Things to Know

If you register for summer courses before May 9, 2025, we will contact you mid-April via your Seawolf email account to inform you of your financial aid award offer. If your financial aid does not fully cover your summer course fees, you will be responsible for paying the remaining balance by the published due dates.

For students enrolling after May 9, 2025, fees are due in full by May 16, 2025. For students enrolling after May 21, 2025, fees are due by the end of the add/drop date for your individual summer session, as your financial aid offer may not be determined before your payment is due.

If you become eligible for financial aid after you have already paid your summer fees, any remaining credit balance, after all charges have been paid, will be refunded to you.

Please visit the Summer Financial Aid page for additional information.

Per the Federal Student Aid site, Direct Loans, Pell Grants, and other federal student aid funds that are provided to individual students are not impacted by the Jan. 27, 2025, guidance temporarily pausing federal financial assistance programs.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and California Dream Act Application (CADAA) are now open.  To receive the maximum aid, be sure to apply by the extended priority deadline of April 2, 2025.

Filing the FAFSA is FREE. There are companies that may solicit payment from you to file the FAFSA on your behalf, but in most cases this is a waste of your money. If you are asked to give a credit card number or make any kind of payment to complete or file the FAFSA, beware. More information on filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid can be found in the How to Apply section of our website.

WebGrants4Students is your portal for Cal Grant, Chafee and Middle Class Scholarship awards. The California Student Aid Commission contacts students via email so it is critical that you keep this information current on your WGS account. California residents and AB540 students are potentially eligible for these programs.