[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR674.12]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
 CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 674_FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 674.12  Loan maximums.

    (a) The maximum annual amount of Federal Perkins Loans and NDSLs an
eligible student may borrow is--
    (1) $4,000 for a student who is enrolled in a program of
undergraduate education; and
    (2) $6,000 for a graduate or professional student.
    (b) The aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Federal Perkins
Loans and NDSLs received by an eligible student may not exceed--
    (1) $20,000 for a student who has successfully completed two years
of a program leading to a bachelor's degree but who has not received the
degree;
    (2) $40,000 for a graduate or professional student; and
    (3) $8,000 for any other student.
    (c) The maximum annual amounts described in paragraph (a) of this
section and the aggregate maximum amounts described in paragraph (b) of
this section may be exceeded by 20 percent if the student is engaged in
a program of study abroad that is approved for credit by the home
institution at which the student is enrolled and that has reasonable
costs in excess of the home institution's cost of attendance.
    (d) For each student, the maximum annual amounts described in
paragraphs (a) and (c) of this section, and the aggregate maximum
amounts described in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, include any
amounts borrowed previously by the student under title

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IV, part E of the HEA at any institution.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087dd)

[59 FR 61407, Nov. 30, 1994, as amended at 64 FR 58309, Oct. 28, 1999]