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The College Insider #2
Sierra Perosa
June 15, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes
Good afternoon!
Welcome back to The College Insider, your go-to resource for scholarships, college tips, and financial strategies. While we always aim to help you avoid student loans altogether through scholarships and financial aid, we know that sometimes loans are part of the journey.
This week, we’re tackling a highly requested topic: student loan repayment scholarships and forgiveness programs. Yes, you read that right—there are scholarships and grants that help you pay off existing loans!
Whether you’re a current student, recent grad, or already in the workforce, these opportunities could lighten your debt burden. Let’s dive in!
🏆 Student Loan Repayment Scholarships & Grants
1. General Loan Repayment Scholarships
Award: $1,000 (applied directly to student loans)
Deadline: Rolling
Eligibility: Open to undergrads and grad students with outstanding student loans.
How it works: Get student debt relief by volunteering with nonprofits.
Great for: Students who want to give back while reducing loans.
👩⚕️ Career-Specific Loan Forgiveness Programs
📢 Financial Aid Negotiation: How to Get More Money for College
If you’re entering (or already in) certain fields, you may qualify for massive loan forgiveness—sometimes tens of thousands of dollars.
📌 Public Service Careers
Forgives remaining federal loans after 10 years (120 payments) while working in government/nonprofits.
Example: If you have $100K left after payments, the government wipes it out!
⚕️ Healthcare Workers
Award: Up to $50,000 for doctors, dentists, and mental health providers working in underserved areas.
Pays 60-85% of nursing student loans for RNs, APRNs, and nurse faculty working in high-need areas.
⚖️ Lawyers
Award: Up to $60,000 for public defenders and prosecutors.
🐾 Veterinarians
Award: Up to $40,000/year for vets working in shortage areas.
🏫 Teachers
Award: Up to $17,500 for teachers in low-income schools after 5 years.
💼 Federal Employees
Award: Up to $60,000 over 6 years for federal workers.
POV: navigating student loans before these programs
💡 Key Takeaways
✅ Don’t assume loans are forever—these programs can erase them!
✅ If you’re in healthcare, law, education, or public service, explore your options early.
✅ Even if you’re not in those fields, general repayment scholarships exist.
🔍 Recent Scholarships Shared
In case you missed it! Here are some newly added scholarships with upcoming deadlines—don’t miss out!
🎓 Scholarships Due Soon!
🔹 Pond Lehocky Giordano 25 Days of Scholarships ($1,000)
Deadline: June 15th
Eligibility: Enrolled in an accredited program (2-year, 4 year, trade school, etc.) GPA of 2.5 or higher In good academic and behavioral standing Willing to be featured on their website and social media. 18 years of age or older.
🔹 ISACA Scholarships ($7,500)
Deadline: October 14th (Second Round Opens September 2nd)
Eligibility: Students from historically underrepresented groups in tech pursuing a cybersecurity or IT-related career. Further requirements vary by their specific scholarship application, see website for additional details.
🔹 Our Family Scholarship 2025 ($5,000) 15 awards available*
Deadline: August 31st
Eligibility: 18+,📍Eligible states: CO, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MT, NE, NY, NC, ND, OH, PA, SC, SD, VA, WV, WI. Open to undergrads, grads & trade school students. Based on community service, character, and involvement—not test scores!
🔹 College Raptor Scholarship ($2,500)
Deadline: June 30th (they do this scholarship 4 times a year!)
Eligibility: Be legal residents of the United States, District of Columbia, or a U.S. Territory. Be age 16 or older. Be enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of 2027) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher learning (college, university or trade school).
🚀 Next Week’s Sneak Peek
We’ll cover FREE student programs that help you get into your dream school, win scholarships, get amazing internships, and further your career PLUS new scholarships.
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Till next time,