Student Debt Workshops 2025

Supporting services employees who incurred personal student loan debt accumulated before and after their employment commencement date with MCPS may be eligible for student loan debt relief. This incredible benefit, negotiated by SEIU Local 500, is exclusively for SEIU Local 500 support staff unit members at MCPS. You may receive up to 10% of your student loan debt per year, up to half of the total debt (excluding interest.

Funding can be used to pay for programs at universities, trade schools, training programs, and other institutions that provide educational opportunities for supporting services employees to do their jobs.

The window to request financial aid from the Student Debt Relief Fund is open between Wednesday, Feb. 19, and Monday, March 31.

To be eligible, you must have been employed for a minimum of 12 months in an SEIU bargaining unit position, and you must attend a workshop on understanding the Student Debt Relief Fund.

Upcoming workshops are below:

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - 2:00 to 3:00 PM - click here to register

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 1:00 to 2:00 PM - click here to register

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00 PM - click here to register

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 - 5:00 to 6:00 PM - click here to register

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - 2:30 to 3:30 PM - click here to register

Monday, March 24, 2025 - 10:00 to 11:00 AM - click here to register

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - 4:00 to 5:00 PM - click here to register

Friday, March 28, 2025 - 12:00 to 1:00 PM - click here to register

To apply—

• Complete MCPS Form 442-1, Student Debt Relief Fund for SEIU Local 500 Bargaining Unit Members.

• Submit the form and the required supporting documentation no earlier than Wednesday, Feb. 19, and no later than Monday, March 31, by email or mail to—

Employee and Retiree Service Center
Attn: SEIU Student Debt Relief
45 West Gude Drive, Suite 1200
Rockville, Maryland 20850

If you are a returning applicant who was approved previously, you must—

• Complete the application (MCPS Form 442-1).

• Follow the checklist instructions for previously approved applicants at the bottom right of the form.

• Submit the application between Feb. 19 and March 31.

If you applied in a previous year and were denied, you must reapply and follow the eligibility requirements for new applicants.