Summer Session

2012 Summer Financial Aid Information

PLEASE NOTE: REGULATIONS FOR THE FEDERAL PELL GRANTS FOR SUMMER HAVE CHANGED.  Pell grants are available only for students who did not receive their full-time award for Fall/Spring 2011-2012. 

ATTENTION:

• You must be registered for Summer 2012 for Financial Aid Services to review your online application.  If you are not registered at the time of review, your application will be reviewed on or after July 10, 2012.
• If there are any changes to your registration/financial aid, your aid will be disbursed on or after July 10, 2012.
• Any increase adjustments will be made on or after July 10, 2012.
• For Summer 2012, if you are awarded, our office will evaluate your enrollment status for financial aid purposes on May 29, 2012.   Before May 29, 2012, your awards may fluctuate depending on the number of credit hours you are registered.  Dropping credits after your aid has been disbursed may result in a balance owing to the Cashier’s Office.  On May 29, 2012, your aid will be based on your enrollment as of that date and will no longer fluctuate when enrollment changes occur.  If your enrollment decreases after May 29, 2012, (i.e, withdrawal from a course), you may jeopardize your continuing financial aid eligibility, due to not meeting satisfactory academic progress.  If your enrollment increases after May 29, 2012, no adjustments will be made to your aid.  This does not pertain to students who completely or unofficially withdraw from school or if you are not charged for your courses that you drop.
• To receive Federal Direct Loans, you must be at least half-time enrolled, 6 credits for undergraduate students and 4 credits for graduate students.  

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SUMMER FINANCIAL AID, YOU WILL NEED TO MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

1. Be degree-seeking at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Day school and be enrolled in UHM courses only. Community College courses WILL NOT be funded.
2. Maintain satisfactory academic progress based on UHM Financial Aid Services academic policies.
3. Be enrolled at least half time during the summer (6 credits as an undergraduate student; 4 credits as a graduate student) for loans to be disbursed.  For Federal Direct Loans to be disbursed, you will need to be attending your class. Graduate students enrolled in undergraduate courses MUST provide written approval from your academic advisor. If you are registering for summer extension courses, please check to see which session these courses fall under in order to assure your half-time enrollment.
4. Eligible to receive Financial Aid for the Fall 2011 and/or Spring 2012 semester(s) at UH MANOA.
5. Complete the Summer Financial Aid Application Form online at http://www.hawaii.edu/fas/

LIMITED TYPES OF AID THAT MAY BE AWARDED:

1. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS are available to qualified undergraduate students.
2. The FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM (FEDERAL SUBSIDIZED/UNSUBSIDIZED STAFFORD, PARENT LOAN (PLUS), and GRADUATE PLUS LOAN) is available for borrowers enrolled at least half time. If you drop below half time your financial aid may be cancelled and you will be required to repay all your aid. Eligibility for the Summer term(s) will be determined by subtracting any amount received during the standard academic year (Fall/Spring '11-12) from the annual loan limits. Your Stafford loan will arrive in one disbursement.
3. These are estimated dates that your financial aid will be disbursed through the Cashier's Office. Please remember that it can take up to 14 business days for you to receive your refund check. Your financial aid will be disbursed upon confirmation of your attendance in 6 credit hours as an undergraduate student; 4 credit hours as a graduate student. Please be prepared to pay for expenses prior to disbursement. For option of eRefund, please check your MyUH portal homepage.

Summer Session I (6cr enrollment)	Summer Session II (6cr enrollment)	Summer Sessiion I and II (3/3cr enrollment)
May 14, 2012 (estimated)	July 10, 2012 (estimated)	July 10, 2012 (estimated)