Summer Award Process
- The awarding process will begin after the student has enrolled in summer courses. The Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships will determine if the student is eligible for summer aid.
- Notification of eligibility will be sent by email, and the student’s award can be viewed via MyCoyote.
- If a student’s enrollment for summer changes after the initial award, the student is responsible for notifying the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships immediately by completing a Change of Status form.
- Enrollment changes in summer units may result in adjustment and/or cancelation of the student’s award, and the student may be required to repay any funds previously received.
Your summer aid was awarded to you based on the number of units you were enrolled in at the time of packaging. If you make any changes in your summer enrollment, the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships will adjust your financial aid award as of Summer Census.
Summer Census: The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships will be reviewing your summer enrollment on July 17, 2025. To keep your summer aid you were initially awarded, you must remain enrolled in the required number of units for each aid type. If you are enrolled in less units than what your aid requires or was disbursed for, your financial aid will be reduced or cancelled and will result in you owing a repayment to the university.
Pell Grant Recipients: To remain eligible for Pell Grant, you must remain enrolled in a minimum of 1 unit during the summer. Pell grant will be cancelled at Census if you are enrolled in at least 1 unit. If it is cancelled, you must return the Pell grant you received as a refund (direct deposit or check) and you will be required to pay the university for any balances due.
Graduate Initiative Grant (GIG): GIG will be cancelled at Census for students no longer enrolled in the approved courses towards graduation. Please contact your GRS if there are any changes in your summer enrollment status. You will be required to pay the university for any balances due.
Summer State University Grant (SUG): You must remain enrolled in a minimum of 1 unit during the summer. If you reduce your summer enrollment, your SUG may be reduced. If you remain enrolled in less than 1 unit, your SUG will be cancelled. You must return any summer funds you received as a refund (direct deposit or check) and you will be required to pay the university for any balances due.
Summer Direct Loans (Subsidized, Unsubsidized, Parent Plus, & Grad PLUS): If you are an Undergraduate, Teacher Credential, 2nd BA you must remain enrolled in a minimum of 6 units during the summer or if you are a Master/Ed Doctorate student you must remain enrolled in a minimum of 3 graduate level summer courses (5000+ level) to remain in good standing with your current and future loan status.
Summer Withdrawal: If you withdraw (zero units) during any session(s) prior to 60% of the term and receive a financial aid disbursement, you will be subject to a federal regulation recalculation to determine what percent of summer aid you earned versus did not earn. This calculation is called the Return of Title IV (R2T4). You may need to repay any unearned portion of your financial aid and pay the university for any balances due.
Please be aware that if your aid is reduced or cancelled you are responsible for paying the balance on your account. Failure to pay your balance may result in a hold placed on your university record that prevents you from registering for future terms, from obtaining transcripts/diplomas, and from future financial aid eligibility.