I want a PEF loan

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1. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION. Completing the 12 lessons of one of the Self-Reliance Courses You will receive a certificate or letter of completion signed by your leaders. We recommend the course “Education for a better job”, this course will help you recognize the type of training you require for the job you plan to do in the future.

If you have not yet completed the course, you can continue completing the following requirements

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2. PEF CLASS COMPLETION LETTER. Completing lesson 13 “Perpetual Educacion Fund for Self-Reliance” you will receive the completion letter signed by your facilitator.

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3. ACCOUNT CONFIGURATION ON THE PEF PORTAL. Register in the Portal using your church member account. You must complete each section. Review and select one of the study programs from the approved list in the FPE student portal, under the “programs and schools” tab. Your account must be set up for the bishop to make the recommendation after the interview.

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4. TAKE A VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE TEST. You should look for a vocational guidance test that you can take and then send the results along with the other requirements. This will help you identify if the study program you have chosen is appropriate for your skills and interests.

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5. INTERVIEW WITH THE BISHOP. You must obtain approval from your bishop or branch president in order to take advantage of a PEF loan. He will determine if you meet the requirements of being worthy, needy, and determined.

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6. DISBURSEMENT. Once the account is set up in the portal, with the degree and institution already approved, you will be able to request your first disbursement. You must upload:

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  1. Letter or certificate of completion of the self-reliance workshop (See step 1)
  2. Perpetual Education Fund Class Completion Letter (See Step 2)
  3. Official document from the institution that includes: information about the institution and study program, student information, academic cycle, concepts and amounts to be paid. Example:
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When the first disbursement is granted, you will conclude the approval process of your loan.

Remember to take into account that you must request the disbursement every beginning of the cycle, quarter or semester.

This is transferred directly to the institution or, on rare occasions, by check. You will be told which method will be approved for the institution.

You must create the disbursement request from the PEF Portal StudenT portal, in the “disbursements” tab.

Monitoring: After submitting the disbursement request, you should regularly review its progress in the PEF Portal Student, in the “disbursements” tab, and respond promptly to any messages or changes requested. The quicker you make requested changes and respond to reviewers, the sooner your request can be approved.

7. LOAN RETURN. After the first disbursement is approved, you must make monthly payments of your reduced quota assigned by the system.

To see the guide click here and go to the “payment options” button.

Your standard fee will begin 6 months after your graduation is confirmed, the full refund is projected within the next 10 years.

If you have questions:

  • Your stake or district self-reliance specialist can help you
  • You can check the live chat within the portal
  • or you can ask your questions to the chat EducationServices

Clicl here to recover your Church account password.