Eligibility Requirements

In order to qualify for the Nurse Educator Loan Repayment Program, applicants must:

• be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen; 
• be an Illinois resident; 
• have an outstanding balance due on an eligible educational loan (includes Stafford Loans, Graduate PLUS Loans, consolidation loans, nursing student loans, Supplemental Loans for Students, alternative loans, and other types of government and institutional loans used for nursing education expenses);
• be a nurse educator who meets licensing requirements of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation;
• have worked as a nurse educator instructing practical or professional nurses in an approved Illinois institution for at least the past 12 consecutive months prior to the date of each application for this program; and 
• not be in default on any federal guaranteed educational loan, nor owe a refund on any scholarship or grant program administered by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC).

Approved Illinois Institutions

In order to qualify for this program, an applicant must have worked as a nurse educator instructing practical or professional nurses in an approved Illinois institution for at least the past 12 consecutive months prior to the date of each application.

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