Financial Aid

To be considered for summer financial aid, you must have completed the current year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and a Summer Session Application for Student Aid. This application is available at the Financial Aid Office in February prior to Summer Session registration. You may also download the application from the Financial Aid Office Web site.

Summer aid eligibility is based on remaining eligibility and funds from the previous fall/spring semesters. You may be eligible for Summer financial aid if:

• You are planning to attend at least half-time during the summer session (6 undergraduate credit hours or 3 graduate credit hours unless you are a graduate student in his/her final semester or on an internship and enrolled for 1 hour of thesis/dissertation or professional practice) AND
• You received a Pell Grant during the academic year but did not attend full-time (12 or more undergraduate hours) during the fall and/or spring semesters OR
• You want to borrow a Federal Direct Loan and have remaining eligibility for summer OR
• You want to borrow under the alternative loan program for summer OR
• You worked under the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program during the academic year and would like to continue to work this summer (FWS depends on the availability of funds) and will be enrolled for at least one course.

You may also visit the Financial Aid web site for information about scholarships and employment opportunities that may be available for the summer session.