[SteamShovel]

Certain federal student loans are forgiven if the student agrees to work 3-4 years after graduation in federally designated economically disadvantaged areas.

So these really are not loans but are "conditional grants" where the person has to repay if they don't meet the post graduation work requirement.

This is just another federal giveaway IMO.

[Clara Lou]

Actually, unless the name has changed—and it might have—I believe they’re called Pell Grants.