Undergraduate Students Enrolling in Summer School
Summer School is the last enrollment period of the school year. In general, the application process displayed in the Step-by-Step Process on this web site should be followed along with the specific instructions listed below.
Federal Student Aid (Grants, Work, and Loans, Including parent PLUS)
Since Summer is the last enrollment period of the school year, eligibility for federal student aid will be based upon each student's remaining annual eligibility for the current school year (funds not used during the Fall/Spring semesters). To apply for federal student aid for Summer please follow the procedures listed below.
- File the on-line MSU Summer Request Form. Click here to file the form on-line now.
- Make sure the results of your current year Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) have been received by MSU.
- MSU's federal school code number is 002423.
- Please contact the federal processor at 1-800-4FEDAID (1-800-433-3243) or click here to file a current year FAFSA (if not already filed) or to add MSU's federal school code 002423 to the current year FAFSA if one was filed previously for another school.
- If interested in a Summer Parent PLUS Loan, in addition to the FAFSA and Summer Request Form, the parent borrower must complete the PLUS pre-approval process with his/her lender and complete the Summer Parent PLUS Loan request form.
Click here for the PLUS Loan Application process.
Private Alternative Student Loans
Students who do not qualify for federal student aid for Summer, or who do not qualify for enough financial aid to meet their Summer Cost of Attendance may be eligible for a Private (non-federal) Alternative Student Loan. Students must file the Summer Request Form and complete their lender's alternative loan application form.
Click here to file the Summer Request Form now.
Click here for application information and links to private alternative loan lenders.
State Student Financial Aid (for residents of Mississippi only)
Several student financial aid programs are offered by the state of Mississippi through the Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid in Jackson, MS.
MTAG/MESG - The state of Mississippi does not allow the use of MTAG/MESG funds for Summer School.
Students should contact the Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid in Jackson for further information or an application.
Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid
3824 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211
Phone Number: 1-800-327-2980
E-mail: sfa@ihl.state.ms.us
Web Site: www.ihl.state.ms.us
MSU Scholarships
Scholarship awards are processed by the Office of Admissions and Scholarships. The following information is provided on the Student Financial Aid web site as a service to you, but you should communicate with the Office of Admissions and Scholarships.
- Coop students or students who will graduate early (August or December) and are current recipients of a continuing MSU Academic Scholarship may be able to receive scholarship funds for the Summer. If you would like to receive a disbursement of your scholarship for summer you must file the Summer Request Form.
- College or Departmental Scholarships - View the web site of your college or department of academic major for information and application procedures.
- Sumners Scholarship - Students planning to attend MSU in the summer term(s) and
who permanently reside in one of the five qualifying Mississippi counties (Attala,
Carroll, Choctaw, Montgomery, and Webster) must submit the current year online
Sumners Scholarship Application. Students must also file the Summer Request Form.
Click here to file the Summer Request Form now.
Special Summer School Disbursement Procedures (For all student aid awards)
Make sure you complete the on-line Summer Award Notification Letter to complete the summer award process.
Students participating in the Bull-e-bucks automated deposit program will receive an automatic deposit of funds from their MSU credit balance into their personal bank accounts if their total enrollment hours match the total planned hours of enrollment from the Summer Request Form.
Students wishing to receive a paper refund check from MSU for financial aid funds that exceed the amount that is owed to MSU must print, sign and bring the Summer Disbursement Request Form to the MSU Account Services Office during final Summer School Registration. This form can be printed from the On-line Summer Award Notification Letter.
