The application process for foreign schools differs from the process for domestic schools in the US. It is your responsibility to send us the documents we need to confirm your loan entitlement and to apply in good time to meet Oxford Brookes’ tuition fee payment deadline (and accommodation fee, if relevant). Please read this carefully. It will save time and inconvenience if you follow each of the steps detailed.
Oxford Brookes University’s School Code is G20879.
If you are only applying for a loan from Sallie Mae or VA, please see the relevant section below, and email to let us know (us-federal-loan@brookes.ac.uk).
Below you will find an overview of the steps you need to take in order to make an application for Direct Loan(s). You must ensure that all the steps below are completed for your application to be processed.
Documents to download
For more detailed information on the application steps, please download our guide.
Application steps
Step 1 – Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
The Oxford Brookes University school code is G20879.
Step 2 – The offer
Receive an unconditional firm offer on your course of choice at Oxford Brookes University.
Step 3 –Entrance counselling
If you’re a first time borrower and have never completed entrance counselling, you need to do so now.
If you’re a first time PLUS loan borrower and have never completed entrance counselling, you need to do so now.
Step 4 – Master Promissory Notes (MPNs)
Undergraduate = Stafford MPN (subsidized/unsubsidized) and Parent PLUS if appropriate.
Postgraduate = Stafford MPN (unsubsidized) and Graduate PLUS if appropriate.
Step 5 – Do you want a PLUS loan? (if you do not need a PLUS loan, you can skip this step)
You will need to complete the online application for a Direct PLUS Loan via the StudentLoans.gov website:
Graduate Students: Apply for a Grad PLUS Loan
Parents (of dependent undergraduate students): Apply for a parent PLUS Loan
The Oxford Brookes University school code is G20879.
Once you’ve received your credit check clearance, please email it to us if prompted to do so.
Step 6 - We recommend that you complete - Annual Student Loan Acknowledgement
(students and parents as applicable) in order to help you understand your loans and how they affect your financial future.
Step 7 – US Loans Information Form
Once you have filled in a FAFSA for the 2022/2023 academic year and have received an unconditional firm offer from Oxford Brookes, we will email you a link to our Oxford Brookes University US Loans Information Google form. Please make sure you complete the form accurately and in full in a timely manner.
Step 8 – Cost of Attendance and maximum loan entitlements
We will calculate your cost of attendance once you have completed the Google Form mentioned above (step 7). We will then email you with the maximum loan amounts and ask you to confirm the sum that you want to borrow. If we require any other documents from you, we will also ask you to send these to us at this point.
Step 9 – Email us
Respond to our Cost of Attendance email (us-federal-loan@brookes.ac.uk) to confirm the sum you want to borrow. Remember you can borrow up to the sums we calculate for you but you do not have to borrow the maximum amounts suggested. If we ask you to send further documents, such as PLUS loan credit check clearance, include them in this email.
Step 10 – Loan(s) Certification
If all steps have been successfully completed, we will finalise your US Loans and will email you an award letter with the confirmation of your loan values and disbursement dates.