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Overview of Qualifying for Federal, State, and Institutional Summer Aid

The academic year at Temple University begins with the fall semester followed by the spring semester and ends with summer sessions. The summer is considered a “trailer” for the majority of undergraduate and graduate programs at the university. This means that your summer aid primarily consists of funding unused in the prior Fall and Spring semesters, with the exception of Year-Round Pell Grants. This includes offers of summer work-study—see below for details related to the dates students can work over the summer.

Summer 2024 financial aid eligibility is determined based on the information from the 2024-2025 FAFSA application and remaining fiscal year funding. For summer, the 2024-2025 FAFSA must be submitted by June 30, 2025. Summer financial aid will be limited if you have already used your eligibility during the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters.

You must meet the federal and university aid eligibility requirements to be considered for summer financial aid. Please note that satisfactory academic progress (SAP) is reviewed after spring grades are transcripted and can impact summer financial aid eligibility. These determinations may occur during summer terms. Do to the condensed nature of summer sessions, we cannot guarantee a SAP review prior to the end of summer add/drop sessions.

If you complete your degree program (i.e., graduate) and then enroll in summer classes as a non-degree student, you will not qualify for summer financial aid. 

We automatically review all students enrolled for the summer session(s) that have the 2024–2025 FAFSA on file with Temple University for all forms of available financial aid. Summer financial aid is limited and will be awarded to students on a first-come, first-processed basis.

You may use financial aid for most summer study abroad programs or at another institution, such as a community college. See below for details on this process. Information on summer funding is available on the Summer Financial Aid page of this website.

Summer Courses at a Different Institution 

You must be approved to take courses at a domestic institution during the summer. Eligibility is confirmed through the submission of the Permission to Complete a Course at Another Institution After Matriculation, which must be approved by your academic adviser. The adviser approval process can be intitiated via TUPortal. 

Once your documentation has been received and reviewed, any eligible funding will be awarded, disbursed, and transferred to the other institution according to the instructions on the Consortium Agreement. Information on summer funding is available on the Summer Financial Aid page of this website.

If you are taking classes at both Temple and an outside institution at the same time, then your aid will be disbursed to your Temple student account to pay your Temple charges first. Excess funding can then be transferred to the other institution. If the host institution requires your courses to be paid upon registration, then you may submit an official invoice showing that all charges have been paid in full to have the excess funding processed as refund instead of being transferred to your other institutions, provided no other Temple charges have been assessed.

Summer Financial Aid Applications
  1. Registered undergraduate students will be reviewed for summer financial aid eligibility in late April based on summer term enrollment. There is no undergraduate summer financial aid application.
  2. Summer work-study grant students who should be registered for Summer and/or Fall 2024 courses should
    • have both the 2023–2024 and 2024–2025 FAFSAs on file, 
    • demonstrate unmet financial need per the FAFSA, and
    • have a summer work-study position at Temple University or an approved off-campus location.
  3. They can then email  to request summer work-study.
Summer Financial Aid Eligibility Checklist
  1. Completed 2024–2025 FAFSA must be on file with Temple University listed in the school section of the FAFSA. Temple’s federal school code is 003371.
  2. Review the Bursar’s Office tuition calculator for cost information pertaining to summer registration and the summer billing schedule.
  3. Eligible nonmatriculated students should complete the Non-Matriculated form and return to SFS.
  4. Monitor your financial aid award on Self-Service Banner, accessed via TUportal, for notification of summer financial aid eligibility.
  5. Accept or Decline any federal loan funding on your financial aid award within Self-Service Banner. NOTE: New federal loan borrowers must complete the Entrance Counseling and Master Promissory Note requirements at studentaid.gov. You can access this website with your Federal Student Aid ID.
  6. Report all changes in summer enrollment to the Student Financial Services office. Changes in enrollment will directly impact your summer financial aid award and may result in cancellation of summer aid if you drop below half time.
  7. Students who do not enroll in summer courses and have a summer work-study position at Temple University or an approved off-campus location must meet the following qualifications. They can then email  to request summer work-study.
    1. Be pre-registered for Fall 2024,
    2. Have both the 2022–2023 and 2024–2025 FAFSAs on file, and
    3. Complete all 2024–2025 outstanding requirements (such as verification).
  8. Students who only enroll in the four-week summer session may not qualify for financial aid.
  9. Students who only enroll in a two-week summer session will not qualify for financial aid.
Summer Enrollment Requirements
  1. For additional federal Pell Grant funding under year-round Pell, an undergraduate student must be enrolled in at least six (6) credits over the course of summer. This can be any combination of enrollment as long as the total summer enrollment is at least six credits.
  2. For a federal Direct Loan, a student must be registered at least half time during summer in a six- or 12-week session.
    1. Half-time enrollment is defined as follows.
      1. Graduate students: 4.5 credits in either summer session OR 2.25 credits for summer session I and 2.25 credits for summer session II
      2. Undergraduate students: Six credits in either summer session OR three credits for summer session I and three credits for summer session II
  3. For Federal Work-study, a student must be registered during summer session OR pre-registered for fall 2023 (see below for more information).
  4. For Pennsylvania State Grant funding, an undergraduate student must be registered at least half time (six credits) AND attend a minimum of five (5) weeks in a degree-granting program.

NOTE- Students who revise their summer enrollment after their summer financial aid has been processed are required to notify SFS because it may affect your summer financial aid eligibility including your ability to participate in the Federal Work-study program.

Graduate Students Beginning a New Program in Summer

If you are a new graduate student who is matriculating in Summer I or II 2024, be sure to update the 2023-2024 FAFSA after May 1 to reflect you are now a graduate student. SFS must receive a copy of the corrected FAFSA before the end of the summer session to issue an aid offer.

 

Advanced Master of Social Work Students

Students enrolling in the Advanced Master of Social Work program will begin courses in Summer I 2024. Due to the nature of this specific program, you must file the 2024-2025 FAFSA as a graduate student to receive aid. Your FAFSA must be updated before the end of the Summer sessions for SFS to issue a financial aid offer for the Summer terms. Any changes submitted after the end of Summer will result in federal aid only being issued for the Fall and Spring semesters.