Direct PLUS loans are processed through our financial aid office. New Direct PLUS loan borrowers must complete both steps listed below. Repeat borrowers only need to complete Step 1.

Step 1: Parent borrowers must complete a Direct PLUS Loan Request Form indicating the amount of the loan. Returning this form to us initiates the credit check process. Click here to print a copy of the Direct PLUS Loan Request Form. The parent borrower then faxes or mails the completed form to the financial aid office at Hampshire College for processing. If you cannot print the form from this web page, you may request it by email at loans@hampshire.edu or by calling 413.559.6044.

Step 2: Parent borrowers must complete the Master Promissory Note (MPN) for the Direct PLUS loan. The MPN may be signed electronically at www.studentloans.gov/ using the parent's federal PIN number. Be sure to select the MPN for the Parent PLUS loan. The federal PIN number is the same one used to sign the FAFSA. If you do not have a federal PIN number, you may request one at http://www.pin.ed.gov/. Signing the note is a one-time requirement. Future Direct PLUS loans will be linked to the original MPN.

Click here for general information about the federal PLUS loan.

If you need additional assistance, please contact our loan counselor.