Loan Repayment Assistance Program
Work in local nonprofit journalism, and Columbia Journalism School will help pay your loans.
Our pilot Loan Repayment Assistance Program — the first of its kind in the journalism industry — will help support recent CJS graduates who bring their talent and skills to nonprofit news media organizations. CJS may lend up to $50,000 over five years to help you make your loan payments, and then forgive that loan. Learn more about eligibility here.
2025 LRAP applications are now open.
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Join Upcoming LRAP Virtual Information Sessions
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET: REGISTER HERE
Additional virtual sessions will be announced soon!