Summer School Aid

• The amount of loan funds you are eligible to receive is based on:
  • your current grade level (freshman, sophomore, etc)
  • how much you borrowed through the 2020-2021 year
  • how much you borrowed cumulatively throughout your entire time in college.
• The Niner Central staff can help you determine whether or not you will have funding available.

Federal Pell Grant

• Additional Pell grant funding may be available for eligible students, even if you received 100% of your Pell grant for Fall/Spring. 
• Pell Grants are available to full- and part-time students enrolled in at least six credit hours throughout the summer
• Review this page for details >>

Federal Direct Loans

• If you borrowed the maximum Federal Direct loan amount based on your grade level for 2020-2021, you will not have remaining eligibility for summer.
• If you did not take classes or had previously declined Federal Direct loan funding in either the fall or spring semesters, you may have summer funding available. 

Federal Direct Parent and Graduate PLUS Loans

• ​This is a federal credit-based loan for parents of undergraduate students or graduate students enrolled in an eligible degree program. Additional information can be found on our Loan Information Page.

Summer Financial Aid

	First Half & Full Summer Term	Second Half
1st Day of Classes	May 24	July 1
Payment Due Date	May 25	July 7
Grant Awarding (Automatic)	3 business days after registering	3 business days after registering
Processing Time for Summer Direct Loan/PLUS Loan/Alternative Loan	10-15 business days after application is received	10-15 business days after application is received
Deadline to Submit Summer Loan Applications to ensure processing by payment due date	May 1	June 15
State grant and loans will be applied to your account beginning	May 14*	July 1

*If you are eligible for summer financial aid, please be aware that ALL financial aid awards and disbursements for both the Summer First Half and Summer Second Half will be combined and paid prior to the Summer First Half.

Term	Classes Begin	Billing due date (classes cancelled if not pd by this date)	To receive summer loan decision before classes begin, submit application by:	Loan will disburse to your account beginning:	Last day to submit loan application:
First Half & Full Summer	May 24	May 25	May 1, 2021	May 14	July 8
Second Half	July 6	July 7	June 15, 2021	July 1	July 8

If you miss these deadlines above:

• First Half Term:
  • If you submit your loan application after May 1, you are responsible to pay all charges by the first payment due date (May 25) or your classes will be cancelled.
  • In order to be awarded financial aid prior to the final cancellation of classes (May 25), you must have your summer class registration finalized and submit your summer school loan application by May 1, 2021.
  • If you submit your application after May 1 but before the last day of classes, your loan funds will be awarded 10 business days after your application is received. Your loan funds will come to you as a refund (since you would have already paid your bill in full).
• ​Second Half Term:
  • If you submit your loan application after June 15, you are responsible to pay for all charges by the first payment due date (July 7) or your classes will be cancelled.
  • ​In order to be awarded financial aid prior to the final cancellation of classes (July 7), you must have your summer class registration finalized and submit your summer school loan application by June 15, 2021. 
  • If you submit your application after June 15 but before July 8, your loan funds will be awarded 10 business days after your application is received.  Your loan funds will come to you as a refund (since you would have already paid your bill in full).

Term	If application submitted by:	Loan will disburse to your account beginning:
First Half or Full Summer	May 1, 2021	May 14
Second Half	June 15, 2021	July 1

Disbursement

• If you submit your application after May 1 but before July 8, your loan funds will be awarded 10 business days after your application is received. Your loan funds will come to you as a refund (since you would have already paid your bill in full).
• If you submit your application after June 15 but before July 8, your loan funds will be awarded 10 business days after your application is received.  Your loan funds will come to you as a refund (since you would have already paid your bill in full).​
• If you change enrollment after submitting your summer loan application or you receive any additional funding after originally awarded, a hold may be applied to your disbursement for eligibility review.

• The summer loan application is not required to receive a Pell Grant during the summer. 
• The summer loan application is required if you are applying for the Federal Direct loans, Graduate PLUS Loans, and Parent PLUS Loans.
• Undergraduate students must be enrolled in at least six credit hours during the Summer term to be eligible for disbursement(s) of Federal Direct and PLUS Loan funds.
• Graduate students must be enrolled in at least three credit hours during the Summer term to be eligible for disbursement(s) of Federal Direct and PLUS Loan funds.
• All students enrolled for Summer Second Half ONLY will not have their disbursement(s) released before July 1st.
• If you change summer terms or reduce the total number of enrolled hours due to dropping or cancellation of classes, your award will be reduced accordingly or possibly canceled.
• You must meet the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy requirement at the end of the spring semester.   More information is available at the SAP Information page. If you are academically suspended, you are not eligible for summer financial aid.
• Financial aid will only pay for the 1st and 2nd attempt of the same course that has been successfully completed with a grade of D or better. Some courses are exempt from this rule because they are designated as being repeatable.
• The following students must contact Niner Central for a paper summer school application: graduate students enrolling for only thesis hours; students enrolled in study abroad, and students on transient study during the summer. Additional information may be required.​

• Alternative non-federal loans may be available to students who do not qualify for federal student loans or those who need additional loan assistance beyond the federal loan maximums.
• The summer loan application is not required if you are ONLY applying for an alternative loan for summer. The Office of Financial Aid will receive your information directly from the lender. Be sure to sign all disclosure notices with the lender.
• In order to receive a non-federal loan (alternative/private loan), the student must apply directly with the lender. You may choose any lender of your choice.  For your convenience, we offer this handy ELM Select alternative loan tool, which walks you through important information about types of funding and money management.  After you review this information, you will see a list of lenders offering loan products in a way that makes it easy to compare them.
• You will receive an email when your award has been finalized. Please allow three weeks to process the alternative loan.