Loan Information for American Students

United States Federal Loans

 

Applications for 2012/13

The Arts University College at Bournemouth participates in the US Department of Education's Direct Loans programme. Eligible US students are able to access federally-subsidised Stafford and PLUS loans to help finance their studies with us. This page details how you apply for this financial support whilst at the University College and other important aspects of the US Federal Student Aid system.

 

Eligibility

To be eligible to take out a US Direct Loans you need to:

 

1. Be a US citizen or an eligible non-citizen.

2. Have a valid US social security number.

3. Be accepted on to a programme of full-time or at least part-time study with us (distance learning courses are not eligible programmes).

4. If an existing student at The Arts University College at Bournemouth, have been assessed to have made satisfactory academic progress to continue your studies with us.

5. Be living in the UK during the course of your studies at Bournemouth (students on part-time programmes who continue to live in the USA during their studies are not eligible).

6. Have not borrowed over your federal loan limits or defaulted on repaying previous loans.

7. If you are a male under the age of 26, have signed up for selective service or have been officially exempted from selective service.

8. Not have any outstanding convictions for drug-related offences.

 

The Application Process

Step 1. Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at http://fafsa.ed.gov/.

Step 2. Complete a Master Promissory Note (MPN) at http://www.studentloans.gov/ for the loans you wish to take out and list the University College as your chosen school.

Step 3. Complete entrance counselling at http://www.studentloans.gov/

 

Follow the links to get more information about US Federal Loans and diagram outlining the application process in full.

 

Our Federal School Code is G35894.

 

For information on the process please contact:

 

Mr Paul Whittles, Income Accountant on pwhittles@aucb.ac.uk.

Or

The International Office Team on intadvice@aucb.ac.uk