Perkins Loan Program
The oldest of the student aid programs, Perkins Loans derived from the loan program originally authorized under the National Defense Education Act. Reauthorized as the National Direct Student Loan Program (NDSL), and subsequently renamed in honor of Rep. Carl Perkins, this program was designed to provide low-interest long-term educational loans to needy students. Priority for this campus-based program was given to students with exceptional need, as defined by the school.
Related terms: Packaging; Program Participation Agreement; Student Eligibility
See also Subtopics for more specific references.
A Model for Predicting Perkins Loan Defaulters
(Journal of Student Financial Aid)
Campus-Based Financial Aid Programs: Trends and Alternative Allocation Strategies
(Educational Policy: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Policy and Practice)
Federal Perkins Loan Program: Fact Sheet
(Coalition of Higher Education Assistance Organizations)
Is There Still a Need for Perkins Loans? Differences in the Demographic Characteristics and Income Levels of Perkins and Stafford Loan Borrowers.
(Sallie Mae Education Institute)
Perkins Loan Program Close-Out Guidance
(National Association of College and University Business Officers)
Status of the Federal Perkins Loan Program: Frequently Asked Questions
(Congressional Research Service)
Tuition Discounting Practices: A Multiple Case Study of New York State Private Institutions
(ProQuest Dissertations Publishing)
See top list entry for Cash Management.
New!
Electronic Announcement, 5/4/22 (CB-22-10)
Electronic Announcement, 8/27/21 (EA ID: GENERAL-21-53)
Electronic Announcement, 9/16/19
2021-22 FSA Handbook, Vol. 6, Ch. 3, September 2021
2021-22 FSA Handbook, Vol. 6, Ch. 5, September 2021
Federal Perkins Loan Program: Assignment and Liquidation Guide
See also top list entry for Cash Management
See also top list entry for Cash Management and Disbursement
See top list entry for Third Party Servicers
See top list entry for Disbursement
See top list entry for Loan Counseling
See top list entry for Loan Counseling
See top list entry for Recordkeeping
See top list entry for Disbursement, subtopic Power of attorney
See top list entry for Program Participation Agreement
See top list entry for Packaging
See top list entry for Student Eligibility
See top list entry for Cash Management, subtopic Transferring allocations among the campus-based programs
See also top list entries for Cash Management and Disbursement