US Loans

Sallie Mae

Utrecht University is a designated educational institution for the purposes of certifying Sallie Mae Loan applications. Sallie Mae allows students to borrow money to pursue higher education. Staff at the International Office via scholarship@uu.nl are able to help students complete their loan applications by certifying the loan in the Sallie Mae website. The Department of Education Assigned School ID is: 022095-00. The school name to be indicated is: Universiteit Utrecht. For details about eligibility and how to apply for a loan, please visit the Sallie Mae website.

US Federal Loan

Eligible candidates

Only U.S. students who have already received a U.S. federal loan and wish to continue their funding for the next academic year are eligible. Applicants must also meet standard federal loan requirements, including enrollment in an eligible program and maintaining satisfactory academic progress.  More information about Satisfactory Academic Progress (pdf, 109 kB). 

Average amount of loan

Dependent on personal financial situation and study level.

Provided by

US Federal Government.

Application procedure

Utrecht University is certified for Federal Direct and PLUS loans. Please visit the Federal Student Aid website for a general explanation of the application procedure or use the  Federal Student Aid application form. The Federal School Code for Utrecht University is G22095 and is listed under foreign schools. Please note that the application procedure for foreign schools is somewhat different. We have designed a  US Loans Student Guide (pdf, 378 kB) to provide you with important information about financial aid and eligibility.

Contact us

Unfortunately we do not receive any automatic messages telling us that you have applied for one of the loans. You will have to contact us yourself after you have filed your Student Aid Report with FAFSA to inform us that you wish to take out a loan. You can do so by sending an e-mail to scholarship@uu.nl. Please, be aware that we ensure the disbursement of your loan in September if you reach out to us by 15 June. Should you contact us after this date, we will still process your loan application, though we cannot guarantee it will be disbursed in September. In this case, you will need to arrange tuition fees independently.

What/When?

• April – 15 June: inform us that you wish to take out loans
• June: determination of eligibility and certification of loans by Utrecht University
• August: you will receive an award letter with information about your certified loans and the terms and conditions
• September: first Disbursement after deduction of tuition fee
• February: second Disbursement after deduction of tuition fee

Policies and student guides

• Refund policy (pdf, 76 kB)
• Return of Title IV Funds (R2T4) policy (pdf, 75 kB)
• Satifcatory Academic Progress (SAP) policy (pdf, 109 kB)
• US Loan Student Guide (pdf, 378 kB)
• Student Guide Default Prevention & Management Plan (pdf, 73 kB)
• Consumer information (pdf, 101 kB)