Summer Financial Aid
During the summer, a student’s financial aid eligibility may include Pell Grant or the remaining Direct Stafford Loan eligibility from the 2023-2024 academic year. In addition, Graduate/Law students or parents of dependent students have the option to apply for (creditworthiness required).
Pell Grant-eligible undergraduate students who have used their full-time allocations of Pell Grant funding for fall and spring semesters (during 2023-2024) may be eligible for additional Pell Grant funds for the summer session. Any amount received during the summer session counts towards a student’s .
Summer 2024 Session Fees: Summer Session fees are charged per credit hour at the same rate for residents and non-residents.
- Scholarship funding for summer is limited to specific departments and students are automatically considered - there are no separate scholarship applications.
- Campus-based federal financial aid (SEOG, work-study) is not available.
- Students who apply by mid-April should be notified about their eligibility by the first week of May.
- Before applying, students must be certain about the number of credits they will take and the session(s) they will attend. Summer financial aid is directly based on the number of credits, weeks enrolled, and starting dates of sessions. Therefore, once a student has applied for summer financial aid, they must report any changes in enrollment to Student Financial Aid Services. Failure to do so could cause delays in, or revision to, the financial aid disbursement.
- Graduate and Law students can ask to be considered for the . There is no annual limit for PLUS loans, but students cannot borrow in excess of their cost of attendance minus any other financial aid that they receive. If PLUS is awarded for summer session, a new application is required to be completed at . PLUS loans require that the borrower not have an adverse credit history (a credit-check will be done). If creditworthiness is a problem, the student may obtain a creditworthy endorser. The federal government charges interest from the date the first disbursement is made although monthly payments are not required as long as the borrower is enrolled at least half-time.
- Parents of undergraduate students can apply for the . There is no annua
Federal Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford Loans may be available to students who will be at least half-time (six credits for undergraduate students, five credits for graduate and law students) and who have not already borrowed their annual maximums during the prior fall and spring semesters (see below for annual Stafford loan limits). The exception to borrowing in excess of the yearly limit is if a student is graduating in the upcoming summer or fall. In this case, the student may be able to borrow from the upcoming academic year. Students who will graduate in the summer or in the fall may be asked to provide verification from the Registrar’s office, their college, or their department that they are on track to graduate. Students who have questions about their loan eligibility for the summer semester are encouraged to reach out to Student Financial Aid Services.