Spring/Summer Aid Application Process

Continuing students should first complete the 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) if they have not already done so.

• Watch your U-M email carefully for any potential requests for additional information.
• If you are unsure if your aid application is complete, check Wolverine Access>Student Service Center>Financial Aid>select Aid Year 2025>My FA Status. If you need to submit additional information, it will be noted on this tab and on the Documents/Review tab.

No additional application is required. Students who have completed the fall/winter aid application process (this includes the FAFSA and any other required materials) will receive an official spring/summer aid notice within a few weeks of registering for the spring and/or summer term. Note that you must be enrolled at least half-time to receive a financial aid notice. For undergraduate students, half-time is at least six credits and for graduate students, half-time is at least four credits. 

Enrollment in all mini-terms (spring and/or summer) and the full 16-week spring/summer term will be combined to calculate your total enrollment.

To learn about spring/summer financial aid, visit our Spring/Summer Aid Information page.

Other information you may need for spring/summer aid

• Students studying abroad must complete a Spring/Summer Study Abroad Financial Aid Request form. Visit the Study Abroad page for more information.
• Students who have young, dependent children in child care may be eligible for the U-M Child Care Subsidy Program, which helps students with the cost of licensed child care. Specific criteria are required to be eligible, and students must complete a FAFSA and an application for the subsidy. Visit the Child Care Subsidy page for more information and to apply.

The first payment of financial aid will be available to students on May 2 for spring and 16-week spring/summer terms and on June 23 for summer term. Contact us if you have questions at 734-763-6600 or [email protected]. 

A few additional spring/summer tips

• Register for spring/summer classes during your scheduled enrollment period. Register for classes at least half-time in order to receive aid.
• Your credits will be monitored throughout the spring/summer period. Changes may result in a reduction or cancellation of aid, and you may be required to repay funds already paid to you. For example: If an undergraduate student enrolls in three credit hours in both the spring and summer mini-terms, but then drops the summer course in mid-June, they would fall below the required minimum six credit hours, and aid would be canceled for both the spring and the summer periods.