Financial Aid for Summer

Important Reminders

Requesting financial aid for the Summer term is a separate process from the Fall and Spring semesters.
If you have already completed the 2024-25 FAFSA and have listed MTSU, then you don’t have to complete it again for summer. If MTSU is not listed on your FAFSA, you will need to make a correction to your 2024-25 FAFSA to add MTSU school code of 003510. If you attended another school during the spring semester or MTSU is not the first school listed on your FAFSA, you can update the school information on the TSAC student portal.
You must be maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress.
Transfer students must have all official transcripts sent to the MTSU Admissions Office.
You must be admitted as a degree-seeking student. Transient students are NOT eligible for federal or state aid at MTSU.
Your financial aid budget (also called “Cost of Attendance”) is based on the number of hours and the part(s) of term for which you are enrolled.
Contact [email protected] before dropping and/or adding courses. Your financial aid could be affected. This means that you could owe a balance to MTSU.
Typically, financial aid refunds are available at the start of your first enrolled summer course.
Until Spring 2025 grades are posted and continuing eligibility is determined, students may not be able to use federal financial aid or Lottery Scholarships to confirm enrollment until May 15 for summer classes.

May 1	Deadline to complete the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to receive Lottery Scholarships for Summer.
May 14	Anticipated date that Summer Lottery Scholarship awarding will begin for students that are determined to be eligible. Please note that it may take several days for all awards to be made.
May 14	First fee payment confirmation deadline. Click here for additional fee payment deadlines.
May 28 by 4:00 pm	Priority appeal deadline for the Summer 2025 term. Please visit the Financial Aid Appeals page for more information.
June 14	Last date to register for a class or submit the Summer Lottery Transfer Notification Form. After this date, there is no guarantee that you will receive a Lottery Scholarship for the Summer term.
June 30	Deadline to complete the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for Summer 2025 to be eligible for federal aid. (The FAFSA Processing System must have received your application by this date.)
July 1	Census date: Your financial aid will be adjusted based on the number of hours enrolled that meet a degree requirement as of the census date. Please be cautious when changing your major because it can cause an eligible class to no longer be eligible for your new major.
August 1	Last day to apply for a loan. Please visit the forms page to submit a loan request.