Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
225
Days
December 1 2024
Application Deadline
Yes
Renewable
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New Mexico Public Service Law Loan Repayment Assistance Program

Description

The New Mexico Public Service Law Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) offers legal education loan repayment awards to attorneys that provide legal services to low income or underserved residents of New Mexico. Eligible employment sites include state or local government or the non-profit sector in New Mexico. Applicants must have an annual salary that may not exceed $75,000; be licensed to practice in New Mexico as an attorney and shall declare intent to practice as an attorney in public service employment in New Mexico; have student loans that were obtained for legal education expenses that are not in default (past or present); have applied to all available legal educational loan repayment programs offered by the applicant's law school for which the applicant qualifies; and must be employed as an attorney at an eligible employment site. This is a service-based program, which requires a three-year commitment to work in Public Service Law. Please visit New Mexico Commission on Higher Education's website for more information.

Amount Details

$7,200
Low Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

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How to Apply

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Contact Harrison Rommel
Financial Aid & Institutional Finance Director
fin.aid@hed.nm.gov
Tel: 800-279-9777 Address 2044 Galisteo Street
Suite 4
Santa Fe, NM 87505