Financial Aid for Summer Semester

General information about summer semester at MSU can be found at the MSU SummerStudy website.

Who is eligible

Students must be admitted to MSU in a degree or certificate program. Students admitted as "Lifelong" are not eligible for financial aid.

When to apply

In order to receive first priority consideration you should request summer aid before March 1.

You must also file the FAFSA for the appropriate aid year. At MSU summer is considered the "trailer" of the year (fall, spring and then summer semester make up the aid year). In order to receive financial aid for summer 2012, you must file the 2011-2012 FAFSA by June 30, 2012.

How to apply for summer aid

To request aid for summer, logon to StuInfo, and select eFinaid from the menu. You'll find the summer link in the status page section titled "Action Items". You can use this site to track your summer aid processing. We'll also send you an email notice when we have processed your aid.

You must complete a summer aid application even if you indicated on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) that you planned to attend summer semester.

Summer aid may be prorated based on your enrollment

Since enrollment periods vary during the summer (a course may last a few days or all summer) your aid may be prorated based on YOUR summer enrollment period. Also, summer disbursement cannot occur until 10 days prior to YOUR first day of summer enrollment. More information about summer disbursement …

NOTE: Change for Summer 2012

Due to changes in the federal budget, Summer Pell is no longer available for most students.  Only students who did not use their full Pell during Fall 2011-Spring 2012 attendance will be eligible for any "leftover" Pell for the summer semester.