Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Financing Your Education: Loans for Caribbean Students Studying in the U.S.A

Every year many Caribbean students go abroad to study. However, leaving the Caribbean to pursue a university education is not always the cheapest venture one can undertake. Studying abroad often requires financial assistance for travel, housing, books and tuition. Some students are fortunate to get scholarships from their governments, sponsoring companies, contests or their university, but some have to find alternative ways to finance their education. InternationalStudent.com is a private loan program that is available for Caribbean students who are planning to study in the United States of America.

A co-signer is required for all Non- US Applicants and the co-signer MUST be a US citizen or permanent resident with good credit and income history, who has lived in the United States for the past two years.

Students can borrow annually up to $70,000 US Dollars for medical, dental and law school and up to $50,000 US Dollars annually to fund graduate and undergraduate study. It is also important that you check with the school of your choice to ensure that they are eligible to accept student loans from the International Student Loan Center.