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In general, all loans, which students may take in order to pay for education, belong to the type of financial aid, which should be paid back after the graduation from college or during the studies. It depends upon the conditions of repayment. Money under the loan can be transferred directly to the student and he pays for everything, which is connected with studies. Or money can be transferred to parents and parents either give money to student or pay everything by themselves.
As for student loans themselves, they can be federal ones and private ones. Federal student loans are money which government selects directly to educational establishments. Such loans can be subsidized or unsubsidized. It depends upon student’s financial situation. Subsidized student loans are those loans where interest rates are paid by the government. In case of unsubsidized loans, students pay everything. All federal student loans have grace period of six months. During this period, it is not necessary to repay money. This period begins after complete graduation or when student had studies at leas half of the educational period. To federal students loans belong Stafford Loans, Perkins Loans and PLUS (Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students) Loans. In case of Stafford Loan and Perkins Loan, repayment is carried out usually by students themselves. In case of PLUS Loan, only parents should repay it.