Summer Sessions
2011 Summer
Aid Application (PDF)
Summer school will be considered a "trailer" to the preceding
academic year. Therefore, all aid eligibility used during the
summer must be considered a part of the base award year. The new
aid year or award year will start each fall.
This change is being made to ensure that all students get
accurate borrowing information for both summer sessions and
academic semesters. We have seen a significant growth in the use of
Federal Stafford loans during the summer to help finance
educational costs. It is extremely difficult to track borrowing for
the academic year with variations of loan use in the summer.
In order to borrow for summer school:
Students must be enrolled for a minimum of six (6) credit hours
at Butler University in one or both summer terms.
A summer school application, which is available
on-line
and in the Office of Financial Aid must be completed and submitted
to the Office of Financial Aid prior to the published priority
date. Applications will be available after spring break each
year.
Priority dates for submitting an application to the Office of
Financial Aid are as follows:
Summer One: May 1
Summer Two: June 15
In order to use remaining Federal Direct Loan Eligibility for
Summer School:
Students must have filed a FAFSA and have completed verification
(if applicable) for the academic year preceding
summer school.
Students must have unused Federal Direct Loan eligibility from
the academic year preceding summer school.
Students with no Federal Direct Loan eligibility available may
use an alternative loan program or the Federal Direct PLUS Loan
program (if eligible) to assist with the costs associated with
summer school. A FAFSA is not necessary when applying for an
alternative loan; however, the Summer School application must be
completed.