The USC Financial Aid Office (FAO) provides summer financial aid to continuing students enrolled in four or more units within the university. Students must apply for summer financial aid through the USC FAO.
Sources of Summer Financial Aid
- Federal Stafford Loan – Up to $10,250 ($4,250 subsidized/$6,000 unsubsidized)
- Federal Graduate PLUS Loan – Up to the total cost of attendance (summer and fall) minus any other aid awarded
- Federal Work Study – Up to $3,500 to be earned through campus employment (not applicable to field hours)
Applying for Summer Financial Aid
- Complete and submit all required USC financial aid documents (FAFSA and USC Graduate Supplemental Form)
- Download a copy of the Summer Loan Request Form, which typically becomes available in March and submit to the USC FAO
Important Notes About Summer Financial Aid
- Receiving summer financial aid will cause your financial aid award for the upcoming academic year to be split, in which you will receive a financial aid award letter that reflects summer and fall as one academic year, and spring as a separate academic year. This is different from the traditional financial aid award letter that reflects fall and spring as one academic year.
- Borrowing a Federal Stafford Loan for summer school does not adversely impact your subsequent financial aid for fall or spring.
- Borrowing the maximum Federal Graduate PLUS Loan for summer/fall and retrieving your refund from this loan during the summer can adversely impact your available funds for settling your fall tuition and fee bill.
- Scholarships are not available through the School of Social Work for summer school.
