PLUS Loan
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A PLUS Loan is a federal student loan that allows graduate students and parents of dependent undergraduates to borrow funds to help pay for education costs not covered by other financial aid.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Direct PLUS Loan | 1 |
| Federal PLUS Loan | 1 |
| PLUS Loan canonical | 1 |
| Parent PLUS Loans | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6245744 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PLUS Loan Context triple: [Federal Family Education Loan Program, loanTypeOffered, PLUS Loan]
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A.
Direct Unsubsidized Loan
A Direct Unsubsidized Loan is a federal student loan that accrues interest from disbursement and is available to eligible undergraduate, graduate, and professional students regardless of financial need.
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B.
Subsidized Federal Stafford Loan
A Subsidized Federal Stafford Loan is a need-based federal student loan for undergraduates where the government pays the interest while the borrower is in school at least half-time, during the grace period, and during authorized deferment.
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C.
Federal Perkins Loan
A Federal Perkins Loan is a former U.S. federal student loan program that provided low-interest, campus-based loans to undergraduate and graduate students with exceptional financial need.
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D.
Federal Family Education Loan Program
The Federal Family Education Loan Program was a U.S. government-backed student loan system in which private lenders issued education loans that were guaranteed and subsidized by the federal government.
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E.
Native American Direct Loan program
The Native American Direct Loan program is a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs home loan benefit that provides direct mortgage loans to eligible Native American veterans for housing on federal trust land.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PLUS Loan Target entity description: A PLUS Loan is a federal student loan that allows graduate students and parents of dependent undergraduates to borrow funds to help pay for education costs not covered by other financial aid.
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A.
Direct Unsubsidized Loan
A Direct Unsubsidized Loan is a federal student loan that accrues interest from disbursement and is available to eligible undergraduate, graduate, and professional students regardless of financial need.
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B.
Subsidized Federal Stafford Loan
A Subsidized Federal Stafford Loan is a need-based federal student loan for undergraduates where the government pays the interest while the borrower is in school at least half-time, during the grace period, and during authorized deferment.
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C.
Federal Perkins Loan
A Federal Perkins Loan is a former U.S. federal student loan program that provided low-interest, campus-based loans to undergraduate and graduate students with exceptional financial need.
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D.
Federal Family Education Loan Program
The Federal Family Education Loan Program was a U.S. government-backed student loan system in which private lenders issued education loans that were guaranteed and subsidized by the federal government.
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E.
Native American Direct Loan program
The Native American Direct Loan program is a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs home loan benefit that provides direct mortgage loans to eligible Native American veterans for housing on federal trust land.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Direct PLUS Loan
ⓘ
United States federal financial aid program ⓘ federal student loan ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
U.S. Department of Education
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of Education
|
| availableTo |
graduate students
ⓘ
parents of dependent undergraduate students ⓘ professional students ⓘ |
| borrower |
graduate or professional student
ⓘ
parent of dependent undergraduate student ⓘ |
| borrowerMustBe | U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen ⓘ |
| canBeDeniedForAdverseCredit | true ⓘ |
| cannotBeTransferredToStudent | Parent PLUS Loan ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creditHistoryRequirement | no adverse credit history ⓘ |
| disbursementMethod | electronic funds transfer to school ⓘ |
| eligibleFor |
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (if otherwise qualifying)
ⓘ
linked to:
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
consolidation into Direct Consolidation Loan ⓘ deferment ⓘ forbearance ⓘ |
| excessFundsRefundedTo | borrower or student, depending on authorization ⓘ |
| fundsDisbursedThrough | school ⓘ |
| gradPLUSBorrower | student is legally responsible for repayment ⓘ |
| interestAccruesDuring |
deferment
ⓘ
forbearance ⓘ grace period ⓘ in-school period ⓘ |
| interestRateChangesForNewLoans | annually ⓘ |
| interestRateSetBy | federal law ⓘ |
| interestRateType | fixed interest rate ⓘ |
| loanType | unsubsidized loan ⓘ |
| maximumAmount | cost of attendance minus other financial aid ⓘ |
| mayRequireEndorser | if borrower has adverse credit history ⓘ |
| originationFee | charged ⓘ |
| parentPLUSBorrower | is legally responsible for repayment ⓘ |
| partOf |
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Direct Student Loan Program
|
| purpose | help pay for education costs not covered by other financial aid ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| repaymentBegins | after full disbursement ⓘ |
| repaymentOptionsInclude |
extended repayment plan
ⓘ
graduated repayment plan ⓘ standard repayment plan ⓘ |
| requiresCreditCheck | true ⓘ |
| requiresFAFSA | true ⓘ |
| schoolMayReduceAmount | true ⓘ |
| schoolMayRefuseToCertify | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
books and supplies
ⓘ
other education-related expenses ⓘ room and board ⓘ transportation ⓘ tuition and fees ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: PLUS Loan Description of subject: A PLUS Loan is a federal student loan that allows graduate students and parents of dependent undergraduates to borrow funds to help pay for education costs not covered by other financial aid.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.