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Is financial aid available for summer sessions?

Below is information regarding summer aid for both undergraduate and graduate students.

Undergraduate Students Enrolled in 4 year Programs

Institutional need-based aid will not be available for the 2024 summer sessions. If you would like to utilize federal loans to help meet your summer 2024 educational expenses, be sure to file a 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). In addition, please complete the following steps:

  1. File aÌý, available April 1.
  2. Submit any additional documents listed on the portal under the "Financial Aid: My Documents" Web page.Ìý
  3. Enroll on at least half-time basis. Half time during the summer session is defined as 6 credits for undergraduate enrollment.
  4. Confirm with your academic advisor that your anticipated graduation date is accurate. Summer aid will not be awarded to students who are listed as having completed their program as of the end of the spring 2024Ìýsemester.
  5. If your are planning to use a Parent PLUS loan, be sure to have your parent submit the loan application .

Offer letters will be available beginning in April. Federal financial aid offers will show as pending financial aid on your portal billing statement. These will remain as pending financial aid until you are enrolled at least half time, your courses have begun, and your 2023-2024Ìýgrades have been recorded and reviewed to ensure that you are meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). Once spring semester grades are available at the end of May, your SAP status will be reviewed. If you are failing SAP at that time, your aid for the summer will be canceled.

Graduate Students

You do not need to complete the summer aid application. In order to receive aid for summer, you must meet the following requirements:

  1. Complete the 2024-2025ÌýFree Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
  2. Complete any additional documents listed on the portal under the "Financial Aid: My Documents" web page.
  3. Enroll on at least a half-time basis to be eligible for federal student loans. Half time during the summer session is defined as 2 credits for graduate enrollment.ÌýHalf time is defined as 3 credits for graduate enrollment in the online Kogod programs for the July 2024ÌýTerm.
  4. Confirm with your academic advisor that your anticipated graduation date is accurate. Summer aid will not be offered to students who are listed as having completed their program as of the end of the spring 2024Ìýsemester.
  5. If your are planning to use a Graduate PLUS Loan, be sure to submit the application .

OfferÌýletters will be available beginning in April. Federal financial aid offers will show as pending financial aid on your portal billing statement. These will remain as pending financial aid until you are enrolled at least half time, your courses have begun, and your 2023-2024Ìýgrades have been recorded and reviewed to ensure that you are meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). Once spring semester grades are available at the end of the spring 2024Ìýsemester, your SAP status will be reviewed. If you are failing SAP at that time, your aid for the summer will be canceled.

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2024 AU Summer Aid Application

Undergraduate students enrolled in a 4-year program, can complete the summer aid application as part of the process to apply for federal aid for the summer. Graduate Students do not need to complete this form.