Funding advice for US students
Applying for Federal Student Aid
If you are a student from the USA you may be eligible for a US federal loan. The University of Brighton is certified to administer Federal Aid. US loans are administered by the university’s Bursaries and Loans Team based on the Moulsecoomb Campus, Brighton.
Federal loans are provided by the US Department of Education. These loans usually offer lower interest rates and more flexible repayment options than loans from banks or other private sources:
The University of Brighton participates in the William D. Ford Direct Loan Programme for federal financial aid.
For more information about student financial aid see the Federal Student Aid website or call the The Federal Student Aid Information Centre on 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243)
Students studying outside of the USA are not eligible for PELL Grants or Perkins loans.
Courses eligible for federal loan funding
At the University of Brighton the following kinds of courses are eligible for federal loan funding: please note you should be studying at least half-time to be eligible for funding.
- Bachelors degrees (3 or 4 year undergraduate degrees)
- Foundation degrees (2 year undergraduate degrees)
- Masters degrees
- Doctoral degrees
The following programmes are NOT currently eligible for federal loan funding:
- Postgraduate certificate programmes
- Postgraduate diploma programmes
- Distance Learning programmes
- University of Brighton courses taught at partner colleges
- Nursing programmes
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bacherlor of Surgery
Veterans’ funding
If you are planning to use Post 9/11 GI Bill or any other funding from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, please email us as early as possible. For you to be eligible for this funding, we need to obtain individual programme approval for each student, which can take several months.
Email us-ca-loans@brighton.ac.uk
Study Abroad Students
Students registered at a US universities who are here as part of a Study Abroad Programme should not apply for financial aid through the University of Brighton. Please apply to your ‘home’ university. Enrolment in a programme of study abroad approved for credit by your home school may be considered as enrolment in your home school for the purposes of applying for federal student financial aid.
Contacting the University of Brighton
For advice about Financial Aid for US students at the University of Brighton contact
The Bursaries and Loans team
Email: us-ca-loans@brighton.ac.uk
Tel: 011 44 273 644770 or 643408
University of Brighton
Registry
Cockcroft Building
Lewes Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 4GJ
