Perkins Loan Cancellation Criteria
| Criteria | Federal Perkins/National Direct Made on or after 07/23/92 |
| Total and permanent disability or death of borrower | 100% |
| Full-time employment in Education Component of a Head Start program | 100% |
| Full-time law enforcement or correction | 100% |
| Full-time teaching in low-income school eligible for funding under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement | 100% |
| Full-time special education teacher, including teacher of infants, toddlers, children or youth with disabilities | 100% |
| Full-time provider of early intervention services in a public or nonprofit program under public supervision | 100% |
| Full-time teacher of mathematics, science, foreign languages, bilingual education, or any subject-matter field of expertise determined by the state education agency to have a shortage of qualified teachers | 100% |
| Provider or supervisor of provision of services to high-risk children from low-income communities and their families | 100% |
| Nurse or medical technician providing health care services | 100% |
| Peace Corps or ACTION programs volunteer | 70%-F. Perkins N/A-Natl. Direct |
| Service in U.S. Armed Forces | 50% |
| Bankruptcy | some cases |