SLCS - Student Loan Counseling Service, Inc.

Internship/Residency Deferment

If you are medical, dental, or other intern or resident, you may qualify for an internship/residency deferment. This deferment for the duration of your program, up to 24 months (2 years).

To qualify for an internship/residency deferment you must be:

	Accepted into or serving in an internship or residency program required for licensing in your profession; or
	Serving in an internship or residency leading to a degree or certificate awarded by an institution of higher learning, hospital, or other health care facility that offers post-graduate training.

If you think you may qualify for an internship/residency deferment, click here to view and print a internship/residency deferment request form. Please read the form carefully to make sure you qualify, and follow the instructions on the form.

If you have loans that are serviced by more than one servicer, please print a form for each servicer and print the name or your servicer on each form. Mail your completed form(s) to us at:

Student Loan Counseling Service, Inc.
P.O. Box 1078
Waterloo, IA 50704-1078

If, after reading the form, you think that you do not qualify for this type of deferment, please view any other options on this Results page, or click on the Return to Questionnaire button at the bottom of this page to make another selection.