The Federal Perkins Loan Master Promissory Note (MPN) has been updated to reflect changes to the terms and conditions of Perkins Loans that were made by the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 (CCRAA) (Pub. L. 110-84) and the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) (Pub. L. 108-315).

The Department of Education (the Department) has developed an Addendum to explain the changes made by the CCRAA and the HEOA to borrowers who sign the current Perkins MPN before the revised MPN is implemented, or who previously received Perkins Loans under an MPN or promissory note that was signed before the Addendum was made available. The statutory changes reflected in the revised Perkins MPN and Addendum include the following:

• Change in the number of consecutive monthly payments required for loan rehabilitation from twelve to nine.
• Change in forbearance requirements to allow for oral forbearance requests.
• Changes to the active duty military deferment provisions and addition of a new post-active duty deferment.
• New loan cancellation provisions for attorneys employed in a defender organization, firefighters, tribal college or university faculty, librarians, and speech-language pathologists.
• Expansion of teacher cancellation to include teachers who perform qualifying service at a school or location operated by a low-income educational service agency.
• Expansion of Head Start cancellation to include full-time staff members in a pre-kindergarten or child care program that is licensed or regulated by the State.
• Increase in the maximum amount that may be cancelled for military service from 50 percent to 100 percent.

In addition to the changes described above, the revised Perkins MPN includes, on page 1, a new authorization that allows for the use of automated telephone dialing equipment or artificial or pre-recorded voice or text messages to contact the borrower regarding his or her loan request or loan(s) at any current or future number for a cell phone or other wireless device that the borrower provides.

The full Perkins Loan Addendum is available to you for your review on line.

If you have any questions, please contact the Perkins loan office at 724-357-2207 ext.2243.Office of the Bursar

Office of the Bursar

Despite the difficulties this presents, we want to assure our students and their families that the school year will begin on schedule. We also want all of our students to be able to focus on their classes when the semester begins.

If you were expecting to receive a Pennsylvania state grant this fall, please be assured that Indiana University of Pennsylvania has developed a strategy to assist you through this situation so that your education will not be interrupted. IUP has arranged to fund your PHEAA state grant for you until the final budget is determined. This way, you will see uninterrupted processing of your financial aid for the Fall 2009 semester.

Please note that we will be posting an amount equal to your current PHEAA state grant award for Fall 2009 on your Fall student account at IUP. Should the final commonwealth budget require that PHEAA reduce your PHEAA state grant award, this may result in a balance on your student account, for which you will be responsible.

For answers to specific questions related to the state grant program, please go to PHEAA’s website.

Office of the Bursar

Failure to confirm your attendance can prohibit aid or loans from disbursing to your student account. You may confirm your attendance through URSA, using the Registration menu or the Student Services and Financial Aid menu.

In URSA, go to the following:

1. Student Services
2. Billing and Fee Information
3. Tax Notification
4. Enter a Tax Year

A copy will not be mailed to your home.

Important Information: If you graduated in May, August, or December and have your address marked active in URSA only until then, you will not be able to see your form. You will need to go back into URSA and put in a current address. Once this is done, you will be able to see your form and print it out.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at 724-357-2207 or e-mail the Bursar’s office, Bursars-Office@iup.edu.

These on-line payment services, via the IUP EasyPay system, offer students and an authorized user (parent and/or guardian) the flexibility and convenience to view and pay their bills twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Payments can be made by electronic check payments (e-checks) or credit cards.

With this new electronic billing system, students will need to check their IUP e-mail often, and it is highly recommended that students authorize parents/guardians to view and pay bills through the IUP EasyPay system, accessed through the university’s website.

The Bursar’s office, however, will continue to accept regular check payments or money orders by mail and in person. Cash is also accepted in person. In addition, e-checks may be made on line through IUP EasyPay for no additional fee.

Find more information in our frequently asked questions about IUP EasyPay and our guide on how to use IUP EasyPay.

• Three-Payment Plan: Payments due May 20, June 20, and July 20
• Two-Payment Plan: Payments due June 20 and July 20

Summer bills are generated around the 28th of each month. The first bill will be available April 28.

There is a one-time $30 fee per semester for all installment plans.

For more information on Summer billing, see Summer Tuition and Fees and Payment Methods on the Bursar's office website.

In URSA, go to:

1. Student Services
2. Billing and Fee Information
3. Tax Notification
4. Enter a tax year: 2008

A copy will NOT be mailed to your home.

Important Information: If you graduated in May, August, or December and have your address only marked active in URSA until then, you will not be able to see your form. You will need to go back into URSA and put in a current address. Once this is done, you will be able to see your form and print it out.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at 724-357-2207 or e-mail Bursars-Office@iup.edu.

These on-line payment services, via the IUP EasyPay system, offer students and an authorized user (parent and/or guardian) the flexibility and convenience to view and pay their bills twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Payments can be made by electronic check payments (e-checks) or credit cards.

With this new electronic billing system, students will need to check their IUP e-mail often, and it is highly recommended that students authorize parents/guardians to view and pay bills through the IUP EasyPay system, accessed through the university’s website.

The Bursar’s Office, however, will continue to accept regular check payments or money orders by mail and in person. Cash is also accepted in person. In addition, e-checks may be made on line through IUP EasyPay for no additional fee.

Find more information in our frequently asked questions about IUP EasyPay and our guide on how to use IUP EasyPay.