# Country-based financial aid for international students
**Source**: https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/study/admission-enrolment/financing-your-studies/country-based-financial-aid-international-students
**Parent**: https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/
**As an international student, figuring out how to finance your studies abroad is an important part of deciding where to study. At Maastricht University (UM), we facilitate a range of country-based financial aid programmes to help you make a well-informed decision regarding your future education.**
Please see the following table to find out if we facilitate financial aid options for your nationality and/or place of residence.
If you are accepted to one of these financial aid programmes, please email a copy of your acceptance letter as soon as possible to [scholarships@maastrichtuniversity.nl](mailto:scholarships@maastrichtuniversity.nl).
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| **North America** | |
| U.S. Direct Loans | [Read more](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/support/your-studies-begin/international-students-coming-maastricht/financial-aid/us-direct-loans) |
| Sallie Mae student loans | [Read more](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/support/your-studies-begin/international-students-coming-maastricht/financial-aid/salliemae-student "SallieMae Student Loans") |
| Veterans Affairs GI Bill | [Read more](https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/) |
| StudentAidBC (British Columbia) | [Read more](https://studentaidbc.ca/explore/full-time) |
| Ontario Student Assistant Program (OSAP) | [Read more](https://www.ontario.ca/page/learn-about-osap) |
| CONACYT (Mexico) | [Read more](https://www.conacyt.gob.mx/) |
| Quebec Loans | [Read more](http://www.afe.gouv.qc.ca/en/loans-and-bursariesfull-time-studies/loans-and-bursaries-program/) |
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| **South America** | |
| CONICYT (Chile) | [Read more](http://www.conicyt.cl/) |
| Colfuturo (Colombia) | [Read more](https://www.colfuturo.org/) |
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| **South-East Asia** | |
| LPDP (Indonesia) | [Read more](https://lpdp.kemenkeu.go.id/) |
| IISma (Indonesia) | [Read more](https://iisma.kemdikbud.go.id/) |
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| **Europe** | |
| Student Loans Company (United Kingdom) | [Read more](https://www.slc.co.uk/) |
| Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (Germany) | [Read more](http://www.studienstiftung.de/) |
### **Financial Aid Officer**
Once you have been accepted to one of the Financial Aid programmes listed on this page, please email a copy of your acceptance letter as soon as possible to our Financial Aid Officer, Luc van den Akker, at: \
[scholarships@maastrichtuniversity.nl](mailto:scholarships@maastrichtuniversity.nl)\
+31 43 388 52 84
For questions related to U.S. Direct Loans and/or Sallie Mae student loans for American students, please email Luc van den Akker at the following email:\
[us-financial-aid-ssc@maastrichtuniversity.nl](mailto:us-financial-aid-ssc@maastrichtuniversity.nl)