Spring/Summer Financial Aid Information
Are you planning to enroll in courses for Spring/Summer? An important factor in planning for Spring/Summer is to review the amount of federal aid you have used during the Fall and Winter semesters as this may limit your eligibility for Spring/Summer aid (including federal student loans). To discuss your unique situation please 博天堂官方 or stop by our office at 100年。艾伦 & Nancy Lubbers 学生 Services Center.
Spring/Summer 联邦 Pell Grant Recipients
If you are awarded a 联邦 Pell Grant for the upcoming spring/summer semester, the amount awarded is based on full-time enrollment (12+ credits). If you are enrolled less than full-time, your 联邦 Pell Grant may not pay for the full amount that you have been awarded. Please refer to your eBill on myBanner (学生 > 学生 Account > 学生 Account Information > View Statement) for the amount of 联邦 Pell Grant you are eligible for, based on your current enrollment.
If you make any changes to your schedule, please allow 24 hours for your 联邦 Pell Grant updates to be reflected on your eBill.
为 more information about how 你的登记 impacts your award, please visit Financial Aid Enrollment.
What requirements are necessary to receive aid?
- A 2023-2024 FAFSA for Summer 2024.
- Have a completed spring/summer application on file.
- 必须注册 至少 中场休息时间 联邦贷款. Half-time is 6 credits for an undergraduate and 4.5 credits as a graduate/doctoral student. 全日制博天堂官方 for spring/summer is 12 credits for an undergraduate and 9 credits for graduate/博士生.
- The total credits for all spring/summer sessions will be combined to determine your total credit load. (为 example: if you take 3 credits during the spring session and 3 credits during the summer session, your combined enrollment for the spring/summer term will be 6学时.)
- Must be meeting Financial Aid 令人满意的 Academic Progress (SAP) 标准.
- Dropping or withdrawing from classes may result in recalculation of your financial aid eligibility and you may owe a balance. 为 more information, visit our 撤军 & 退款政策.
注意: 你 必须 完成 Spring/Summer Application in order to receive financial aid for the summer.
What type of aid am I eligible to receive?
- 联邦 直接贷款 are awarded to eligible students. 你的奖 amount for the fall/winter and spring/summer may not exceed your 一年一度的限制.
- 联邦 佩尔助学金 are awarded to eligible students.
- 联邦 家长PLUS贷款 is available to credit-worthy parents of dependent undergraduate students.
- 联邦 毕业生加分贷款 is available to credit-worthy graduate or 博士生.
- 替代 贷款 are available to credit-worthy borrowers. 替代 贷款 are available to credit-worthy borrowers. 二月底是一个 good time to begin applying for a spring/summer loan with your 选择银行.
How do I accept my financial aid award?
- Approximately one week after you submit your Spring/Summer application, we will email a financial aid award notification to your GVSU student email. At that time, log in to your myBanner 账户 review your aid amounts for spring/summer and contact our office to request any changes.
- All undergraduate and doctoral awards will 基于… 全职出席. All graduate awards will 基于… 半场 出席.
- Log in to the myBanner system to accept your aid electronically. 点击 here for specific instructions on how to view and accept aid.
If I have accepted more money than the amount of my bill, when will I receive the excess?
- Starting the second week of classes, our office reviews your 注册状态. Adjustments may be made to your award based on 你的登记. If you are not enrolled 至少 半场, your 联邦贷款 will be canceled.
- If you are enrolled in first six week courses (spring session), refunds are processed during the second week of the spring session. 你 will know if an excess loan amount is coming to you if you see "学生 Refund" on your eBill. 学生s enrolled in only second six week courses (summer session) will receive excess loan funds during the second week of the summer session.
注意: 请浏览 学生 账户的网站 for payment due dates, payments options, and to 设立直接存款.