Financial Aid

If you're an undergraduate student enrolled in a DU degree program and taking summer classes, you'll receive a summer grant comparable to the amount of merit- and need-based funding you received each quarter during the 2012-13 academic year.

In early March, Financial Aid will send an email with tentative summer award amounts to current students. Note that a summer grant can only help pay for classes taken during summer quarter—not for summer or fall interterms.

To apply for summer grant funding, you will need to complete a Summer Aid Application which through webCentral. Financial Aid will use the information you submit through the application to create a summer aid package based on your 2012-13 financial aid award and summer enrollment status. You'll receive an email with information about your summer aid eligibility within 2-3 weeks of submitting your application.

If you have questions or wish to confirm the details of your financial aid for summer quarter, contact the financial aid office at finaid@du.edu or 303-871-4020.

Cost of Attendance

Your cost of attendance (also called a student budget) is made up of both direct costs and indirect costs:

• Direct costs: Direct costs include fixed expenses such as tuition and student fees that are charged by DU and appear on your student bill.
• Indirect costs: Books, personal expenses and transportation fees make up some of the indirect costs that won't show up in your quarterly DU bill, but are nonetheless part of your overall cost of attendance.

If you apply for summer aid, you'll be assigned a cost of attendance. See the sample budgets below for an idea of the costs you may incur during summer quarter. Please note: Some types of aid require that you're enrolled at least half time (6 credits) to be eligible.