The Teach and Care programs for Virginia have been discontinued effective with loans first disbursed February 1, 2008. Loans first disbursed before that date continue to be eligible for the Teach/Care benefits in accordance with the program's terms and conditions.

Your school will determine your financial aid package, including the amount of subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford loans you can receive. This will be based on the information you submitted on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). If you have not already submitted a FAFSA, you can complete one online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

To apply for a Care for Virginia^® Stafford loan, contact your school's financial aid office. Let them know you would like to use one of the following lenders:

• AMS (lender code: 833067)
• Bank of America (lender code: 806746)
• Citizens Bank (lender code: 833881)
• College Board (lender code: 830310 for loans first disbursed July 1, 2007–October 15, 2007)
• Independence Federal Savings Bank (lender code: 831036)
• Nellie Mae (lender code: 829076)
• Sallie Mae Education Trust (lender code: 802218)
• SunTrust Bank (lender code: 820564 or 819873)
• Southwest Student Services (lender codes: 830630, 831245)
• Student Loan Finance Association (lender code: 833789)
• Student Loan Funding (lender codes: 831455, 833081, 833214, and 833361)

Fill out the FAFSA today!

Terms and conditions for AY 05–06 programs
Terms and conditions for AY 06–07 programs
Terms and conditions for AY 07–08 programs

Qualified students:

• Are enrolled at least half time in a Virginia school and
• Take out a Stafford loan with a participating Sallie Mae lender brand or lender partner.