What exactly is an unsubsidized Stafford Loan?

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Interest on unsubsidized staffords is going from 4.7% to 6.8% on July 1.
The caveat is that you forfeit the grace period upon graduation. But if you are the subsidizer, you will be saving significant interest and can presumably help the kid out in the first 6 months (the forfeited grace period).</p>