Foreign University DL financing

Hi, I am going to enroll in one of several DL Masters programs all of which are overseas. Is it possible to still get financial aid or at the very least, student loans? If so, from what sources? Particularly, I am looking at UniSA/Le Cordon Bleu, Heriot-Watt, Sheffield-Hallam, Oxford Brookes. All of these have pros/cons expecially in relation to my field. Any stories of first or second-hand experience with these universities would be appreciated as well.

 

I'm no expert (at anything), but I believe the answer is "no." While there are some programs in foreign universities approved for financial aid, I don't recall any of the DL programs we're familiar with being on that list. Go to FASA on the Web and follow the prompts after clicking on "Find my school codes" on the left. Choose "Foreign Country" in the State field. You'll get 778 foreign schools with codes. You can narrow your search by using keywords (like "Queensland" or "MIGS"--just kidding on that one.)

A school has to have a school code to be eligible. That's not the end of it, of course, but the beginning. Good luck.

 

Some UK universities offer scholarships to foreign students, check directly with the institution.

Secondly, the British Council offers/sponsors funding & scholarships. See link as follows.

http://ukscholarshipsdatabase.britishcouncil.org/schemematches.asp

As far as payment for schooling directly from your home state, check with the people that provide student loans for in state universities, maybe there is something for US citizens studying overseas (not an expert on this part of the answer, only a suggestion)

J.R (ic)

 

Federal Loans at Foreign Schools

yes, it is possible to get federal stafford, unsubsidized and subsidized. I was able to get the full FFELP loan package for my Lancaster, U.K. masters. The first step to finding out if you can get federal loans is to see if your school has a DOE code. Search the list archives here for "Federal Loans at Foreign Schools" or some such, and you should find a URL for the DOE school code page that I posted. I meant to give a full appreciation of the whole process of receiving loans at foreign schools but have not been able to do so yet.

Good luck,
John

 

Yes, all of those universities have the code and I will use this source when I decide on the school. BTW, how do you feel about Lancaster?

 

Lancaster

Hi, John,
My experience with Lancaster has been great so far. My department, philosophy, is especially helpful and very responsive to emails. The people in their financial aid department are very receptive. I don't know if all U.K. schools are like this one, but Lancaster makes U.S. schools (at least the ones I've dealt with) seem uptight-they're very relaxed about deadlines and such. My program also has a very good DL web board.
Good luck,
John

 

I am getting ready to start my MBA at the University of Leicester. The process I went through is as follows:

I spent 8 or so months going over all the different DL MBA programs, and in the end looked at 2.

I showed all of my course info to the Register at a Midwest RA school and he said that it looked good to him.

I filled out the application and sent my info in.

I got accepted to the school.

I filled out the financial the student loan forms that they sent me and sent those in, and in about 4 weeks I had a check in the mail. It was very simple. One thing I found out after talking to several schools about online DL programs and the federal Government is that it is key that the school know what they are doing to get you through the loan process (and know how to word things)

Alan