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Applicants should submit the following (as a single application packet):

1. °ä´Ç³¾±è±ô±ð³Ù±ð»åÌýLRAP Application.
2. °ä´Ç³¾±è±ô±ð³Ù±ð»åÌýLoan Indebtedness Form.
3. °ä´Ç³¾±è±ô±ð³Ù±ð»åÌýLender Verification WorksheetsÌýwith supporting documentation for each of your outstanding loans.
4. °ä´Ç³¾±è±ô±ð³Ù±ð»åÌýEmployer Certification Form.
5. Personal statement of not more than 750 words addressing your need for loan assistance, the nature of your job, your commitment to public service, and any other information that you believe is relevant to your application or that will assist the LRAP Selection Committee.
6. Current resume.

Application Deadline

The application period for the 2025 LRAP cycle willÌýopen on Monday, April 21, 2025, and willÌýclose on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Review of applications by our LRAP Selection Committee will not begin until after the application deadline. Please submit applications toÌýtpietila@uw.eduÌý´Ç°ù:

Travis Pietila
Loan Repayment Assistance Program
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William H. Gates Hall
Box 353020
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Notification

Applicants will be notified by early August 2025 of the Selection Committee’s decision.

Participant Responsibilities

LRAP recipients are required to re-establish eligibility each year by submitting documentation showing that they still meet the LRAP eligibility requirements.

Any change in employment, salary, or loan status, must be promptly reported to the LRAP program in writing within 30 days by emailing Travis Pietila at tpietila@uw.edu. Examples of a change in conditions that warrant reporting to the LRAP program include, but are not limited to:

1. Going into deferment or forbearance status on loans included on your LRAP application.
2. Receiving a salary increase that may affect eligibility under the currently applicable salary cap.
3. Leaving one's job.

The LRAP Selection Committee will consider hardship issues on a case-by-case basis. Examples of such circumstances include, but are not limited to, family leave, medical leave, illness or disability, and loss of employment.

Default

Participants who do not fulfill the public service commitment (and have not been excused for hardship reasons) will be required to pay back any loans that have not yet been forgiven. Under the program, the first loan (for year one) will be forgiven after completing two years of qualifying employment and the additional two loans (for years two and three) will be forgiven after the applicant completes three years of qualifying employment. For example, a person who leaves public service employment after 1 and ½ years would be required to pay back $10,000 (the loans for years one and two). A person who leaves after 2 years would only be required to pay back $5,000 (the loan for year two, with the loan for year one being forgiven after completing two years of employment).

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