Summer Aid Options

Summer aid is limited, and most students utilize their annual aid eligibility based on their enrollment during the three-quarter academic year. UC's summer quarter is at the end of the academic year. Therefore, aid eligibility for summer will be based on the previous year's FAFSA (which carries a June 30th deadline) and aid utilization during the academic year preceding summer.

NOTE: Students beginning in summer 2008 will need to complete the 2007-2008 FAFSA before June 30, 2008, to receive summer aid.

Awarding for summer quarter generally does not occur until March unless a student enters UC mid-year and their aid eligibility is sufficient enough to cover summer term.

Summer aid (except Federal Work-Study) requires summer enrollment. Summer work-study employment  requires enrollment for the following fall if summer classes are not taken. Any summer work-study award will be made based on application and term of enrollment.

ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION
Students interested in summer aid should contact One Stop Student Services (onestop@uc.edu; 513-556-1000; 220 University Pavilion). Staff can determine if you have any remaining funds that can be used in the summer and assess eligibility for additional loan funding.

Some students are eligible for summer aid because they did not utilize their full aid eligibility during the academic year. In fact, some students will reduce their academic-year loans so as to reserve eligibility for summer.

Eligibility may also be found if you were not full-time for the academic year. Specifically, students who did not attend fall-winter-spring or Pell-eligible students who went part-time during the academic year should contact One Stop regarding the ability to tap into their unused academic year aid.

Three loan options can assist students attending summer school for 6 or more hours.

• Federal Stafford Loan – Students who advance from the freshman to sophomore level or sophomore to junior level may be eligible for an advanced class level loan during summer.  Unique to Summer 2008:  Annual loan limit increases effective July 1, 2008, make additional Stafford Loans available to most undergraduate students.
  
• Federal PLUS Loans – Parents of undergraduate, dependent students and graduate students are eligible for additional Federal PLUS Loans based on their credit approval. 
  
• Alternative Loans – While they should be explored on a limited basis, non-federal loans are available for summer students.  

Again, summer aid is limited as most students exhaust their annual aid eligibility during the academic year. Please discuss options specific to you with a staff member at One Stop as you are thinking about summer school to better understand any funding resources that may be available to you for summer school attendance. 

FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN
In the past, a very limited number of Federal Perkins Loan awards for summer were made to students.

Funding for Summer Perkins reviewed annually and is determined based on the availability of funds. Unfortunately, there will NOT be Perkins Loans available for summer 2008.

Students seeking summer aid should explore all options listed at the left.