Foreign loans
If your home country offers financial support to overseas students, we can help you access and apply for loans.
If you’re an international student from the United States, Norway, Sweden or Canada, you can apply for financial support through loan providers in your home country.
If you have any questions or need more information about applying for loans as an international student, our Foreign Loans office can help.
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Canadian students
Financial support for Canadian students is available through loan providers, including Student Aid British Columbia (BC), the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) and Alberta Student Aid.
Our office can also assist with completing tax forms for the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA).
- Student Aid British Columbia website
- Ontario Student Assistance Program website
- Alberta Student Aid website
- Canadian Revenue Agency website
Norwegian students
Financial support for Norwegian students is available through Lånekassen.
Visit Lånekassen website for more information.
Swedish students
Financial support for Swedish students is available through the Central Student Aid Committee (CSN).
Visit the Central Student Aid Committee website for more information.
Students from the United States studying at La Trobe may be eligible for financial assistance.
If you’re from the US, you may be eligible to receive financial support through a private student loan such as Sallie Mae Student Loans.
What is a private student loan?
Private student loans are typically issued by a bank or financial institution, (as opposed to federal student loans, which are offered by the government).
Types of private student loans
There are private student loans for students in undergraduate, graduate, certificate, dental, medical, and health profession programs. Sallie Mae also offers private student loans for graduates studying for the bar exam or relocating for medical and dental residencies.
What can private college loans be used for?
Whether you're studying online or on campus, private school loans—as well as federal student loans—for college and grad school can be used to pay for your education expenses, which for full-time and half-time students may include:
- Tuition
- Room and board
- Fees
- Books
- Supplies
- Transportation
- Computer for school.
Need more information?
For more information, visit the Sallie Mae website.
Alternatively, you can contact our Financial Aid Administrator by emailing USFinancialAid@latrobe.edu.au.