US citizens and permanent residents are eligible to apply for a Sallie Mae Medical School Loan up to the Cost of Attendance (COA). Private student loans are credit-based and available through multiple lending institutions (including Sallie Mae). If you are a new student starting in Semester 1, you can request the full COA for the full year. The maximum loan amount to request is $88,550. This amount includes tuition and living expenses for three semesters and the WAUSM first semester scholarship.
When beginning your search for medical school scholarships, start local. Hospitals, nonprofits, rotary clubs, and women’s professional organizations are good places to look. Sallie Mae offers a scholarship search tool at Scholarships for Graduate School | The Sallie Mae Fund.
To find scholarships, search online on sites such as Niche, College Board Scholarship Search, and Scholly, and make sure to network! Reach out to your school and contact local organizations and hospitals.
The Office of Student Financial Services is aware that medical school is a major investment and wants to assure you that we will provide the best service possible. There are several ways to contact us:
- By telephone at 954-998-0916.
- Through email at [email protected].
- Scheduling a meeting with our staff.
WAUSM is dedicated to ensuring our Canadian students and other foreign nationals are aware of all their financial options. Please note that provincial or territorial governments are responsible for establishing their own criteria for the designation of an education institution, which means criteria may vary between each province and/or territory. Designation is the responsibility of each provincial or territorial government.These options include:
Student grants and loans – Apply with your province – Canada.ca
Canadian Bank Lines of Credit – CIBC offers line of credit options for students with a credit-worthy Canadian guarantor up to the full estimated cost of attendance. Please visit Advisor.CIBC.com for CIBC contact information based on location.
Other Foreign Nationals may be eligible for assistance in their country. Please reach out to the Office of Financial Services at [email protected] or 954-998-0916 for more information.
WAUSM has partnered with PayMyTuition for international and domestic tuition payments. With PayMyTuition, you can pay your tuition payments from any bank, in any country, in any currency at better than bank exchange rates. PayMyTuition is fast, simple, and cost effective.
To use this service, go to: https://www.paymytuition.com/paynow/wausm.
A US check payable to Western Atlantic University School of Medicine can also be mailed to 2 Broad Street, Suite 400, Bloomfield, NJ 07003-2547.