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Federal Stafford Loans for Graduate Students

Federal Stafford loans are fixed-rate student loans made to graduate students who are attending colleges and universities participating in the federal financial aid system at least half time. The interest rate on Stafford loans first disbursed beginning July 1, 2006 is fixed at 6.8%. Stafford loans are the most common and one of the lowest-cost forms of education funding. There are two types of Stafford loans: subsidized and unsubsidized.


Subsidized Stafford Loan
This loan is available to students who can demonstrate financial need as determined by a federal formula. “Subsidized” means the government pays the interest on this loan while the student is in school and during authorized deferment and grace periods.

Unsubsidized Stafford Loan
This loan is available regardless of need. “Unsubsidized” means that the student is responsible for interest as soon as the loan is fully disbursed. Interest may be paid as it accrues or deferred until after graduation.

  Step 1 — Selecting your lender and completing the Loan Questionnaire

A. GW Stafford Loan preferred lenders:

Chase - JP Morgan


Ready to Apply

(800) 487-4404

Citibank


Ready to Apply

(800) 967-2400

Sallie Mae Education Trust


Ready to Apply

(888) 272-5543

Wachovia Education Finance


Ready to Apply

(877) 689-0763

Wells Fargo Educational Finance


Ready to Apply

(800) 658-3567

 

C. For a lender not listed:

You are free to choose any lender that participates in the FFEL program, even if they are not listed above. Follow the steps below:

  1. Complete the MPN online as described in step 3, but do not insert a lender name or code, and do not sign electronically. Print the MPN. Alternatively you may request a paper MPN be mailed to you by contacting the Office of Student Financial Assistance.
  2. Write in the lender name and lender code of your chosen lender, and sign the MPN.
  3. Complete the Lender Information Sheet.
  4. Mail the following to the address listed in Step 3 below:

    • The original signed MPN
    • Lender Information Sheet
    • Loan Questionnaire

Please remember that by choosing a lender not participating with GW in disbursing via EFT your loan will be disbursed by a paper check, requiring endorsement by the borrower each semester. 

  Step 2 — Complete your Master Promissory Note online

PLEASE NOTE: If you are choosing a lender other than those listed above you cannot electronically sign the MPN online. You must print out the MPN and physically sign and mail to our office the appropriate accompanying documents.

 

I am a first time Stafford borrower at GW

I have applied for a Federal Stafford loan previously with GW

New Borrowers


Please contact the GW Office of Student Finanicial Assistance at (202) 994-6620.

 

  Step 3 — Mail your form(s) to GW's Graduate Processing Center


Once you have completed your Stafford application, GW will certify your loan. In addition to completing the Master Promissory Note online, please be sure to complete the Loan Questionnaire and send it to the processing center.  If you did not receive this form in the mail, please contact our office at (202) 994-6620. Our processing center's address is:

The George Washington University Processing Center
PO Box 675649
Marietta, GA 30006-0019

Once the loan is certified, we will send an award notification to the student listing the Stafford loan as part of the award package.