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and request the tape they wish to hear: 402-A-Applying
for Financial Aid; 402-B-Loans; 402-C-Guaranteed Stu-
dent Loans; 402-D-Student Budgets; 402-E-Aid for Gradu-
ate Students; 402-F-Part-Time Employment; 402-K-How
to Pick Up Your Financial Aid; 402-L-Registration Period
Update.
LOANS
 At the University of Florida, graduate students may
apply for the following student loans: Robert T. Stafford
Loans (previously called Guaranteed Student Loans),
University of Florida Institutional Loans, Perkins Loans
(previously called National Direct Loans), Health Educa-
tion Assistance Loans (HEAL), and Supplementary Loans
for Students (SLS). These programs offer long-term, low-
interest loans that must be repaid when the borrower
graduates, withdraws, or drops to less than half-time
enrollment.
 Loans range from $100 to $20,000 an academic year at
interest rates from 5% to 12% annually. The actual
amount of each Joan, except for SLS, is based on financial
need.
 To apply, students should pick up or request an appli-
cation packet from the Office for Student Financial Affairs
in Anderson Hall. Students who wish to be considered for
an Institutional Loan or Perkins loan should apply as soon
as possible after January 1, since funds are limited. Stu-
dents may apply for Stafford Loans (GSL) and Supplemen-
tary Loans for Students throughout the year but should
apply early if they need their loan funds in time to pay
beginning-of-semester expenses.
 The University also has a short-term loan program to
help students meet temporary financial needs related to
educational expenses. Graduate students may borrow up
to $200 or the amount of in-state tuition if they have an
acceptable repayment source. Interest is 1% per month
and these loans must be repaid by the first day of the last
month in the semester in which the money is borrowed.
Processing time is approximately 48 hours. Applications
are available in 8 Anderson Hall.

CATALOG OF GRADUATE AND
POSTDOCTORAL SUPPORT
 The Division of Sponsored Research (DSR) provides a
compendium of funding sources for graduate study. This
booklet displays information on hundreds of fellowship,
scholarship, loan, and grant opportunities for graduate
and recent postdoctoral students. The information is
continually up-dated and expanded by the Program Infor-
mation Office.
 At the beginning of each fall semester copies are sent to
all graduate coordinators and campus libraries. Students
may make an appointment to consult the files at the
Program Information Office (392-4804), 256 Grinter Hall.

SPECIAL FACILITIES AND

PROGRAMS
RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES

ART GALLERIES
 The University Gallery is an integral partof the Fine Arts
complex. The Gallery is located on the campus facing


S.W. 13th Street (U.S. 441). An atrium and sculptural
fountain are two pleasing features of the Gallery's distinc-
tive architectural style. The Gallery, with 3000 square feet
of display space, is completely modern, air-conditioned,
and maintains a varied exhibition schedule of the visual
arts during the year. The contents of exhibitions displayed
in the University Gallery range from the creations of
traditional masters to the latest and most experimental
works by the modern avant garde. The major arts of
yesterday and today, along with the creations of oriental
and primitive cultures, form topics for scheduled exhibi-
tions. Each exhibition shows for approximately a month,
and the Gallery's hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
except Sunday, when they are from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The
Gallery is closed Saturdays, holidays, and the last two
weeks in July and the first two weeks in August.
 The Department of Art's gallery is.located adjacent to
the department's office area, on the third floor of the
classroom building in the Fine Arts complex. As a direct
and physical adjunct to the Art Department's teaching
program, this gallery displays smaller traveling exhibi-
tions of merit, as well as student exhibitions and one-man
shows by faculty artists. The gallery is open Monday
through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1:30 p.m. to
4:30 p.m. It is closed Saturdays and Sundays.
 The Grinter Galleries are located within the lobby of
Grinter Hall. Supported by the Graduate School, the
Center for Latin American Studies, and the Center for
African Studies, the Grinter Galleries display changing
exhibitions of art and cultural materials on Latin Ameri-
can, African, and other international topics. The Galleries
areopen Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and
Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.
COMPUTATIONAL FACILITIES
Northeast Regional Data Center(NERDC)
 The University of Florida is the host campus for the
Northeast Regional Data Center (NERDC) of the State
University System of Florida. NERDC's facilities are used
for instructional, administrative, and research computing
for the University of Florida and for other state educational
institutions and agencies in northern Florida. The organi-
zations directly responsible for supporting computing
activities at the University of Florida are the Center for
Instructional and Research Computing Activities (CIRCA),
the Faculty Support Center for Computing, University of
Florida Administrative Computing Services, ShandsTeach-
ing Hospital and Clinics, Inc., Data Processing Division,
the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center, and the Institute
of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS). The State Univer-
sity System (SUS) Computer Network provides access
through NERDC to the Northwest Regional Data Center (in
Tallahassee), the Florida State University ComputingCenter
(in Tallahassee), the Central Florida Regional Data Center
(at the University of South Florida in Tampa), and the
Southeast Regional Data Center (at Florida International
University in Miami). The network also provides access to
the Florida Information Resource Network (FIRN) and to
BITNET. FIRN is a Florida Department of Education net-
work and BITNET is an international university network.
 Facilities available to students, faculty, and staff through
NERDC include an IBM 3090 Model 400 central proces-
sor with 256 megabytes of main memory and two vector
facilities. The processor runs as two separate processors,
one controlled by MVS/ XA, and the other controlled by
VM/XA SF running VM/SP HPO. The central processor is
supported by the following magnetic storage devices: IBM