Loans and MD/PhD

[Fritz]

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Is there any way to get a Stafford loan if I am in a MD/PhD program?
Thanks.

 

[Andrew_Doan]

Originally posted by Fritz
Is there any way to get a Stafford loan if I am in a MD/PhD program?
Thanks.

Yes, when I was MSTP, I qualified for about $15,000 in Stafford loans/year. Most of it was subsidized too. However, when I was MD-PhD, my salary was $15k/year. I hear that some programs are paying their MD-PhD candidates $24K/year now.

 

[zinjanthropus]

yes - because your cost of living will be calculated with the tuition cost included. even with your stipend you will still be eligible for stafford loans.

to be more precise - it depends on your schools cost of living budget. if you are attending an instate public school, you may not qualify for staffords