Federal Direct Loans
Federal Direct Loans are available to all eligible graduate and professional students who complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). We will offer an eligible student the amount of Federal Direct Loan that they are eligible for when we prepare their Financial Aid Award. You may be directed to accept or decline your loan eligibility on the Financial Aid Portal.
Unsubsidized Federal Direct Loans
All graduate and professional students awarded Federal Direct Loans will find that they are only eligible for Unsubsidized Loan, regardless of financial need. An Unsubsidized Federal Direct Loan will accrue interest beginning at disbursement. Interest may be paid or deferred until the loan goes into repayment.
Rates & Fees
For 2025-2026:
- Fixed interest rate of will be set in June 2025
- Origination fee will be set in February 2025
For 2024-2025:
- Fixed interest rate of 8.08% (for loans disbursed July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025)
- Origination fee of 1.057% (for loans disbursed on or after October 1, 2024 and before October 1, 2025)
Loan Limits
All graduate and professional students are considered independent and therefore are eligible for $20,500 Direct Unsubsidized Loan annually. The student needs to be registered at least half-time (6 credits or more) to be eligible. Graduate students may borrow a maximum of $138,500. For more information, visit
Accepting Your Federal Direct Loans
For First Time Loan Borrowers at Moravian
First time borrowers at Moravian must complete Entrance Counseling and the Master Promissory Note (MPN) at . You will need to know your student FSA ID to log into this site.
To complete your Entrance Counseling:
- Log in with your student FSA ID
- Hover over "Complete Aid Process"
- Select
To complete your MPN:
- Stay signed in to
- Hover over "Complete Aid Process"
- Select under "Complete a Master Promissory Note"
- Select the first option,
Miscellaneous Information
- The standard 10-year repayment period begins 6 months after graduation or the student ceases to be enrolled at least half-time. Operations for income based and more flexible payment plans are also available at .
- Any student is able to view their loan history by logging on to .
- Students are not required to borrow Federal Direct Loans, or required to borrow the maximum amount of loan offered. If you wish to decline or reduce your Federal Direct Loan eligibility, email us at finaid@moravian.edu