Eligibility Requirements for a Student Loan
United States citizen.
Full-time student (12 hours per term) enrolled in classroom instructional credit hours on the campus of a 4-year college or university located in the United States. A loan cannot be made if you will be enrolled in a vocational or technical school/college, a two-year college, at a branch campus, or an online-program.
Enrolled in a bachelor's degree program. Borrowers who have an undergraduate loan with the Fund will be considered for a graduate study loan if they will be enrolled for 9 or more classroom instructional credit hours.
Not for study leading to profession careers in law, medicine, or ministry.
Credit-worthy (applicant must have good or no credit history).
Academic record (grade-point average, class rank and curriculum) must indicate degree requirements of the chosen college or university can be met.
Entering Freshmen must have a minimum composite ACT score of 20 or combined verbal/critical reading and math score of 950 on the SAT.
Provide a credit-worthy (good credit history) endorser of legal age and a United States citizen. A parent or relative may be your endorser. An endorser is an individual who agrees to repay the loan in the event you do not. A report from a consumer credit reporting agency will be used in determining the acceptability of an endorser. A first-time applicant has one opportunity to name a qualified endorser
The loan period of an application may cover up to 2 consecutive semesters and a full summer term or 4 consecutive quarters.
Qualified educational expenses include tuition and fees, cost of on-campus or off-campus room rent, meals, as well as books and supplies.
$5,500.00 per academic year ($2,750 each semester or $1,833 each quarter). In addition, up to $1,500.00 for a full summer quarter or term.
$22,000.00 cumulative amount may be borrowed.
Checks are mailed directly to you, NOT your college, up to 30 days prior to the beginning date of a semester. This puts you in control of when and how to pay your various college related expenses.
No loan origination, processing or insurance fee. Every dollar you borrow is available to meet educational costs.
2% per annum while you are enrolled in college for the required academic load and receiving a student loan deferment with the Fund. Payments on interest are payable quarterly on the first days of March, June, September and December. Statements will be sent to your home address one month in advance of the due date.
6% per annum effective the earliest date you graduate, enroll for less than 6 undergraduate or 5 graduate hours for a period exceeding six months, or begin professional study in law, medicine or the ministry. Hours must be for classroom instructional credit.
Since the annual interest rates are not variable, they will never exceed 2% and 6%.
During the first six months of repayment (grace period) you will only be required to make payments on interest. Beginning 6 months after your student status with the Fund has ended, payments will begin on the amount you borrowed. Total monthly student loan payments will be the greater of $50.00 or the amount needed to repay the loan in 180 equal and consecutive payments (15 years). Shorter repayment terms are available. All or any part of the amount you borrowed may be repaid at any time, without penalty.
Maintain satisfactory academic progress. This is defined as no less than a 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, per term.
An undergraduate must earn at least 24 semester or 36 quarter hours during the academic year covered by a previous loan. A graduate student must earn at least 18 semester or 27 quarter hours during an academic year if a previous loan was for graduate study.
Maintain good financial credit.
Furnish an acceptable endorser.
Complete a student loan application each academic year.
Completed applications will be accepted as long as funds are available.
Applications are subject to the approval of the Board of Directors in its sole discretion.
Notification of loan approval is made once all requirements have been met.