Deferment

You may qualify for a suspension of student loan payments if you are:

	unemployed or working less than 30 hours a week (55 KB PDF)
	enrolled in school full-time or half-time (53 KB PDF)
	attending an education related activity (internship, residency, etc) (67 KB PDF)
	having an economic hardship (61 KB PDF) This deferment postpones payments for a borrower during times of financial difficulty where the borrower receives public assistance, serves in the Peace Corps, receives the deferment on a Direct or Perkins loan, or meets specific income criteria.
	serving on active duty in the military or National Guard (92 KB PDF)