Summer Financial Aid

SUMMER FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS

Summer Financial Aid applications will be made available AFTER summer registration which is scheduled from April 6th through April 19th. Applications will only be made available to those students who have registered for the requisite credit hours to receive financial aid in the Summer sessions (6 hours for Undergraduates; 4 hours for Graduates/Professionals). The application will be made available through BisonWeb, showing as a student requirement that will link only registered students directly to the application.

For those students who will not be able to determine their need for summer registration until after Spring 2009 grades have been posted, the Summer Financial Aid application will be made available for those students during the Summer Session I registration between May 18th and May 22nd and the Summer Session II registration between June 25th and July 1st.

Summer options for financial aid are limited. Please plan your finances carefully. To be eligible for aid, you must be admitted to a degree or eligible certificate program at Howard University. In addition to meeting eligibility requirements, you must:

  • Register for at least half-time (six credit hours for undergraduate students and four credit hours for graduate students). Credit requirements for aid eligibility may vary for students enrolled in Pharmacy or Dentistry. Please refer to the Summer Term Financial Aid Application for credit loan requirements.
  • Meet all deadlines, including the summer term registration deadline. In addition, you must complete the separate one-page Summer Term Financial Aid Application.

Note: The Financial Aid year ends with the summer term. To receive summer aid, the Central Processor must receive your FAFSA no later than May 1.

Types of available Summer Aid

  • Federal Pell Grant is awarded to eligible undergraduate students. If you received the maximum allowable Pell Grant during the Fall and Spring terms, you are not eligible for a Pell Grant during the summer term.
  • Employment is awarded to eligible graduate and undergraduate students. Funds are limited.
  • Scholarships are not awarded by the Office of Financial Aid during the summer term but may be awarded through your area of study or outside agencies.
  • Tuition Remission and Veteran’s Benefits are available during the summer term and are considered as financial aid.
  • Student Loans are available during the summer term. The Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized, Direct Parent PLUS and Private Loans are available. The amount and type of Federal Direct Loans you are eligible to borrow each year is limited by federal regulations. If you have borrowed your annual maximum amount under the Federal Direct Loan Program during the fall and spring terms, you are not eligible for a direct loan during the summer term.