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Summer 2012 Financial Aid
>>> IMPORTANT NOTES: The information below includes some MAJOR changes in eligibility criteria for SUMMER 2012 Financial Aid. In addition, there have been major changes to both Pell Grant and Direct Loan for Academic Year 2012-2013 that may also impact your Summer 2012 aid.
The special summer information on this page is IN ADDITION TO the standard eligibility criteria for each program.
File all aid applications early and follow the Bursar's instructions regarding bill due dates and payment options.
TAP
TAP for Summer 2012 is based on the 2012-2013 TAP application. To be considered for summer TAP, students must add QC TAP code (1416) to the summer field on the application.
To be eligible for TAP for Summer 2012:
- Students must have been registered at Queens College for both the fall and spring semesters prior to the summer session (Fall 2011 and Spring 2012).
- Students must have earned a minimum of 24 credits applicable to/needed for the degree during those prior two semesters and have been full-time in the spring semester immediately prior to the summer. Please note: The equivalent of 3-credit remedial hours per semester may be included toward the 24-credit requirement.
- Students must formally declare their major with the Registrar's Office before summer classes begin if they will have 60 credits towards their degree.
Students enrolled for 12 or more credits in Sessions 1S, 1L, 2S, and/or 2L will use a full-semester award, and those enrolled for 6 to 11 credits will use half a semester's TAP eligibility.
Students on permit to QC can be certified for TAP only at their home school within New York State.
These requirements are in addition to the standard eligibility requirements for the TAP program.
Pell
Summer 12 Pell grant can be paid to students for their eligible summer enrollment from either remaining eligibility for 2011-2012 *OR* from eligibility for the new year 2012-2013. Summer Pell can only be paid to a student from one year's eligibility - NOT both.
For academic years 2011-2012 and 2012-2013, the maximum total Pell Grant a student can be paid from all institutions in any one academic year is the equivalent of 2 full-time semester payments.
--- OLD YEAR (also called backend, trailer) SUMMER PELL
Summer 2012 Pell Grant will be paid automatically by the CUNY systems to students determined to have ANY remaining 2011-2012 Pell received at Queens College. Example: A student who received Pell Grant as a full-time QC student in both Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 will have used the equivalent of 2 full-time payments and will therefore have no remaining eligibility for Summer Pell from the old year award.
--- NEW YEAR (also called front end, header) SUMMER PELL
Summer 2012 Pell Grant from the new year's award can be paid by written REQUEST only - see the request form with more information on our FORMS page - to students not receiving *ANY* OLD YEAR summer Pell. Two full-time payments example: A student who requests NEW YEAR SUMMER 2012 PELL who will also be be eligible for full-time Pell payments for both Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 will have the Spring 2013 payment reduced. As a result, the summer Pell will not represent any additional total Pell Grant for 2012-2013; it will just be paid out differently.
Direct Loan
Direct Loan eligibility for Summer 2012 is based on your new FAFSA application for 2012-2013. After you file the FAFSA and TAP applications, and you have cleared any problems and edits, include a request for Summer 2012 Direct Loan on the Direct Loan Request Form that you file with the Financial Aid Office. See our Direct Loan web page and also file the direct loan electronic master promissory note on the web before submitting the direct loan request papers to us.
Students must be matriculated in a degree program and registered for at least 6 credits in Summer I/Summer II combined, or Summer II only. A 2.0 cumulative GPA is required for undergraduates after 28 credits; a 3.0 is required for graduate students.
SEEK
SEEK money for Summer 2012 is available only to entering freshmen who are in the summer immersion program, and is based on your new FAFSA application for 2012-2013.
Federal Work-Study (FWS)
Students awarded FWS for the 2012-2013 Academic Year may use some of their award during Summer 2012 if they accept placement off campus in a community service job. Please come to the Financial Aid Office for an application. You must bring a resume with you and be registered for 6 credits in Summer 2012 and/or Fall 2012. Students entering Queens College for the first time in Fall 2012 are not eligible for summer FWS.
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