Loan Repayment Assistance Program

Lewis & Clark Law School's Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) helps graduates who take low paying public interest jobs cover their law school student loan payments. Assistance is provided to qualified graduates through forgivable loans that are canceled after one year of public interest work.

Important Documents

2009 Funding Year

LRAP Description(pdf)

LRAP Application(fillable pdf) Application Deadline has passed

2008 Funding Year

LRAP Forgiveness Application(fillable pdf) recipients use this form to show to have their LRAP repayment obligations forgiven

Announcements

2009 LRAP Application Available!

December 5, 2008 - The application for the 2009 funding year of the LRAP is now available. First time recipients within 3 years of graduation are welcomed to apply, and prior recipients within 5 years of graduation are also welcomed to apply. The income for the 2009 funding year is $45,000. Good luck to all of our applicants.

New Income and Time Limits Announced

November 2008 - Announcing a new income cap for the 2009 LRAP funding year, and a new period for qualifying for assistance.

The income cap for the 2009 funding year has been raised to $45,000. Additionally, first time recipients must still only apply within 3 years of graduation, but the application period for prior recipients has been extended to 5 years after graduation.

These expansions are made possible in part because of the generous decision of students to support the LRAP through a student fee.

The full 2009 description and application will be released soon.

2008 LRAP Funds Awarded

April 4, 2008 - The 2008 LRAP loans have been awarded. Congratulations to our 2008 LRAP recipients. For 2008 funding year statistics, look below.

2008 Statistics

Number of graduates assisted: 6

Average award given: $7,977.89

Maximum award given: $9,526.20

Total of awards given: $47,867.34

Average percent of recipients' law school loans covered: 100%

Maximum recipients can earn to qualify for forgiveness: $35,800

History

Year Lewis and Clark Law School LRAP started: 2000

Number of awards given since inception: 53

Number of individual graduates assisted since inception: 35

Total dollars awarded since inception: $233,273.34

Please consider making a donation to the LRAP endowment or annual fund.

For full details of Lewis and Clark Law School's LRAP, please view the program description or contact:

William Penn
Public Interest Law Coordinator
Lewis and Clark Law School
10015 SW Terwilliger Blvd.
Portland, OR 97219
(503) 768-6890
wcpenn@lclark.edu