Summer Session Aid

Financial aid is primarily awarded in the nine-month academic year, but specific programs are available year-round to students who attend Summer Sessions.

South Carolina state scholarships may be available to eligible full-time students who have already used aid in the Fall and Spring.

The Federal Pell Grant is available to eligible students enrolled at least half-time. However, students who borrowed the Federal Direct Loan maximum during the academic year are not eligible for additional Direct Loan assistance in the Summer unless they have progressed to a higher grade level with a higher loan limit. As an alternative, students may benefit from the Federal Direct PLUS (for parents or graduate students) or a private loan. Students in programs such as Cooperative Education may have unused stipends from Fall or Spring that can be used in the Summer. Please note that the aid used in the Summer counts against lifetime limits.

To initiate the summer aid process, once you have completed a summer loan application AND finalized your summer registration, you will need to log into your iROAR account. On the Home Tab of the financial aid section, view the pending question in the Responses Required at the top of the page. Only submit your 'yes' answer to this question after you have finalized your summer registration.

Students receiving a state scholarship (LIFE or Palmetto Fellows) or the Out-of-State Tuition Scholarship may request to receive a summer disbursement by completing the Summer Scholarship Request Form. Please note that you will need to be enrolled full-time (12 hours or more) to receive a scholarship stipend after a co-op/internship or if you are requesting to use your LIFE or Palmetto Fellows.

For most types of aid, students must be enrolled at least half-time (currently 6 credit hours for undergraduates, 5 hours for graduate students; 12 hours for scholarships) for the period of the aid request.