Duke University
Financial Aid -- Making Your Duke Education Affordable
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Perkins Loans

Description

  • Funded through Federal and Institutional funds, and payments by recent borrowers.

Eligibility

  • Awarded by Financial Aid Office

Amount

  • Undergraduate – up to $4000 per each year of study
  • Aggregate for Undergraduate is $20,000

Interest Rate

  • 5%

Fees

  • None

Repayment

  • Begins 9 months after graduation or less than half time enrollment from the University
  • Borrower will receive a monthly billing statement from Duke University 's billing servicer, Educational Computer Systems, Inc. (ECSI). Payments are due on the first day of each month; please allow sufficient time for mailing.
  • Payments with an accompanying remittance statement should be mailed to:

    Duke University
    C/O ECSI, Educational Computer Systems
    181 Montour Run Road
    Coraopolis , PA 15108-9408

Access Accounts through Educational Computer Systems Inc.'s web site.

  • View account status/balance
  • Update address and telephone number
  • View payment history
  • Print 1098-e tax interest statements
  • Make payments online

Disbursement

  • Funds are disbursed at the beginning of each term awarded after Promissory Note and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities are signed

How to Apply:

First time borrower

  1. Complete the FAFSA at www.fafsa.ed.gov
  2. Eligibility will be determined by Duke's Financial Aid Office and included in the student's award notification letter.
  3. Complete the required combined Stafford/Perkins Entrance Counseling at www.mappingyourfuture.org
  4. You will receive the Perkins Loan Master Promissory note, Truth-in-Lending Statement, and disclosure form by mail from the Student Loan Office starting mid June. Complete the packet in its entirety and return with the enclosed envelope.

Continuing Students

  1. Complete the FAFSA at www.fafsa.ed.gov
  2. Eligibility will be determined by Duke's Financial Aid Office and included in the student's award notification letter.
  3. You will receive the Truth-in-Lending Statement, and disclosure form by mail from the Student Loan Office. Complete the forms and return with the enclosed envelope.

 

 

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