Kathleen A. Buck Loan Repayment Assistance Program
Indiana Law may be the only law school in the country with a unique three-tiered LRAP program targeting loan reduction and repayment.
For more than 12 years, Indiana Law's LRAP One program has enabled rising third-year law students to apply for and receive public interest scholarships between $5,000 and $8,000 for their third year of school, allowing them to reduce their reliance on loans.
We think this program is particularly good for students who demonstrate an unyielding focus on public interest while in law school, through action and involvement. The program not only helps reduce the principal on existing loans, but also eliminates the interest additional loans might have accrued.
Recently, the School initiated an LRAP Two program. LRAP Two provides fellowships to students who will embark on public interest work in the public interest upon graduation. Again, these fellowships are generous at the same level of support (from $3,000 to $8,000).
Indiana Law is currently working through details to launch LRAP Three, a third, more traditional repayment program. This program will aid graduates working in public interest positions in making their monthly student loan payments.
These programs, coupled with a special summer fellowship program and a Legal Services Office Fellowship ($4,000 available to a second- or third-year student working in Legal Services), reflect Indiana Law's high level of commitment to students with public interest aspirations.
More about Kathleen Buck and the program
The Kathleen A. Buck Loan Repayment Assistance Program supports and assists Indiana Law graduates who choose careers in public interest law and aids public interest employers in recruiting and retaining talented and experienced lawyers by relieving the burdens imposed by rising student debt loads. An Academy of Law Alumni Fellows member and a beloved 1973 alumna, her work in the public interest was recognized by countless organizations before her death in 2001, Buck's bequest shines a positive light on a legal profession that needs talented lawyers to represent underserved communities.
Read more about how the Buck LRAP impacts students like Amanda Schneider, JD'06, begin their dream careers.