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Bankruptcy Law Center Scholarship Contest (ID 3271)


Scholarship Description

Start Date:
12/1/2017
Deadline:
7/31/2018
Website:
https://www.bankruptcyattorneys.org/bankruptcy-law-center-scholarship-contest/
Amount:
$500
Description:
THE ISSUE:
Student loans have become a serious burden for American families. In 2012, for the first time in history, outstanding student loan debt eclipsed both auto loans and credit card debt. Student loans debt has more than quadrupled in the last Golden-Grad-Student-Loan-Burden decade alone and default rates. More troubling, default rates for student loans are more than three times higher than those for credit cards, and that does not take into consideration the large group of outstanding student loan debtors whose loans are “current” but not being paid due to forbearance, deferment, or other temporary suspension

THE TOPIC:
Discuss solutions to the student loan crisis. Specifically, do you believe amending the bankruptcy code to allow for discharge of student loans would alleviate the problem? If not, what alternative solutions do you recommend/

The Bankruptcy Law Center will award $500.00 to the winning essay twice a year.

Contact Information


Eligibility

Gender:
NA
Eligibility:
The scholarship is open to any current 2 year or 4 year college student or law student