Deferment Forms
Incorrect or incomplete forms will delay your request, so be sure to:
- Choose the correct deferment form associated with the type of loan you have and your loan servicer:
- Provide all necessary information and sign the form.
- Return the signed form to your loan servicer (the name of your loan servicer appears on your bill).
Federal Loan Deferment Forms
In-School Deferment Request
For full-time students—For a borrower to qualify for this deferment, an eligible school must certify that the borrower is enrolled on a full-time basis. Dental interns/residents are encouraged to use this deferment for an internship/residency.
For students who are less than full-time but at least half-time—For a borrower to qualify for this deferment, an eligible school must certify that the borrower is enrolled at least half-time.
Economic Hardship Deferment Request
Unemployment Deferment Request
Education-Related Deferment Request
This deferment postpones payments for borrowers participating in:
- A full-time graduate fellowship program
- A full-time rehabilitation training program
- An internship/residency program
- A teaching position in an area in which there is a designated teacher shortage
Public Service Deferment Request
This deferment may postpone payments for any borrower serving:
- In the military on active duty status
- As a full-time officer in the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service
- In the Peace Corps for at least 1 year
- Full time in the Action Programs for at least 1 year
- As a full-time paid volunteer in a tax-exempt organization
- In the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on active duty status
Temporary Total Disability Deferment Request
This deferment may postpone payments for:
- Borrowers with a condition that prevents them from working or going to school
- Borrowers caring for a disabled person
Parental Leave/Working Mother Deferment
Request
This deferment may postpone payments for:
- A pregnant borrower or one caring for a newborn or newly adopted child
- Mothers who recently re-entered the workforce
PLUS Borrower with Dependent Student
Deferment Request
Borrowers may postpone payments on a PLUS loan when the dependent student for whose education the loan was disbursed is:
- Enrolled full-time at an eligible school
- Enrolled at least half-time at an eligible school
- Engaged in a full-time rehabilitation training program
Military Deferment Request
This deferment may postpone payments for borrowers who:
- Serve on active duty or perform qualifying National Guard duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency
- Were ordered to active duty status while enrolled in an eligible school within 6 months before they were called to active duty
Alternative (Private) Loan Deferment Forms
Armed Forces Deferment Request Form
AUA Deferment Request Form
BANHPL Deferment Request Form
Borrower Deferment Request: For the Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program
Citizens Bank School/Internship Residency Deferment Request
EIFC Deferment Request
FAQS Deferment Request Form
FCDB Deferment Request Form
GATE Deferment Agreement
HESC Deferment Request Form
MRU Holdings, Inc: Request for Deferment
MRU Holdings, Inc: Unemployment Deferment Request
NETS AES/Grants Special Programs: In-School Deferment Request
NETS AES/Grants Special Programs: Public Service Deferment Request
NETS AES/Grants Special Programs: Temporary Total Disability Deferment Request
NETS AES/Grants Special Programs: Unemployment Deferment Request
NGEAP AES/Grants Special Programs: In-School Deferment Request
NGEAP AES/Grants Special Programs: Public Service Deferment Request
NGEAP AES/Grants Special Programs: Temporary Total Disability Deferment Request
NGEAP AES/Grants Special Programs: Unemployment Deferment Request
PNC: Request for Deferment
Privately Insured Loan: Request for Deferment
SunTrust Private Student Loan: Request for Deferment
XPRESS Loans: Request for Deferment
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