Columbia University Student Financial Services

General information regarding Federal Perkins Loan can be found in the University's Graduate Financial Aid site.

Aside from the FAFSA the Office of Student Financial Planning requires the following documents:

• Perkins Master Promissory Note: All new students and/or first time borrowers must complete a Perkins Master Promissory Note.

• Perkins Request Form - This form begins the loan processing, therefore it must be completed and submitted every academic year.

• Entrance Interview: All new students and/or first time borrowers are required to complete the Entrance Interview before funds are disbursed to their university student account. The Entrance Interview can be completed online through Student Services Online (SSOL).

• Exit Interview: Students who are graduating or ceasing to be registered for at least six credits must complete the Exit interview. The Exit Interview can be completed online through Student Services Online (SSOL).

General information regarding Federal Stafford Loans can be found in the University's Graduate Financial Aid site.

Note: *Students who are in the New York/ Paris program and Special Student non-degree programs are not eligible for federal loans. These particular programs are considered non-degree.

Aside from the FAFSA the Office of Student Financial Planning requires the following documents:

• Stafford Loan Master Promissory Note: All new students and/or first time borrowers must complete a Federal Stafford Loan Master promissory Note.
  

• Stafford Loan Request Form: This form begins the loan processing, therefore it must be completed and submitted every academic year.

• Entrance Interview: All new students and/or first time borrowers are required to complete the Entrance Interview before funds are disbursed to their university student account. The Entrance Interview can be completed at: www.studentloans.gov
  

• Exit Interview: Students who are graduating or ceasing to be registered for at least six credits must complete the Exit interview. The Exit Interview can be completed online through Student Services Online (SSOL).
  

Graduate PLUS Loans

Private Loans

Institutional aid is awarded and administered by the Graduate School of School of Architecture.

A search for outside scholarship money is more time-consuming but may be well worth the effort.

Students may be eligible for a specific scholarship or grant from an outside agency. Some sources to explore are employers, unions, professional organizations, special interest groups, and the Internet. A good place to start is our list. of outside scholarships.

Students must notify our office if receiving funds from any outside sources. If a student receives a scholarship from an outside organization, the Office Student Financial Planning first applies the amount against the student's unmet need, then toward self-help awards (by reducing private loans or work-study), and finally by reducing federal aid (affecting federal loans first) so that total financial aid (including the outside scholarship) does not exceed the cost of attendance.