Summer Awards
- How do I get funding for Summer?
- The Veteran’s Affairs office counts full-time status for summer as 7 credits? Why does the financial aid office still count full-time as 12 credit hours?
- Why do I have to apply for the 2010-2011 FAFSA if I want Student Staff for the summer? I plan on transferring to another college in the Fall.
Q. How do I get funding for Summer?
A. Each year; the student must let the financial aid office know that they are intending to attend the summer term. The Summer Intent Form becomes available on March 1 (or the closest Monday following March 1). These forms are available in each Enrollment Services Center and on the Internet. The student must complete the form and leave it in the Enrollment Services Center. Or, they may print the form off of the Internet and fax it to the office at 719.502.2069. The time of day is not important; however, the date is. When awarding is taking place, each student is evaluated for awarding that had an intent form in on March 1. If there is funding left over, the students who waited until March 2 to turn in a form will be evaluated.
Q. The Veteran’s Affairs office counts full-time status for summer as 7 credits? Why does the financial aid office still count full-time as 12 credit hours?
A. Typically summer term is 10 weeks long and VA pays by the length of training. Because students may use their Federal Pell grant for the full amount in summer; we count the summer term as the same amount as we do for the fall term and/or the spring term. Therefore, if a student should attend spring/summer and be Pell eligible, they would receive the same award for summer as they did for the spring.
Q. Why do I have to apply for the 2010-2011 FAFSA if I want Student Staff for the summer? I plan to transfer to another college in the fall.
A. First priority is always given to current Student Staff students. The criteria for eligibility is that they have a 2009-2010 and a 2010-2011 FAFSA on record. Since July 1, 2009 is the start of a new fiscal year for both the Federal and State governments, it is necessary to have a new FAFSA on record. Also, this is the first year that a full-time student that receives a Pell Grant award is also eligible for a full-time summer award.