Summer Financial Aid Application

If you qualify, financial aid may help you finance your education during the summer.  Here is the link to the financial aid application https://wpconnect.wpunj.edu/students/finaid/finaidapp_summer/default.cfm



To be considered for financial aid for Summer you MUST:
  • Be making Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) at the end of the Spring 2022 semester. Undergraduate Students (cumulative GPA of 2.0 and a cumulative completion rate of 67%) Graduate Students (cumulative GPA of 3.0 and a cumulative completion rate of 70%)

  • Aid already awarded for the summer will be removed if you are not making SAP at the end of the Spring 2022 semester.

  • Federal Direct Loan Eligibility:
    Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate (Not Online Programs) Be enrolled for at least six (6) credits (for undergraduate students), or five (5) credits (for graduate students). Please note that graduate students must be enrolled in Graduate level courses. All students must maintain half time attendance to qualify for federal student loans. Please note: Your summer application will remain unprocessed until you formally register for the required minimum number of credits.

    Undergraduate WP Online Be enrolled for at least six (6) credits. All students must maintain half time attendance to qualify for federal student loans. Please note: Your summer application will remain unprocessed until you formally register for the required minimum number of credits.

    Graduate WP Online Be enrolled for at least three (3) credits. Please note that graduate students must be enrolled in Graduate level courses. All students must maintain half time attendance to qualify for federal student loans. Please note: Your summer application will remain unprocessed until you formally register for the required minimum number of credits.

  • Disbursements will take place when each of the above enrollment criteria are met (6 or 3) Enrollment Verification will drive disbursements.

  • Refunds will be generated only after Enrollment Verification and Disbursements.

  • PELL Eligibility: Students may be eligible for summer Pell even if they have received full-time Pell awards in the Fall and Spring semesters.

    • You must be enrolled in at least 6 credits.

    • Pell awards may not cover full cost of summer tuition

    • Use of Pell awards will affect your lifetime Pell limit of 12 full-time semesters (600%). Please note that you can receive the Federal Pell Grant for no more than 12 semesters or the equivalent (roughly six years). If you have any questions, contact your financial aid office.

    • If you have not used up 100% of your 2021-2022 Pell award, you may be eligible for a Pell grant in the summer.

  • Have a processed 2021-2022 Financial Aid Application (FAFSA) on file in the Financial Aid Office. (All Summer Aid will be based on your 2021-2022 FAFSA.)

  • Be enrolled in a MATRICULATED Program.

 

Contact
Date Submitted: 03/30/2022
Submitted By: Financial Aid / Michael Corso
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