Students whose Questa loan was fully or partially supported by the Don Wood Foundation and who will graduate within the 2026-2027 academic year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027).

A manufacturing company is a business that transforms raw materials, components, or parts into finished, tangible goods using tools, human labor, machinery, and chemical or biological processing. The federal government classifies companies by industry and an easy way to confirm if your prospective employer is considered a manufacturing company is to look up their NAICS code.  Manufacturing company codes start with 31, 32, or 33.  For example, you can Google: “Company Name NAICS Code” and the results will help you see if the company’s code starts with 31, 32, or 33.  If it does, it’s a manufacturing company.

Northeast Indiana is defined as Questa’s 12-county service area, which includes: Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Grant*, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Whitley and Wells Counties.

*Questa recently added Grant County to our service area.  This means there are more opportunities for you to look for jobs that qualify for debt forgiveness.

Your original Questa loan terms remain the same and you are still eligible to receive forgiveness of:

• 50% of your Questa loan if you live and work in the 12 counties of northeast Indiana for five years after graduation

• 25% of your Questa loan if you graduate from a Questa partner school

Since you were already selected for the pilot program, the 100% forgiveness opportunity will still be available to you even if you graduate past June 30, 2027.

No, only Questa Scholars who were supported through the Don Wood Foundation and are scheduled to graduate this academic year are eligible.  All qualified scholars were notified directly.  This is a pilot program that may be expanded in future years, but not at this time.

No, your original Questa maximum award will remain the same.

Although Questa does not provide job search services, we are excited to try some new ways to help.  Our team will create a webpage with more information about manufacturing careers and we will add direct links for northeast manufacturing companies.  You can use those links to find jobs for which you may want to apply. 

In addition to any Questa career connections, we encourage you to make an appointment with your career services department on campus.  They can help you with everything you need for your job search - including resume and cover letter reviews, practice interviewing, finding jobs, and building your network.