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Summer Aid

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While the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) covers fall through the following summer, summer aid requires special processing. The summer is made up of two sessions but classes may meet for 5, 10, or 15 weeks. Since the summer is the same length as a regular semester, it has the same enrollment requirements. Half-time for undergraduate students is at least 6 semester hours and student loans require at least half-time enrollment. Some students receiving the Federal Pell Grant during the summer semester may be required to be enrolled in at least half-time or more.

If you have not exhausted your annual grant and loan eligibility by the end of the regular academic year (fall/spring), you may be eligible for summer financial aid.

A separate Stafford Loan request form is required for summer. Visit www.usi.edu/finaid/1112forms.asp for the application. Grade level changes (e.g., sophomore to junior) at the end of spring often provide additional student loan eligibility.

Summer Federal Work Study is available for both enrolled and non-enrolled students. Non-enrolled students must be registered for the upcoming fall semester. Students may work full-time during periods of non-enrollment but a percentage of earnings from these periods will be used to meet students' need in the upcoming academic year. Thus summer employment can reduce students' eligibility for certain programs during the academic year.

Information about the state programs listed below are not available for Summer 2012 at this time. Check back later for more information.

For Summer 2011 the State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana (SSACI) provides opportunities for certain Twenty-first Century Scholars. The Summer GEAR UP Scholarship may be used by eligible Twenty-first Century Scholar students wanting to enroll in summer courses, which may be a college preparatory, pre-requisite or required class for their degree program. The Scholarship can be used only by Scholars who are high school students going to college for the first time or freshmen finishing their first year in college. It is a non-renewable scholarship that can be used for the summer sessions before the fall of first enrollment or the summer sessions after the student's first year of college.

For more information about the Summer GEAR UP Scholarship application and eligibility visit http://www.in.gov/ssaci/2344.htm. The deadline for applying is June 3, 2011.

The State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana (SSACI) also provides opportunities for Summer State Work Study for students who have received Indiana grant aid in the 10-11 academic year. In order to participate, a student must have received the Indiana Higher Education grant or the 21st Century Scholar grant during the 2010-2011 academic year, must not be graduating from the university prior to August 31, 2011 and must enroll for the fall 2011 semester.

For more information about Summer State Work Study application and eligibility visit http://www.in.gov/ssaci/2340.htm. The deadline for applying is May 1, 2011. A list of eligible employers throughout the state of Indiana is also available on the SSACI web site.

It is recommended that students meet with their financial aid counselors to determine summer eligibility for financial assistance well before summer registration in April.