Loan Information

There are many types of loans used at the Yale School of Medicine to help students fund their educations. The Federal Stafford Loan, Graduate Plus Loans and Private Lender Loans are provided through a variety of lenders.  Not all lenders have information on the web. If you don't see your lender listed here, enter the name into one of the major search engines such as Google or Yahoo.

The Federal Stafford Loans, Federal Graduate Plus Loans and Private Lender Loans require a promissory note from the lender. The Perkins Loan, Loans for Disadvantaged Students, and Yale Loans require a signed promissory note. Yale will provide promissory notes to any student who has received one of these loans in their financial aid award.

Types of Loans

• Federal Stafford Loans
  • Subsidized
  • Unsubsidized
• Federal Graduate Plus Loans
• Federal Perkins Loan
• Loans for Disadvantaged Students (LDS)
• Yale School of Medicine Loan
• Private Loan Lenders

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The loans that require applications are the Federal Stafford Student Loans, Federal Graduate Plus Loans and the Private Lender Loans. We advise students to stay with the lenders they used as undergraduates in order to keep their debt contained. However, you may change lenders if you wish. more…

Lender List

Click here for a list of lenders that are frequently used by our students for the Stafford, Graduate Plus and Private Lender loans. more…

Loan Status

After you have applied for Federal Stafford or Graduate Plus Loans, you may wish to check the status, interest accrued, total amount due or the holder of your loan. You can do this by checking the National Student Loan Database website. more…

How to Choose a Lender

Although many of the basic terms and conditions for federal loans are the same, there are a number of factors you should consider before making your choice:

• Customer Service
• Borrower Benefits
• Front-End Benefits
• Back-End Benefits
• more…