Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loan Program
Some more information is available on Subsidized and Unsubsidize
Some more information is available on Subsidized and Unsubsidized loans. Subsidized loan is like an award to a deserving candidate. It is based on Financial Need.
Financial Need is the difference of Cost of Attendance (COA) and Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of the student.
COA is the yearly expense of the course including all kind of campus expenditures and EFC is calculated using the information submitted by the student with the FAFSA. The formula to calculate EFC is defined by law. If the Need calculated is below a certain grade, then only subsidized loan is allotted.
Sometimes special circumstances are also considered for EFC calculation, like abnormal medical expenses or unemployment problem in the family.
Hope this helps you.
Regards,
Bryan