President Trump Signs Executive Order Limiting PSLF Eligibility
Published March 10, 2025
By AACOM Government Relations
Federal Policy
Financial Aid
Higher Education
OME Advocate
- On Friday, March 7, 2025, President Trump signed an EO aimed at limiting eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, which forgives student debt for workers working in certain public service positions after 10 years of qualifying payments.
- The order “directs the Secretary of Education to revise the PSLF program to exclude from eligibility organizations that engage in activities that have a substantial illegal purpose,” targeting roles in activist groups.
- The executive order will likely impact thousands of nonprofit employees involved in activist work opposed by the president. Borrowers working at an organization focused on immigration rights, civil disobedience advocacy, climate action or other causes could find their employment disqualified from PSLF. However, roles in the public healthcare sector are not immediately affected.
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