The Department of Education has expanded eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Find out if you qualify to have your federal student loans forgiven. Any employee who works full time at public or qualifying nonprofit institutions can be eligible for forgiveness after 120 payments in no less than 10 years. Join a free MSU faculty and staff seminar 10-11 a.m. April 19 and 3-4 p.m. April 20 at the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems' Trotter Seminar Room to find out how to apply and keep track of your progress.

We will cover:

• What is Public Service Loan Forgiveness?
• How have the 2021 changes made more borrowers eligible?
• What counts as an eligible payment?
• What jobs are eligible?
• How do I apply?
• Are there other forgiveness programs available?
• How does PSLF work with income-based repayment plans?

Follow these instructions to reserve your seat:

1. Go to learning.hrm.msstate.edu.
2. Enter your MSU NetID and password.
3. Under the My Community tab near the top of the page, click on Learning Library.
4. Scroll down to Public Service Loan Forgiveness or type "Public Service" in the search box.
5. Click Select a Timeslot and choose a time by clicking on the little circle to the left of the date/time. Once you select a time, scroll down and click Book to confirm.