Summer Financial Aid

Financial aid for summer attendance

Summer is the end of the 2025-2026 academic year. If you plan to enroll in summer courses and wish to receive financial aid, you must complete the 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) so eligibility can be determined.

If you plan to study abroad summer of 2026, please submit your summer study abroad budget sheet to the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid (OSFA) in Warriner Hall 202 or upload it directly to your financial aid portal.  The expense sheet MUST include the number of study abroad credits and the number of credits for any summer on-campus/online courses you plan to take. 

Criteria and process

The eligibility, criteria, and process differ for undergraduate and graduate students.

*Guest students attending CMU summer sessions are ineligible for federal aid.

Undergraduate students

Undergraduate students: Your financial aid offer for the summer will have different aid types awarded.

• Summer Extra Credit award of $552 if enrolled in at least 6 credits to any degree-seeking new transfer or continuing undergraduate student.
• Federal Pell Grant to eligible degree-seeking undergraduate student.
• Any remaining Federal Direct Loans for the 2025-2026 academic year will be offered in the summer term.

Please note that summer aid is determined by calculating the total aid received for the 2025-2026 academic year and assessing any remaining eligibility.

You will receive an email notification once your aid offer is revised and ready to view in your financial aid portal.

Criteria:

• Must be in good academic standing.
• Have remaining 2025-2026 Federal Pell grant eligibility. 
• Have remaining 2025-2026 federal student loan eligibility. 
• Have requested a Federal Work-Study award and filed a 2025-2026 FAFSA.
• Your parent may apply for a Federal Parent PLUS Loan (dependent undergraduate students), or you may apply for an alternative loan from a private lender.  Summer loan period:  May - July/August 2026
• You must be enrolled in at least 6 undergraduate credit hours for the summer term (sessions I & II) that are applicable to your program of study.

Graduate students

Graduate students: We will complete your financial aid offer AFTER you have registered at least half time for summer. You will receive an email notification once your aid offer is revised and ready to view in your financial aid portal.

Criteria:

Satisfactory academic progress for the summer semester

If you are on FA Warning or Probation during the spring semester, your summer financial aid will be offered upfront. However, once all spring grades have been posted, your summer eligibility will be determined and could change offered aid. 

Please note: students who are on FA suspension that satisfactorily complete the summer I session while on denial are NOT eligible for federal aid for the summer II session. Denial is for the entire summer semester.