Summer 2011 Financial Aid Detail

RETURNING MU STUDENTS NO LONGER NEED A SEPARATE SUMMER APPLICATION. IT IS ONLY NECESSARY TO HAVE A 2010-2011 FAFSA ON FILE, A DIRECT LOAN MPN ON FILE AND REGISTER FOR MINIMUM OF 6 CREDITS FOR STUDENT LOANS OR MINIMUM OF 3 CREDITS FOR PELL GRANT. Private alternative loans are also available for summer. Click here for a list of suggested lenders: www.elmselect.com

PLEASE REMEMBER, if you have a credit shortfall at the end of the academic year you cannot use federal aid, including student loans, to make up that credit shortfall. You will need to use personal funds or an alternative private loan.

Summer 2011 Financial Aid Details

1. The 2010-2011 OR 2011-2012 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) ( www.fafsa.gov)

· PA State Grant: you may apply for a summer PA State Grant if you will attend a combined total of at least six (6) credit hours during the summer. Pheaa state grant funds are typically not delivered until July and will not show as approved aid on your student account until award notice is received from Pheaa. You must complete the summer PA State Grant application online at www.pheaa.org. Under “Most popular Places” on the PHEAA homepage, click “PA State Grant Program”, then click “Summer State Grant”. Deadline is August 15. You will be notified by PHEAA after June 1 if you qualify. You will not receive separate award notification from Mansfield University for the PHEAA state grant. Maximum eligibility is eight (8) full semesters of State Grant. If you receive a state grant in the summer, you many exhaust your PA state grant eligibility before the end of your program.