a nonprofit, this webinar explains how to make sure you immediately begin fulfilling requirements to qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness so that your educational debt will be forgiven as soon as possible.

USEFUL FOR:KEY POINTS:
  • Public Interest workers
  • Graduate and professional students
  • Undergraduate students
  • School Advisors and Administrators
  • Employers
  • The importance of having the right kind of federal loans
  • What you need to do to qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
  • How long it will take to have your educational debt forgiven
 
UPCOMING SESSIONS
  • Thursday, July 26, 3-4 p.m. EDT

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The College Cost Reduction and Access Act for School Advisors and Administrators

Are students at your school interested in entering public service work after graduation but worried they won't be able to repay their student loans? This webinar will explain how they can benefit from the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA), the most significant law affecting public service in a generation.

USEFUL FOR:KEY POINTS:
  • Career Advisors
  • Public Interest Advisors
  • Financial Aid Advisors and Administrators
  • Administrators of school-based loan repayment assistance programs
  • The kinds of loans that will enable your students to benefit from CCRAA
  • How you can coordinate your school's loan repayment assistance program
  • Other loan repayment assistance programs your students should know about
 
UPCOMING SESSIONS

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Special Session for John R. Justice Grant Program Administrators

John R. Justice in Context: Using JRJ with Income-Based Repayment, Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Other Student Loan Relief

When used in conjunction with programs like Income-Based Repayment (IBR), Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and other loan repayment assistance programs (LRAPs), John R. Justice grants can provide powerful educational debt relief and best fulfill their purpose of attracting and retaining talented prosecutors and public defenders.

USEFUL FOR:KEY POINTS:
  • John R. Justice Grant Program Administrators
  • The availability of programs like IBR, PSLF and LRAPs, and how they work.
  • How JRJ can be used in conjunction with all of these powerful programs.
  • How you can comply with the BJA's suggestion to publicize the availability of this additional relief.
 
RECORDED SESSION
  • This webinar was held on Thursday, April 5, 2-3 p.m. EDT

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