Pell grants are awarded to students demonstrating significant financial need as determined by the FAFSA. Grant funding does not have to be repaid. Year-round Pell allows you to have up to an extra 50% of your fall/spring grant amount if you choose to continue to take classes in the summer.
- If you are an undergraduate student (first bachelor's degree) and you were eligible for Federal Pell Grants during fall/spring, you may now be eligible for Federal Pell Grant funding for summer!
- Year-round Pell allows you to have up to an extra 50% of your fall/spring grant amount if you choose to take classes in the summer!
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You must be enrolled at least half time, which is 6 credit hours, over the entire summer if you received a Pell Grant as a full time student for both fall and spring terms.
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You were awarded a Pell Grant for fall/spring (whether or not you accepted it)
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You meet Satisfactory Academic Progress standards
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You have not exceeded lifetime limit (LEU) - Lifetime eligibility for the Pell grant remains at 600%.
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Limited Eligibility of Repeated course - 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.
- 0 EFC (based on FAFSA)
- Eligible for full Federal Pell Grant for 2020-2021
- Enrolled full-time for fall and spring
- Received full Pell disbursements
- Eligibility: full-time disbursement in summer if enrolled in 12 credit hours.
| Scenario 1 | Fall 2020 | Spring 2021 | Summer 2021 |
| Enrollment | 12 credits | 12 credits | 12 credits |
| EFC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pell Awarded | $3173 (50%) | $3172 (50%) | $3172 (50%) |
Scenario 2: Received 100% of your Pell funding in fall/spring; enrolling half time for summer
- 0 EFC (based on FAFSA)
- Eligible for full Federal Pell Grant for 2020-2021
- Enrolled full-time for fall and spring
- Received full Pell disbursements
- Eligibility: half-time disbursement in summer if enrolled in 6 credit hours.
| Scenario 2 | Fall 2020 | Spring 2021 | Summer 2021 |
| Enrollment | 12 credits | 12 credits | 6 credits |
| EFC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pell Awarded | $3173 (50%) | $3172 (50%) | $1587 (25%) |
Scenario 3: Received 87% of your Pell funding in fall/spring; enrolling full-time for summer
- 0 EFC (based on FAFSA)
- Eligible for full Federal Pell Grant for 2020-2021
- Enrolled full-time for fall; enrolled 3/4 time in spring
- Received full Pell disbursement for fall; received 3/4 Pell for spring
- Eligibility: full-time disbursement in summer if enrolled in 12 credit hours.
| Scenario 3 | Fall 2020 | Spring 2021 | Summer 2021 |
| Enrollment | 12 credits | 9 credits | 12 credits |
| EFC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pell Awarded | $3173 (50%) | $2380 (37%) | $3173 (50%) |
Scenario 4: Received 100% of your Pell funding in fall/spring; enrolling less than half-time for summer
- 0 EFC (based on FAFSA)
- Eligible for full Federal Pell Grant for 2020-2021
- Enrolled full-time for fall and spring
- Received full Pell disbursements
- Eligibility: Not eligible for summer Pell because not enrolled at least half-time
| Scenario 4 | Fall 2020 | Spring 2021 | Summer 2021 |
| Enrollment | 12 credits | 12 credits | 4 credits |
| EFC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pell Awarded | $3173 (50%) | $3172 (50%) | $0 |
- You must be enrolled at least half time, which is 6 credit hours, over the summer if you were full time during the 2020-2021 school year.
- If you are an undergraduate enrolled in 3 credits for Summer First Half and 3 credits for Summer Second Half, this counts as half-time enrollment.
- Your Summer Pell Grant award will adjust with any enrollment adjustment through census date (July 8th).
- If you enroll only in Summer Second Half, you will have a delay in your Pell Grant disbursement. Your disbursements will begin on July 1st.
- After you register for classes, you will receive your Pell award decision within 3 business days.