US Direct Loans

US Direct Loans US Direct Loans including Veteran Affairs Funding

The information on this site will guide you through what you need to do once you have accepted your place on a course at Leeds Met.

You need to register with the US Loans Department at Leeds Met, by emailing usloans@leedsmet.ac.uk . We need to collect certain information regarding your course and personal details relating to your eligibility for US Direct/Federal Aid Loans.

Following receipt of your personal details/course information it will take at least two weeks to process your estimated Cost of Attendance (COA) as we need to confirm details with your faculty.  This will give you guidance regarding the amount of loans you will need to apply for.  When we confirm your COA, you will need to register with our Virtual Financial Aid Office (VFAO), please see the link in the relevant academic year below. 

Following confirmation from Leeds Met regarding you loan package, we can issue your Visa letter via email, it will also be sent to your home address.  You need to make sure you apply early enough so that you are able to travel before the start of the academic year.  If you need more information about Visas please contact our International Student Advice Service http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/international/visas-and-support.htm  

As loans will not be released until students are enrolled on their course we advise that students bring sufficient funds with them for the beginning of term.

Academic Year Dates

These dates are set to minimise the risk of your loan being rejected by overlapping a previous year

Postgraduates – The loan year will be 24th September 2012 to 23rd August 2013

Undergraduates - The loan year will be 24th September 2012 to 24th May 2013 (end of final term)  

Disbursement Dates

The transfer of funds from the US Education Department to our UK bank account, then a refund via BACS payment into your bank account takes at least 10 working days.  

Undergraduates:             Semester 1 start               Semester 2 Start

Term 1                              09/24/2012                      01/28/2013

Term 2                              01/14/2013                       09/09/2013

Postgraduates:                Semester 1 start                Semester 2 Start

Term 1                             09/24/2012                       01/28/2013

Term 2                              01/14/2013                       06/03/2013

Term 3                              06/03/2013                       09/09/2013

WARNING - THESE DATES ARE EXPECTED AND NOT ACTUAL. Allow for about 3 days delay - just in case.

What fees will I pay?

Please note that the fees vary for each course but the information below gives a guide to tuition fees for courses starting in September 2012 & January 2013 for International Students from outside the EU Annual Tuition Fee

Undergraduate (most courses) - £11,000

Postgraduate (most courses) - £11,500 - £14,500

Research - £11,500

The overseas fee includes free in-sessional English language support during your studies. To check the overseas fee for a particular course, search for the course in our course finder, click on the year you are interested in, and then click on the entry & fees

The overseas fee includes free in-sessional English language support during your studies. All students paying fees at the overseas rate automatically receive a scholarship towards their tuition fees for the first year of their course.

To check the overseas fee for a particular course, search for the course in our course finder, click on the year you are interested in, and then click on the entry & fees tab.   

Discounts

All students paying fees at the overseas rate automatically receive a scholarship towards their tuition fees for the first year of their course.

Early payment discount

Students charged at the overseas rate of fee are guaranteed a 10% early payment discount on a full year's tuition fee providing payment is made no later than 31st August 2012 if your course starts in September 2012. This early payment discount is only available to students charged at the overseas rate of fee.

Please note that if your tuition fees are due to be paid from your loan, this will be in 2 or 3 installments then you do not qualify for this discount, unless you pay it up front.  

When you arrive

Enrolment – Students will need to be enrolled before we can authorise your loans to be released, if you haven’t done this yet, please contact your faculty administrator.

T4 Visa confirmation – your faculty should be able to provide details of these sessions but further information is available from http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/international/visas-and-support.htm

We will send you an invite to a welcome session with other US students.

  

Financial information for US students 2010/11

Financial information for US students 2011/12

Financial information for US students 2012/13