For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall be defined as follows unless the context requires otherwise: “Eligible applicant or eligible student” means an individual who completes an application by the published application deadline for a given student financial assistance program, meets all initial or continuing eligibility requirements for the program and enrolls in […]
The board is authorized to establish a consolidated revolving loan fund for the purpose of providing monies for the operation of all forgivable loan programs authorized to the board and for the purpose of providing monies for the operation of such other loan programs as may be deemed appropriate and authorized by the board from […]
Forgivable loans shall be made and based upon the following options for repayment or conversion to interest-free scholarships: Payment in full of principal plus a penalty of five percent (5%) of the principal and interest on the combined principal and penalty must be made in monthly installments, the maximum number of which will be determined […]
There is established the “Critical Needs Teacher Forgivable Loan Program,” the purpose of which is to attract qualified teachers to those geographical areas of the state and those subject areas of the curriculum where there exists a critical shortage of teachers by awarding forgivable loans to persons declaring an intention to serve in the teaching […]
It is the intention of the Legislature to attract and retain qualified teachers by awarding incentive loans to persons declaring an intention to serve in the teaching field and who actually render service to the state while possessing an appropriate teaching license. There is established the “William F. Winter Teacher Forgivable Loan Program.” Subject to […]
There is created a forgivable loan program for baccalaureate study in nursing. Forgivable loans are established and shall be allocated to students who: (a) are accepted and enrolled in an accredited Mississippi School of Nursing approved by the board; (b) complete an application by the deadline established by the board; and (c) enter into contract […]
There is hereby created the state medical forgivable loan program. The purpose of such program shall be to enable eligible applicants who desire to become physicians to obtain a medical education in the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, which will qualify them to become licensed, practicing physicians and surgeons. The board shall establish, by […]
There is hereby created the state dental forgivable loan program. The purpose of the program shall be to enable eligible applicants who desire to become dentists to obtain a standard four-year education in the study of dentistry in the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry, which will qualify them to become licensed, practicing dentists. The […]
The board, under such rules and regulations as it shall determine may provide forgivable loans for instruction in graduate and professional schools for qualified students, who are residents of Mississippi, in institutions outside the state boundaries, when such instruction is not available for them in the regularly supported Mississippi institutions of higher learning. The board […]
There is established a health care professions’ forgivable loan program. It is the intent of the Legislature that persons declaring an intention to work at certain state health institutions as nurses, nurse practitioners, speech pathologists, psychologists, occupational therapists and physical therapists shall be eligible for a loan for the purpose of acquiring an education in […]
There is established a forgivable loan program to encourage family protection workers employed by the Department of Human Services to obtain the college education necessary to become licensed as a social worker, master social worker or certified social worker and become a family protection specialist for the department. Any person who is employed as a […]
Any student desiring to study for the ministry or priesthood may attend a college, university or seminary outside the state provided there is no college, university or seminary serving his faith or doctrine in which he can study for the ministry in the State of Mississippi.
There is established the Mississippi Dyslexia Education Forgivable Loan Program for the purpose of identifying and recruiting qualified university and college students from the state for schooling in education with a focus on dyslexia therapy. The receipt of a forgivable loan under the program shall be solely limited to those students who are enrolled in […]
There is established a Speech-Language Pathologists Forgivable Loan Program. It is the intent of the Legislature that persons declaring an intention to work in an accredited public school (K-12), including a charter school, located in the State of Mississippi as a speech-language pathologist shall be eligible for a loan for the purpose of acquiring a […]
The Legislature hereby establishes the Higher Education Legislative Plan Grant Program. For purposes of this section: “Institution of higher education” shall mean any state institution of higher learning or public community or junior college, or any regionally accredited, state-approved, nonprofit two-year or four-year college or university located in the State of Mississippi approved by the […]
There is established the Teaching Fellows Program to attract qualified teachers by awarding forgivable loans to persons declaring an intention to serve in the teaching field who actually render service in the State of Mississippi while possessing an appropriate teaching license. Beginning with the 2015-2016 academic year, the Teaching Fellows Program shall be used to […]
There is created the Teacher Education Alternate Route Certification Scholars Program to be administered by the Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board. Beginning with the 2015-2016 academic year, the program shall provide an annual forgivable loan not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for one (1) of the following alternate route programs: Mississippi Alternate Path to […]
There is hereby created the Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board which shall consist of the following nine (9) members and two (2) nonvoting advisory members: two (2) people to be appointed by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, one (1) from its membership to serve for an initial period of four […]
