Summer and Financial Aid

We anticipate that we will begin awarding summer financial aid to eligible, enrolled students early May. After that date, we will run our summer packaging once a week to award newly enrolled, eligible students. After we have started processing, if you submit the Summer Loan Interest form (coming soon!), it may take 2-3 weeks for review. You will be notified via email if you are eligible for financial aid during the summer period.

Please see the section below on how to qualify for summer financial aid for more information on how to get awarded!

If you change your class schedule after you have been awarded financial aid for summer, you will see a summer hold on your account. This alerts our office to the enrollment change so that we can ensure your financial aid is awarded accurately based on your new enrollment. Once we reevaluate your aid eligibility, the hold will be removed.

We anticipate that the summer disbursements will begin the week of June 9, 2025. Financial aid will disburse with the start of your earliest class, after we begin our initial summer disbursement. If you adjust your class schedule, it is possible that you may owe funds back that were disbursed earlier in the semester. 

Disbursements:

We anticipate that the summer disbursements will begin the week of June 9, 2025. Financial aid will disburse with the start of your earliest class, after we begin our initial summer disbursement. If you adjust your class schedule, it is possible that you may owe funds back that were disbursed earlier in the semester. 

• Example 1 - Dropping a class: Your first class starts June 16th and your second class starts July 21st. You are enrolled in 6 units. Your financial aid will begin disbursing around June 16th, based on your 6 unit enrollment. If you later decide to drop your second class before it starts, and you are now only enrolled in 3 units. You will see a summer hold on your account, which will trigger a review of your financial aid based on your enrollment change. Your financial aid will recalculate based on your new enrollment and you may owe financial aid back.
• Example 2 - Adding a class: Your first class starts June 16th and your second class starts July 21st. You are enrolled in 6 units. Your financial aid will begin disbursing around June 16th, based on your 6 unit enrollment. If you later decide to add another class, putting you at 9 units, you will see a summer hold on your account, which will trigger a review of your financial aid based on your enrollment change. Your financial aid will be recalculated based on your new enrollment and you may be eligible for more financial aid.

Refunds: 

If you have a balance on your account,  most summer financial aid will first pay what you owe the university for the semester, and if there is a remaining balance, a refund will be issued to you.  Summer financial aid will not apply to Spring Intersession charges.  Please make sure to select your refund preference with Transact eRefund from your my.FresnoState account if you're expecting a refund! For more information, visit this link: https://adminfinance.fresnostate.edu/accountingservices/students/refunds.html. 

NOTE: If you pay your balance ahead of time, any financial aid that is disbursed will be refunded to you through the Student Accounts refund process. Please make sure to select your refund preference with Transact eRefund from your my.FresnoState account if you're expecting a refund!

For more information, visit this link: https://adminfinance.fresnostate.edu/accountingservices/students/refunds.html

For more information or questions about your refund, please contact the Student Accounts Office at 559.278.2876 or visit: https://adminfinance.fresnostate.edu/accountingservices/students/refunds.html.

It is important that you know when your fees are due. The Fee Payment Deadlines are different for the Spring Intersession and Summer semester courses.

• Spring Intersession courses are offered through our Continuing and Global Education division, and they have an earlier fee payment deadline of May 5, 2025. You can find out more about these courses here.
• Student Accounts Payment Deadline for Summer is May 15, 2025 before midnight. After that, fees are due within 24 hours of enrollment. 
  • Please note that the Summer fee payment deadline for CalState TEACH is May 15, 2025.

Please make sure you are aware of the fee payment deadline(s) associated with your courses and what needs to be done in order to avoid being dropped from courses due to non-payment.

Fee Deferments: While students are responsible for paying their fees, we will be issuing summer fee deferments to eligible students enrolled in stateside courses. If you do not have a summer financial aid fee deferment, and are waiting on summer financial aid to pay your account balance, you can request a summer financial aid fee deferment from May 13-15. More information on how to request the fee deferment will be available soon.

If you have any questions about registration charges, refunds, and/or fee payment deadlines, please contact Student Accounts at 559.278.2876 for stateside courses or Continuing and Global Education for spring intersession courses.

The aid that is available to students during the summer semester is different than the fall and spring semesters. Students enrolled in summer courses may be eligible for:

• Federal Pell Grant
• State University Grant (Not available for Spring Intersession classes)
• Dream State University Grant (Not available for Spring Intersession classes)
• Golden State Teacher Grant (for more information, visit: https://gstg.csac.ca.gov/)
• Federal Subsidized Loans (half-time enrollment required)
• Federal Unsubsidized Loans (half-time enrollment required)
• Federal Parent PLUS Loans (half-time enrollment required, for dependent students)
• Federal Graduate PLUS Loans (half-time enrollment required, for graduate students)
• Private Loans

To see what financial aid is available based on your program, visit our Applying for Aid page and see the section “What financial aid is available for your program”

In order to be considered for summer financial aid, you must:

• Have a 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) with Fresno State's school code (001147) on file.
• Be admitted to the University in an eligible program and enrolled in intersession/summer courses.
• Be meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements after the Spring 2025 semester grades have been posted in order to be eligible for summer financial aid.  
  • (NOTE: Failure to meet SAP will mean you are ineligible for federal aid. If you are not meeting SAP, you can submit a SAP appeal for consideration. For how to appeal and appeal deadlines, please visit our website.)
• Meet general eligibility requirements for Federal Student Aid.
• Have all financial aid 2024-2025 To Do items on the Student Center submitted by Friday, June 6, 2025.

Students that are eligible for the Federal Pell Grant and State University Grant are automatically identified and awarded throughout the summer.

• Pell Grant: Eligible students will be awarded Pell Grant based on their enrollment and remaining eligibility for the academic year. Eligible students must be enrolled in at least 1 financial aid eligible unit.
• State University Grant (SUG): Eligible students will be awarded SUG based on their tuition. Eligible students must be enrolled in at least 1 financial aid eligible unit.

Students that are interested in borrowing student loans will need to do the following by June 27, 2025:

• Federal Subsidized and/or Unsubsidized Loans: Students will need to complete the Summer Loan Request Form and be enrolled at least half-time to be considered for these loans.
• Federal Parent PLUS Loan: Parents that are interested in borrowing a Parent PLUS Loan on their student’s behalf will need to complete the Parent PLUS Loan application at studentaid.gov. Once they have completed the application and their credit is approved, we will be notified and they will automatically be awarded.
  • The Parent PLUS Loan is only available to dependent undergraduate students.
  • If the parent’s credit is denied, the student may be eligible for additional unsubsidized loans. Please contact our office if this is the case.
  • Additional steps may be required; Direct Loan Entrance Counseling and Master Promissory Notes (MPN). These can be found at studentaid.gov.
  • The student must be enrolled at least half-time.
• Federal Graduate PLUS Loan: Graduate students that are interested in borrowing the Graduate PLUS loan will need to (1) complete the Graduate PLUS Loan application at studentaid.gov. Once they have completed the application and their credit is approved, the student will need to (2) complete the Graduate PLUS Loan Request Form found here.
  • The Graduate PLUS Loan is only available to students pursuing a post-baccalaureate degree.
  • Additional steps may be required; Direct Loan Entrance Counseling and Master Promissory Notes (MPN). These can be found at studentaid.gov.
  • The student must be enrolled at least half-time.
• Private Loans: Students interested in pursuing a private loan will need to identify the private lender that they wish to borrow from. Once they have an approved loan through their lender, the student will need to complete the Private Loan Request Form found here so that our office can begin processing this request.

For more information about federal student loans, including origination and interest fees, visit: https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/loans/subsidized-unsubsidized

To be considered for the subsidized and/or unsubsidized loan, please complete our Student Loan Interest Form by June 27, 2025.

Loan options available during the Summer semester and how to request:

• Federal Subsidized and/or Unsubsidized Loans: Students will need to complete the Summer Loan Request Form and be enrolled at least half-time to be considered for these loans.
• Federal Parent PLUS Loan: Parents that are interested in borrowing a Parent PLUS Loan on their student’s behalf will need to complete the Parent PLUS Loan application at studentaid.gov. Once they have completed the application and their credit is approved, we will be notified and they will automatically be awarded.
  • The Parent PLUS Loan is only available to dependent undergraduate students.
  • If the parent’s credit is denied, the student may be eligible for additional unsubsidized loans. Please contact our office if this is the case.
  • Additional steps may be required; Direct Loan Entrance Counseling and Master Promissory Notes (MPN). These can be found at studentaid.gov.
  • The student must be enrolled at least half-time.
• Federal Graduate PLUS Loan: Graduate students that are interested in borrowing the Graduate PLUS loan will need to (1) complete the Graduate PLUS Loan application at studentaid.gov. Once they have completed the application and their credit is approved, the student will need to (2) complete the Graduate PLUS Loan Request Form found here.
  • The Graduate PLUS Loan is only available to students pursuing a post-baccalaureate degree.
  • Additional steps may be required; Direct Loan Entrance Counseling and Master Promissory Notes (MPN). These can be found at studentaid.gov.
  • The student must be enrolled at least half-time.
• Private Loans: Students interested in pursuing a private loan will need to identify the private lender that they wish to borrow from. Once they have an approved loan through their lender, the student will need to complete the Private Loan Request Form found here so that our office can begin processing this request.

For more information about federal student loans, including origination and interest fees, visit: https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/loans/subsidized-unsubsidized

The Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) process is ran once Spring 2025 grades have been processed to ensure you are maintaining federal aid eligibility. You will be notified if you are not meeting SAP requirements.

If you are not meeting SAP requirements, your financial aid may be cancelled. You have the opportunity to appeal your SAP status and if it is approved, then your financial aid will be able to disburse. Please see the SAP webpage for more information and SAP deadlines.

If you are enrolled in any intersession or summer courses, regardless of if you attend/complete the courses, your Fall 2025 financial aid will be delayed. We must run the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) process for students that had enrolled in intersession and/or summer courses once grades are official for summer to ensure that students are maintaining their eligibility for fall financial aid.

NOTE: Final summer grades are not due until August 19, 2025, regardless of when the course ended. They are not made official until after this date. Fall financial aid may not disburse prior to classes starting for the fall semester because we must ensure you are maintaining your financial aid eligibility by meeting satisfactory academic progress. Please review our SAP policy on our website for more information.