Online Application for Student Loan Program (Undergraduate and Graduate) Term 1, AY 2024-25
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.
Eligibility
Undergraduate and Graduate students with at least one (1) term of enrollment in the University and without any unsettled loan with DLSU may avail of the student loan.
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 the availability of funds. Thus, the approval of the loan is done on an established need and first-come, first-served basis.
Effective AY 2018-19, an undergraduate student may avail of a loan once every academic year (Source: Student Handbook, Section 8.2.2, page 80). However, applications for Terms 2 and 3, will be subject for evaluation and availability of funds.
Terms of payment
- The deadline for the payment of the loan is the end of Week 12 of the term. After the payment deadline, a 1% interest shall be imposed on the outstanding loan after a month.
- A referral slip from the Office of Admissions and Scholarships (OAS) will be sent by OAS thru email upon request of the applicant. The payment for the loan, and interest (if applicable) should be made through over-the-counter payment at any DLSU-accredited bank. The OAS will email the DLSU bank details together with the referral slip.
- The photocopy of the Proof of Payment for student loan payment must be emailed to [email protected] for recording and clearance from the loan obligation.
Responsibility of the borrower
- In case the loan is availed of after the designated payment deadline for the term,the 1% interest will be applied automatically.
- Non-payment of the full amount of the loan within the deadline will prevent the student from accessing the online enrollment facility, from processing his/her application to graduate and from obtaining his/her academic credentials from the Office of the University Registrar.
Application Period
The schedule of activities for the SLP are as follows:
Activity | Date | |
Start of Application | September 4, 2024 (Wednesday) | |
End of Application | September 14 (Saturday) | |
Release of Results | September 17, 2024 (Tuesday) | |
Deadline of Payment | November 23, 2024 (Saturday) |
Application Procedure
- The applicant must fill-out the Google Form and attach the necessary requirements for the application. Please see specific requirements to be submitted in PDF Format for each level.
- Undergraduate students’ requirements
- Scanned copy of the updated Enrollment Assessment Form (EAF)
- Two (2) original copies of SLP Promissory Note signed by Parent On-Record
- Graduate students (Non-Law Students)
- Scanned copy of the updated 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
- Please ensure to submit all the requirements within the application period and wait for the release of the result on September 17, 2024, via email. Instruction for the processing of the Certificate of Support will be provided in the email.
- To request for Payment Slip and settle your loan payment, kindly email [email protected] with the SUBJECT TITLE: SLP Payment for T1, AY2425. The Scholarships Unit will provide the loaned amount. The bank receipt or official receipt must also be sent to the Scholarships Unit to clear your record.
*Schedule subject to change without prior notice.
Last updated: 04 September 2024