Loans and financial aid

Sallie Mae Loan
You can now also apply for a Sallie Mae Loan. For further information, please visit www.salliemae.com or phone Toll Free at 1-888-2SALLIE (272-4665).

WACHOVIA
Please contact them at www.wachovia.com/education
Or at 1-800-338-2243

USAC students are eligible for many federal financial aid opportunities including scholarships, loans, grants, and fellowships.

Additionally, some state and private financial aid may also be used for our programmes. You may want to research Gilman Scholarships, Freeman Asia Scholarships, Morgan Stanley Scholarships, student and parent loans, and private scholarships.

There are a number of financial aid and scholarship websites; one to get you started is www.fastweb.com.

Country-specific awarding bodies

The Award enables 8 Australians to study for one to three years to complete a PhD or graduate study at any university with worldwide standing.

The awards are valued at approximately AUD$50,000 each.The criterion for selection includes aspects related to altruism and leadership ability as well as academic excellence. Nominations close in August for study overseas.

For further details see: www.monashawards.org

Scholarships based on academic excellence are given through the Ontario Graduate Scholarship Programme: Tel. + 1 800 465-30 13.

There are fellowships open to women at the Canadian Federation of University Women: Tel. +1 613 747-81 54.

Chile
The Chilean Economic Development Agency (CORFO) offers study loans for Chileans to pursue graduate studies abroad. www.corfo.cl
info@corfo.cl
tel. +562 631-84 38.

Candidates must be bilingual (e.g. Spanish / English, Spanish / French) to qualify, have at least one year of work experience after completing their undergraduate degree, and be at least 25 years old.

Germany Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) for scholarships for German nationals studying abroad: www.daad.de

Iceland
Loans are available at the Icelandic Government Student Loan Fund, Laugavegi 77, IS-101, Reykjavik, Iceland; tel. +354 160-40 00.

India
Study Loans section of Academics India: www.academics-india.com

Mexico
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia provides loans to Mexican students studying abroad. For more info: http://conacyt.mx

Norway
Grants and loans can be obtained from the Statens lanekasse for utdanning (Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund) For more information: Postboks 195 Okern, 0510 Oslo 5, Norway Tel. +47 (0)27 26 700.

Portugal
Scholarship possibilities under the PRAXIS XXI Programme can be obtained from the JNICT, Av. D. Carlos I no 126 Cave, 1200 Lisbon.

Loans can also be obtained from the Centrala Studiestodsnamnden at Sundsvall.

This award is intended to help cover round-trip transportation,tuition, fees, room and board expenses, and some educational supplies up to US$25,000 or its equivalent. Academic-Year Scholarships are the most common type of scholarship offered.

Multi-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships are for two years of degree-oriented study in another country. A flat grant of US$12,500 or its equivalent is provided per year to be applied toward the costs of a degree program.
www.rotary.org

Venezuela
Fundayacucho is a government-funded foundation providing loans to students for university education. Candidates are selected on the basis of their academic record and an examination administered by the foundation.
For more information see:
www.fgma.gov.ve
ciaf@fgma.gov.ve
Or: Calle 3-B, Edificio Fundayacucho, La Urbina, Caracas 1071
Tel. +58 2 241 47 21.