Summer Aid Basics - Breaking News!

You may be aware that this is the second summer for the "Year Round Pell Grant Program." Last week, funding for the 2011-12 Year Round Pell Grant was cut during the U.S. Congressional budget negotiations. This cut in funding would have impacted your 2011-12 Pell Grants, especially for spring and summer 2012 terms. If your original summer 2011 Pell Grant was awarded based on your 2011-12 FAFSA, that will be changing.

Bottom line is that all summer 2011 Pell Grants at Boise State will now be based on the 2010-11 FAFSA.  Doing so will be financially beneficial to more students in the long run.

Summer aid is awarded separately from fall and spring aid. It is based on the specific classes for which you register. Detailed instructions regarding summer aid eligibility and deadlines for each summer session are now available.

Students enrolling for summer 2011, and who are first time Boise State aid recipients, can expect to see financial aid visible on BroncoWeb up to 6 weeks after you register for your summer classes... or after we receive your 2010-2011... whichever date is later. If verification To Do items appear on BroncoWeb, you will need to promptly submit the 2010 federal tax returns, verification form, and W2s. Make certain you keep or print a copy of these items when you complete your taxes!

Use the BroncoWeb Student Center link called "Request Summer Loans" if you wish to receive federal loans. This link will first check your eligibility for loans and allow you to submit a request if you are eligible.

Student who have received 2010-2011 aid from Boise State should allow up to 6 weeks after...

• you have finalized your registration for summer classes, and
• you were able to "Request Summer Loans," AND
• you carefully followed the instructions that appear after you clicked the "Request Summer Loans" link.

Complete Instructions and Deadlines

Disclaimer: The budget passed by Congress on April 14th had an immediate impact on how we were awarding summer 2011 financial aid. Under the best of circumstances, awarding summer aid is complex and slow. Please be patient with us and rest assured that we have our most knowledgeable summer aid experts working full time to award students before their summer classes begin.

Posted:4.20.2011