Outside Loan and Repayment Opportunities

Eligibility: Residents within a 200-mile radius of Baltimore, MD who are full-time undergraduate students; additional eligibility requirements apply

Amount: TBD

See application instructions, deadlines, and additional loan information for the Central Scholarship Bureau here.

Eligibility: Residents of Lancaster County attending college full-time that demonstrate financial need.

Application Deadline: April 30 (annually)

See application instructions and additional loan information for Lancaster Dollars for Higher Learning here.

Eligibility: Female students who are within two years of graduating from an accredited institution; additional eligibility requirements apply

Amount: Up to $12,000 (undergraduate program); Up to $20,000 (doctoral program)

Application Deadline: Applications are processed year-round

See application instructions and additional loan information for the P.E.O. Educational Loan Fund here.

Eligibility: Full-time undergraduate college students enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program with a broad liberal education component; applicants must be credit-worthy and provide a credit-worthy endorser; additional eligibility requirements apply

Amount: $5,000 loan limit per semester ($40,000 cumulative loan limit)

Application Deadline: Completed applications are accepted as long as funds are available

See application instructions and additional loan information for Pickett & Hatcher Educational Fund, Inc. here.

Eligibility: Active, full members of a United Methodist Church who will be enrolled in an undergraduate program full-time; borrowers must maintain at least a C average and must provide a credit-worthy cosigner

Amount: $5,000 per the calendar year

Application Deadline: Rolling

See application instructions and additional loan information for The United Methodist Student Loan Program here.

View additional information regarding competitive UM Student Loans.