De La Salle University - Manila

Student Loan Program

General Information

The Student Loan Program (SLP) is a short-term interest-free loan facility for the payment of tuition and fees of undergraduate and graduate students. Loan applicants may borrow a maximum of 100% of the total amount of tuition and fees indicated on their Enrollment Assessment Form (EAF).

Eligibility

The following may avail of the SLP:

1. Undergraduate students with at least one (1) term of enrollment in the University and without any unsettled loan with DLSU; and
2. Graduate students with at least one (1) term of enrollment in the University and without any unsettled loan with DLSU.

Loanable Amount

• The maximum loanable amount is 100% of the total tuition and fees indicated on their EAF.
• The loan amount is intended solely for defraying the cost of tuition and fees for a given term. As such, the loan shall be directly applied as payment to tuition and fees. It will not be released in cash.
• The loan is subject to availability of funds. Thus, the approval of the loan is done on an established need and first-come, first-served basis.

Terms of payment

• The deadline for the payment of the loan is the end of Week 8 of the term.
• After the deadline for payment, a 1% interest per month shall be imposed on the outstanding loan if paid after the term.
• The payment for the loan, and interest (if applicable) should be made at the service windows of the Accounting Office. However, a referral slip from the Scholarship and Financial Assistance (SFA) Office must be secured before the payment is made.
• The Official Receipt for the payment of the loan must be presented to the SFA Office for recording and clearance from the loan obligation.

Responsibility of the borrower

Non-payment of the full amount of the loan will prevent the student from accessing the online enrollment facility and will put the student on hold for requesting academic records and for enrollment or for application to graduate.

Application Period

The SLP application period is from Week 14 of the current term to the end of Week 2 of the following term.

The schedule of submission and processing of SLP application will be as follows:

*SLP application submitted to SFA Office on this period shall not be exempted from surcharge to be imposed by the Accounting Office.

Application Procedure

1. The applicant downloads the SLP Application Form at http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/offices/sfa/slp/_pdf/SLP_appform.pdf.


2. The accomplished SLP Application Form is submitted to the SFA Office, located at South Conservatory with the following supporting documents:

2.1 Undergraduate students

• Original Enrollment Assessment Form (EAF)
• Two (2) original copies of SLP Promissory Note signed by Parent On-Record
• Print copy of grades from MyLasalle Account with a CGPA of at least 2.000 as of Term 2, AY 2011-12

2.2 Graduate students

• Original Enrollment Assessment Form (EAF)
• Two (2) original copies of SLP Promissory Note signed by the student
• Letter of reference from an active full-time faculty of DLSU
• Print copy of grades from MyLasalle Account with a CGPA of at least 2.000 as of Term 2, AY 2011-12


3. A card containing the DTS (Document Tracking System) number will be provided to the applicant. The status of the SLP application may be monitored through the web.


4. The decision on the application and further instructions will be stated in the remarks of the DTS.