Mission

The Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority (UHEAA), a subsidiary of the State Board of Regents, is an agency of the State of Utah which administers Utah's student financial aid programs, including the student loan guarantee program and secondary market, state need-based financial aid, the Utah Educational Savings Plan Trust, and the Utah Engineering and Computer Sciences Loan Forgiveness Program. UHEAA's mission includes comprehensive outreach and information to assist citizens in planning for and financing postsecondary education, and special programs to keep student loans affordable and help borrowers avoid delinquencies and defaults.

UHEAA administers the following state and federal student financial aid programs:

• Utah Student Loan Guarantee Program (LGP)
• Utah State Board of Regents Loan Purchase Program (LPP)
• Utah Centennial Opportunity Program for Education (UCOPE)
• Utah Educational Savings Plan Trust (UESP)
• Utah Higher Education Tuition Assistance Program (UTAP)
• Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP)
• State Matching Grants for USHE Institutions' Campus-Based Federal Programs

These programs exist to provide financial and informational assistance to Utah residents and students attending Utah postsecondary institutions in making the best decisions about and obtaining financial access to higher education.