U.S. Federal Loans

The London School of Economics are eligible to participate in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, commonly referred to as ‘Title IV’, ‘Financial Aid’ or Federal Aid.

The LSE’s School code or OPEID is 00669300, we are registered with the U.S. Department of Education as The University of London - London School of Economics and Political Science.

We have produced a helpful guide which will outline everything you need to know about Federal Aid here at the School.

Applicants may borrow up to the Cost of Attendance which is set by the school, the maximum loans you can receive cannot exceed the yearly cost of attendance less any financial aid you may be receiving. 

• For 2022-23 Award year please refer to Section 4 'How to Apply'  in the Federal Aid Guide for further instructions.
• For 2023-24 Award Year please refer to Section 4 ' How to apply' in the Federal Aid Guide for further instructions.
  

The MPA programme is a 2-year programme with an option to apply to spend the 2^nd year of your degree at one of the LSE’s global partners. If you intend to study abroad for the 2^nd year of your MPA the programme will become ineligible for Federal Aid for both years.

If you are intending to study both years at the LSE, the programme will be eligible for Federal Aid for both years.  

You will not be allowed to change your programme pathway at the LSE if Federal Aid has been originated and disbursed in year 1 of your programme. 

Students wishing to borrow Federal Aid will be required to sign a MPA Programme declaration form

• SLRF: Student Loan Request form [PDF]
• PPLA: Parent Plus Loan Authorisation form [PDF]
• LIDF: Loan Increase/Decrease form [PDF]
• LCF: Loan Cancellation form [PDF]
• COABAF: Cost of Attendance Budget Approval form [PDF]
• COA: Cost of Attendance[Excel]
• Loan Chance Calculator [Excel]
• MPA Programme declaration form [PDF]
• Double Degree/Joint Degree declaration form [PDF]

• Applications for 2023/24 open on May 31 2023, please do not submit an application before this date as we will be unable to process it.

• SLRF: Student Loan Request form [PDF]
• PPLA: Parent Plus Loan Authorisation form [PDF]
• LIDF: Loan Increase/Decrease form [PDF]
• LCF: Loan Cancellation form [PDF]
• COABAF: Cost of Attendance Budget Approval form [PDF]
• COA: Cost of Attendance [Excel]
• Loan Chance Calculator [Excel]
• MPA Programme declaration form [PDF]
• Double Degree/Joint Degree declaration form [PDF]

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If you have a 529 Plan, you may be eligible to use this for your studies at the LSE. You should check with your plan administrator, but as LSE is a Title IV approved school (code G06693) it is likely that you will be able to use your plan here.

Please forward any forms that need completing by LSE to the Fees,Income and Credit Control team. Please email fees@lse.ac.uk 

What is a 529 Plan ?

A 529 plan is a tax-advantaged savings plan designed to encourage saving for future college costs. Legally known as ‘Qualified Tuition Plans’, they are sponsored by States and are authorised by section 529 of the IRS code.

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