Summer School Aid
Financial aid for summer is limited. It typically includes loan assistance and sometimes a federal grant. Butler gift assistance is only available for the fall and spring semesters.
Students will be notified starting in April and after summer enrollment via their Butler email if they have summer financial aid eligibility to review on their Student Financial Planning portal via my.butler.edu.
Per federal regulations, financial aid for the upcoming academic year cannot be used to pay for summer charges.
See complete list of summer tuition and fees
For Federal Pell Grant eligibility, students should:
- File the FAFSA for the 2024-2025 and/or the 2025-2026 academic year and have completed their financial aid file.
- Be eligible for Federal Pell Grant for the 2024-2025 and/or the 2025-2026 academic year.
- Be enrolled in a minimum of one credit hour for the summer.
For Loan eligibility, students should:
- Undergraduate students must enroll in at least six credit hours
- Graduate students must enroll in at least three credit hours
- Students who have unused Federal Direct Loan eligibility from the academic year preceding summer school will be offered the remaining eligibility up to the summer cost of attendance.
- Students who have exhausted their Federal Direct loan eligibility may be eligible to borrow their remaining federal direct loan eligibility or Federal Direct PLUS Loan program.
- Students enrolled in less than half-time credit hours may still seek an additional loan through Private Education Loans.
Students enrolled in less than half-time credit hours may still seek an additional loan through Private Education Loans. Additional borrowing is also available through the Federal Direct PLUS Loan program for undergraduate students enrolled in at least six credit hours.