Consumer Information for U.S. Direct Loans

• Information regarding Scholarships, bursaries and awards for undergraduate students
• Information regarding Awards and funding for graduate students
• Procedures to apply and continued eligibility of students receiving Title IV funding
• For information regarding loan availability, financial aid eligibility, and rights and responsibilities, please visit the U.S. Department of Education.
• Terms of loans and repayment information
• When you must begin payments
• Entrance Counselling and Exit Counselling for Student Loan Borrowers

All first time borrowers must participate in a student on-line entrance counseling process. Completing exit counselling is mandatory for student who withdraw, graduate, or end their studies. 

• Undergraduate programs
• Graduate programs

Information regarding Admissions requirements for US students is available at:

• Applicants to undergraduate programs
• Applicants to graduate programs

• Tuition fees
• Ancillary fees
• Administrative fees
• Incidental fees
• Housing and residence life services
• Budgeting

• Financial Withdrawal Refund Policy
• Withdrawal procedures for undergraduate students
• Academic regulation undergraduate students
• Academic regulation graduate students
• Requirement for Return of Title IV Funds Policy

Withdrawals or changes to course load may result in ineligibility for all or part of student loan funding, please visit the US residents page for further information.

Students in receipt of Title IV funding are required to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) as per the US Department of Education policy. For more information please visit the US residents page.

The Academic Accommodations Service works with the University of Ottawa community to support students with temporary or permanent disability.

Students studying abroad cannot receive Title IV funding as they would not be paying their tuition fees to the University of Ottawa. Students enrolled in an official University of Ottawa Exchange Program are considered as uOttawa students. To be considered for funding, the host university must be a Title IV eligible school, not located within the continental United States. For more information, please visit the US residents page.    

The Financial Aid and Awards Service reports student enrollment via NSLDS several times each academic year, but roughly every 60 days. More information is available on the NSLDS frequently asked questions page.

The University of Ottawa has put in place the policy 14a that defines the rights and obligations of students and of the University and its officers in matters pertaining to student records.

Policy 130 - Student Rights and Responsible Conduct

Policy 70 - Conflict of Interest - Members of Staff

Students in all nursing programs, the Juris Doctor/American University (Washington College of Law) program and the Doctor of Medicine program are not eligible for funding via the Direct Loan Program.