Scholarships are a great way to help fund your education! There are many different options out there for students, and it can be difficult to navigate the scholarships there. Here are a couple of tips for searching for scholarships:
1. Never pay money to apply for a scholarship.
2. Search for scholarships in your field of study and anything unique to yourself as a student.
3. Ask your employer if they offer any scholarship or reimbursement program.
4. Contact local organizations you are involved with: religious organizations, local corporations, ethnic organizations, and community or government organizations.
You can find these and links to scholarship search guides by clicking here: https://www.herzing.edu/sites/default/files/2021-09/ScholarshipGuide_LR.pdf

Each state has its own regulations. If Herzing has a campus in your state, we will send your information to the state to see if you are eligible. If you are, we will revise your package as soon as we are notified.

Once you have earned a bachelor's degree or your first professional degree or have used up all 12 terms of your eligibility, you are no longer eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant. Another reason may be that after completing the FAFSA, financial need was not determined to be high enough to get Pell Grant. Please contact your Financial Aid Advisor if you have any questions on this.

Grant funding is aid that you do not need to pay back to the agency that issues it.

Grant funding that comes from the Federal Government is automatically awarded to a student based on the FAFSA information supplied. The most common type of Federal Grant funding is the Pell Grant. The Pell Grant can be received for Undergraduate programs for students who have not earned a bachelor's degree or have used 12 full-time semesters of Pell Grant in the past.

Some defaulted loans may qualify for the Fresh Start Program. Fresh Start will continue through one year after the COVID-19 payment pause ends. If your loans are eligible, you'll temporarily regain several student aid benefits. You'll also get the opportunity to get out of default and keep those benefits for the long term. For more information on the Fresh Start Program, click here: https://studentaid.gov/announcements-events/default-fresh-start

Another way to get out of default is to repay the defaulted loan in full, but that's not a practical option for most borrowers. There are two additional ways to get out of default if Fresh Start and full repayment are not options and they are: rehabilitating your loan(s) and consolidating your loan(s).

For assistance in getting out of default in Federal and Private Education Loans, our Alumni Support Center is here to help! Calling 1-866-508-0748 Option 7 or emailing alumnisupport@herzing.edu will start the process.

To be in default means that you have fallen very far behind on your federal student loan payments. There are many different options to clear your default. Reaching out to your lender or our Alumni Support Center (866-508-0748 option 7) can start you on the journey to getting out of default.

The consequences of defaulting can not only impact your ability to borrow but can impact your finances as well. Consequences include the following:

You lose eligibility for additional federal student aid.

The default is reported to credit bureaus, damaging your credit rating and affecting your ability to buy a car or house or to get a credit card.

In some professions, being in default can result in loss of professional license.

For more information on defaulted federal loans, click here: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/default

If you are employed by a U.S. federal, state, local, or tribal government or not-for-profit organization, you might be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Keep reading to see whether you might qualify.

The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on your Direct Loans after you have made 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer.

For more information visit https://studentaid.gov/pslf/

The terms forgiveness, cancellation, or discharge mean roughly the same thing, but they are used differently. They mean that you are no longer required to repay some or all of your loan.

If you’re no longer required to make payments on your loans due to your job, this is generally called forgiveness or cancellation.

If you’re no longer required to make payments on your loans due to other circumstances, such as a total and permanent disability or the closure of the school where you received your loans, this is generally called discharge.

It’s important to remember that outside of the circumstances that may qualify you to have your loans forgiven, canceled, or discharged, you remain responsible for repaying your loan—whether or not you complete your education, find a job related to your program of study, or are happy with the education you paid for with your loan. Even if you were a minor (under the age of 18) when you signed your promissory note or received the loan, you are still responsible for repaying your loan.

For more in-depth information of loan forgiveness, Please go to: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation

Herzing has the Alumni Support Financial Services (ASFS) Center to help you. Whether you graduate or leave before finishing your program, the Alumni Support Center can assist you with choosing a federal repayment plan that is right for you. The ASFS Center can be reached at 866-508-0748 option 7.

If you wish to navigate repayment on your own, we recommend starting with your lender. The lender will have resources on how to begin the repayment process through their website.

Repayment of most federal student loans begins six months after you leave college or drop below half-time enrollment.

PLUS loans enter repayment once your loan is fully disbursed (paid out). If you have received a PLUS loan as a graduate or professional student, the loans go into automatic deferment. This deferment means you won’t have to pay while you’re in school and are enrolled at least half-time. The deferment continues for an additional six months after you leave school or drop below half-time enrollment status.

If you’re a parent PLUS loan borrower, you can ask for a deferment. This deferment means you won’t have to pay on the loan while your child is enrolled at least half-time and for an additional six months after your child leaves school or drops below half-time status.

If you’ve started repaying your loans and then go back to school on at least a half-time basis, Herzing will send an automatic deferment to your lender for federal loans.

If you have loans from a private source, outside of federal loans, please refer to your individual loan agreement with your lender.