Application Information

How to Apply for the LRAP 2025

Before starting your application, ensure you have the following required documents completed, as you will not be able to save and return to the application later:

If you are chosen as a recipient, you will need to complete the following:

  • Promissory Note
  • Permission to publish recipient’s name and applicable biographical information in law school publications and in the press
  • Additional documentation as requested

Please note that there is a single application form, but you have the option to apply for two different loan repayment opportunities. If you wish to apply for both, make sure to select both options in your application. Below are the criteria for each Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP).

Ready to apply? See the eligibility requirements for the Gonzaga LRAP Program and the John R. Clark LRAP below.
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Gonzaga LRAP Program Eligibility Requirements

The Gonzaga Loan Repayment Assistance Program is available nationwide for Gonzaga Law graduates working in public service.
  • Graduates owing outstanding balances on their Gonzaga University School of Law student accounts are not eligible to apply for funds until the balance owed is paid in full.
  • All participants in the LRAP must be current on their law school student education loans. Current means in deferment, forbearance, or making payments.
 
  • Total income is defined as the pay rendered for law related services provided before any deductions or exclusions.
  • Assets owned by the graduate and additional income for the graduate from other sources, including but not limited to income from family members, a spouse, a domestic partner, or from trust funds or other inheritances and gifts, will also be considered by the school when allocating LRAP awards.
 
Applicants to Gonzaga’s LRAP are required to report any assistance they are receiving or expect to receive from other private or governmental loan repayment assistance programs.
 

Graduate must be engaged in full-time employment that is a law-related*, public interest/service position for, or under the direction of, a tax-exempt charitable organization (qualifying under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3), (4), or (5), or a governmental unit, including a position in, but not limited to:

  • a public interest or community service organization,
  • an international human rights organization,
  • a legal aid office or clinic,
  • a prosecutor’s office,
  • a public defender’s office, or
  • a state, local, or federal government office.**

*”Law related” means that the position must substantially utilize the legal training and skills of the graduate. Judicial law clerks are not considered to be engaged in “public interest/service” work.

**This category may include governmental units made up of groups of Indian tribes as defined by Internal Revenue Code section 7873 (b).

 
  • Only Gonzaga University School of Law graduates may participate in this program.
  • Graduates may not apply for support until they have graduated and are licensed attorneys.
  • Graduates may receive support under this program only for so long as they are an active member in good standing with licensing bar authority.
  • No graduate may receive support through the program for more than five years. All graduates, regardless of their graduation year, are eligible to apply, as long as they meet the other eligibility requirements.
 

John R. Clark Program Eligibility Requirements

The John R. Clark Loan Repayment Assistance Program is available to public defenders in the area in and around Spokane, Washington.
  • Graduates owing outstanding balances on their Gonzaga University School of Law student accounts are not eligible to apply for funds until the balance owed is paid in full.
  • All participants in the LRAP must be current on their law school student education loans. Current means in deferment, forbearance, or making payments.
 
Assets owned by the graduate and additional income for the graduate from other sources, including but not limited to income from family members, a spouse, a domestic partner, or from trust funds or other inheritances and gifts, will also be considered by the school when allocating LRAP awards.
 
Applicants to Gonzaga’s LRAP are required to report any assistance they are receiving or expect to receive from other private or governmental loan repayment assistance programs.
 
  • Assistance for loan repayment under the program is limited only to those loans taken out by the applicant to pay for tuition and fees necessary to satisfy the applicant’s Juris Doctor degree requirements at Gonzaga University School of Law.
  • Personal loans from banks or from other family members, as well as credit card and consumer debt are not covered under the LRAP program, even if such loans were used to finance the applicant’s legal education.
  • The total student debt load of each individual applicant will be an important factor in making awards.
 
  • Only Gonzaga University School of Law graduates may participate in this program.
  • Graduates may not apply for support until they have graduated and are licensed attorneys.
  • Graduates may receive support under this program only for so long as they are an active member in good standing with licensing bar authority.
  • No graduate may receive support through the program for more than five years. All graduates, regardless of their graduation year, are eligible to apply, as long as they meet the other eligibility requirements.