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Summer 2024 aid is based on the 2023-24 FAFSA information. If you have not completed the 2023-24 FAFSA, you must complete it by June 30, 2024 to be considered for summer aid.

Summer financial aid is available for students who are enrolled for the summer term and have remaining aid that was not utilized during the prior fall and spring terms. The summer term is the final term in the academic year at the University of Houston. Therefore, if a student has completed the FAFSA for fall and/or spring, the application also includes the following summer. Students enrolled for summer courses will be evaluated for summer aid by the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid starting the end of April. Students should finalize their summer enrollment by April 30. Notification of summer aid eligibility will be emailed to students at the email address on file. Students should update contact information in their myUH self-service account.

Current Students
Students who attended the University of Houston (main campus) during the fall and/or spring term will only need to register for summer classes; no additional application form is needed. Students enrolling in repeat courses for the summer are encouraged to read the Financial Aid Repeat Course Policy.

Transfer Students
Students new to the University for the spring or summer term will need to complete a Summer Transfer Monitor form if it is initiated on their myUH To-Do List. A student’s eligibility and enrollment will determine the offering of summer financial aid.

Verification Deadline
If you are selected for verification, the UH Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid will notify you via email regarding any additional information that is needed or any changes to your aid offer due to verification. Beginning 2023-24, any requested documentation will be completed using our ProVerifier+ tool found in AccessUH. Any additional requested information will be “initiated” in your  myUH To-Do List and is also required to process your financial aid application. To allow time for accurate processing, the deadline to submit documents to UH for summer 2024 financial aid is June 14, 2024. You must already have an official Student Aid Index (SAI), formerly known as Expected Family Contribution (EFC), as a result of completing a FAFSA, processed by the U.S. Department of Education in order to submit any requested documents to our office.

Warning: If you purposely provide false or misleading information, you will be reported to the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Education, and may be subject to a fine, sentenced to jail or both.

Federal Pell Grant Program
Students eligible for the Federal Pell Grant Program can receive up to 150 percent of their scheduled Federal Pell Grant each year. This means that if you received Federal Pell Grant Program funds for both fall and spring terms, you may qualify for Federal Pell Grant Program funds for the summer.

If you enrolled full-time (12+ hours) and received your full-time Federal Pell Grant for fall and spring, you must enroll in at least half-time (six hours) for the summer term to be offered summer Federal Pell Grant Program funds. You must have lifetime Pell Grant eligibility remaining in order to qualify for these additional funds. Being enrolled less than half-time will result in cancellation of summer Federal Pell Grant Program funds.

Federal Direct Loans
Students’ summer loan eligibility is based on their remaining annual loan eligibility for loans received at UH or another institution during the academic year. Students who received their annual loan limit the past fall and spring terms no longer have loan eligibility for the summer term. Federal Direct Loans require at least half-time enrollment (six credit hours for undergraduate/law/optometry/pharmacy/medical students, five credit hours for graduate students). Students who alter their enrollment after being offered will need to complete a Revision Request form requesting an aid adjustment. Federal Direct Loans will be canceled for students who are enrolled less than half-time.

Please note that students may not receive federal aid from multiple institutions during the same enrollment period. This would result in cancellation of aid and a resulting balance due to the University.

Annual and aggregate (career) Federal Direct Loan limits are as follows:  

*Medical student annual loan limits dependent upon medical year level.

Federal PLUS Loans
Students who are not eligible for federal aid may apply for the Federal Parent PLUS Loan (for dependent undergraduate loans) or the Federal Graduate PLUS Loan (for graduate students) by initiating the process at StudentAid.gov. Once a Federal PLUS Loan application has been completed online, students must complete the “Other” section of the Revision Request form to indicate that the Federal PLUS Loan be applied for the summer term. Students who want to pursue an alternative or private loan must initiate the application process with the lender of their choice before they complete the “Other” section of the Revision Request form and indicate that the private or alternative loan be applied towards the summer term.  

Summer 2024 Disbursement Calendar:

Federal Pell Grant Program Disbursement Schedule

*Students enrolled in sessions 1-3 and 4 will have their Federal Pell Grant funds disbursed in advance of the start of session 4. However, if late session 4 courses are dropped, disbursed Federal Pell Grant funds may be decreased resulting in a balance owed.

Federal Direct Loan Disbursement Schedule for Undergraduates Students**

**Undergraduate students must be enrolled in a combined 6+ hours for the summer term to receive loans.

Federal Direct Loan Disbursement Schedule for Graduate Students***

***Graduate students must be enrolled in a combined 5+ hours for the summer term to receive loans.

Professional students (Law, Medical, Optometry, Pharmacy) are on a separate disbursement schedule. Please refer any questions to your respective financial aid advisor.