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Do you need financial assistance
to attend graduate school?

Duquesne University offers a special, convenient, on-site loan program for qualifying graduate school students. The KeystoneBEST Stafford Loan, made available through the School as Lender program, offers federally funded Stafford loans that benefit students and the University.

Two Options are Available to Apply

  1. Apply online choosing from a list of lenders including Duquesne (834068)
  2. Download a Master Promissory Note, choose your lender, and send one original, signed application to:
              AES Loan Guaranty Services
              P.O. Box 8177
              Harrisburg, PA 17105-9985

If you choose Duquesne as your lender, use Lender Code 834068 in Box 9 and Duquesne University Graduate Only in Box 8.

Please remember to retain a copy or duplicate if you submit a paper
Master Promissory Note.

Benefits of Duquesne's KeystoneBEST Stafford Loan

  • 6.8% fixed interest rate with a .5% (1/2 %) origination fee
  • Borrow up to $20,500, per academic year
  • Effective for all new loans with an initial guarantee date on or after January 1, 2009, PHEAA will no longer underwrite the 1% Federal Default Fee
  • A .25% interest rate reduction with auto-deduction payment option once the loan is in repayment
  • Consolidation loan benefit opportunity
  • Loan proceeds directly benefit Duquesne University Financial Aid programs

Applying Online

Before you Apply Online please have the following information ready:

  • driver's license;
  • name, address and telephone number for two references;
  • and your US Department of Education PIN to electronically sign the StaffordMPN.

Contact Us

For further questions contact:

Ray Hamm
412.396.1276
hammr@duq.edu