The answer is no. Federal regulations require the lender/servicer to disburse each Stafford and PLUS loan in two or more installments. No installment can exceed one-half of the loan amount. There are two exceptions to this multiple disbursement requirement:

• A lender/servicer is not required to disburse a Federal Consolidated Loan in more than one payment
• A lender/servicer is not required to make more than one disbursement of any Federal Family Education Loan if the student is attending an eligible foreign institution