Kansas Board of Regents

Kansas Board of Regents

The state oversees participation in the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP), but it does not offer any additional benefits to students who take out these loans.

The state's guarantor for this program and its lender of last resort is United Student Aid Funds Inc. (USA Funds).

The state offers a number of service scholarship programs which become loans if the commitment is broken:

Kansas Teacher Service Scholarship Program

available for current teachers and students pursuing degrees
priority given to teachers, seniors and juniors
awards are on a sliding scale depending on # of credit hours: from 3 credits- $1,020/per semester to 12+ credits- $2,550/per semester
recipients agree to teach for = length of time as award
if agreement is broken- loan must be repaid at the federalPLUS rate + 5% (now 12.9%)

Kansas Nursing Service Scholarship Program

for students enrolled in nursing programs
LPN students- eligible for $2,500 per year; RN students- eligible for $3,500 per year
recipients agree to nurse one year = each scholarship award
if agreement is broken- loan must be repaid at the federalPLUS rate + 5% (now 12.9%)

Osteopathic Medical Service Scholarship Program

available for Kansas medical students who intend to pursue primary care medicine- may attend medical school anywhere in the U.S.
awards are up to $25,000 per year for 4 years
recipients agree to practice primary care medicine in an underserved area of Kansas- one year = each scholarship year
if agreement is broken- loan must be repaid at the federalPLUS rate + 5% (now 12.9%)

Kansas Optometry Service Scholarship Program

award is in-state tuition price for 3 optometry schools in Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee
recipients agree to practice in Kansas one year = each scholarship award
if agreement is broken- loan must be repaid at the federalPLUS rate + 5% (now 12.9%)

Workforce Development Loan Program

for Kansas students who attend an area vocational technical school, technical college, community college, vocational school coordinated under the Kansas Board of Regents or associate degree program
award is up to $2,000 per year
recipients agree to live and work in Kansas one year = each 1/4 year of the award
if agreement is broken- loan must be repaid at the federalPLUS rate + 5% (now 12.9%)