For Financial Aid purposes, summer school is considered a trailer – the last term of the 2008-2009 academic year.  Because summer school is considered a trailer, aid received during the 2008-2009 academic year will be considered in determining remaining financial aid eligibility for the 2009 summer school term.

Application Procedures:

•    If you have not done so, submit the 2008-2009 FAFSA no later than April 1^st and fully complete verification process (if applicable).
  
•  To qualify for aid, you must be a degree seeking student at Appalachian and enrolled on at least a half time basis, 6 hours for undergraduate students  and 5 hours for graduate students.
• Visiting students taking course work towards a degree program at an institution other than Appalachian are not eligible for financial aid.
• Once all application requirements have been satisfied, we will begin awarding summer school financial aid awards in mid-March. If you have no remaining eligibility, you will be notified once processing begins.

Application Deadlines:

·         Deadline for Summer Applications was May 8, 2009.

·         All Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeals should have been submitted prior to May 8, 2009

·         All summer school awards must be accepted no later than May 25, 2009

·         Loan documentation must be completed before the last day of class

Types of Aid Available:

There are no grant funds for summer school. Financial aid is usually in the form of student and/or parent loans.  Students who have already borrowed their maximum annual or aggregate Federal Stafford Loan limits prior to summer 2009 are ineligible to receive a Federal Stafford Loan for the 2009 summer school terms.

Important Reminders:

·         If there is a class schedule change, please notify our office immediately. If this results in enrollment less than half time, loans will be cancelled and any received funds will need to be repaid.

·         Non-degree seeking students are not eligible for financial aid.

First Time Loan Borrowers, complete the following after you have received your award letter:

• If you are borrowing Stafford loans for the first time you will need to:
  
•   Accept your awards on AppalNET
•   Complete and submit the Stafford Loan Request Form
•   Complete Entrance Counseling
•   Complete the Master Promissory Note with the lender of your choice 

Parent Borrowers:

• Submit the Federal PLUS Loan Request Form
• Make sure that you have signed the Master Promissory Note with the lender of your choice.

It is also important for you to read the 2009 Summer School Terms and Conditions.