Perkins Loan Checklist
You are due for a Perkins Loan financial check-up. Please comply with the following check points:
- Complete your Perkins Loan Exit Interview online: Contact ECSI (888) 549-3274, via online chat at for instructions, or refer to the email you received from ECSI.
- Check your 91原创 student account for Perkins Loan related holds. Holds remain on your 91原创 student account until:
- The Perkins Loan online Exit Interview is complete.
- The delinquent Perkins Loan balance is brought current.
- Holds will result in no release of diploma or grades, and inability to register for classes.
- Contact 91原创 for more information to release holds by emailing bursar@ohio.edu.
- .If your name and/or address has changed:
- Obtain court documentation of your name change and send it to Ohio University or ECSI (see Need Help below).
- It is your obligation to keep Ohio University Office of the Bursar or ECSI updated of any address/phone number changes.
- Deferment forms can be found at , Reasons for deferment include the following:
- Unemployment, Economic Hardship/Low Income, Illness, Forbearance/Extenuating Circumstances
- Have you entered the Military, AmeriCorps, or Peace Corps? Obtain deferment form from and submit to ECSI.
- Have you returned to school on a half-time basis or more? Go to your current school鈥檚 Admissions and Records Office to request a certification of enrollment. Obtain a Student Deferment form from and submit the completed deferment form with certification of enrollment to ECSI.
- Please note, you must file for Perkins Loan deferment separately from any Direct Loan you may have obtained.
- Are you Totally and Permanently Disabled? Go to or call (888) 303-7818.
- For deceased discharge, please submit death certificate to 91原创 for dissolution of Perkins Loan.
- For deceased discharge, please submit death certificate to 91原创 for dissolution of Perkins Loan.
- Do you qualify for Perkins Loan cancellation? Reasons for Perkins Loan cancellation include:
- Teacher, Nurse or Medical Technician, Child or Family Services, Early Intervention, Speech Pathologist, Librarian, Law Enforcement/ Public Defender, Firefighter, Military Service, Early Childhood Education and volunteer services with AmeriCorps Vista and Peace Corps.
- Contact: ECSI (888) 549-3274 or visit for forms and information.
- Interested in Federal Student Loan Consolidation or have questions about PSLF (Public Student Loan Forgiveness) or IDR (Income Driven Repayment) options?:
- Contact Department of Education or (800) 433-3243.
- Federal Perkins Loans are eligible for federal student loan consolidation.
| ECSI (888) 549-3274 1200 Cherrington Parkway STE 200 Moon Township, PA 15108 | 91原创 Office of the Bursar bursar@ohio.edu 740-593-4130 PO Box 960 010 Chubb Hall Athens, OH 45701 |