CUNY initiated a pilot Winter session 2005 - 2006 (between Fall and Spring semesters) at a few CUNY campuses.  Queens College was one of those campuses. Queens College has continued since then to offer Winter Session courses.

Federal Financial Aid for Winter Session 2007-2008 is very limited - details are below.  There is NO New York State aid available for Winter Session.

Information below is special Winter aid eligibility information, and is in addition to standard eligibility criteria for each program. File all aid applications early.   Please ask us if you have further questions about your aid eligibility.

Please note that there are SEPARATE registrations, separate and additional charges for Winter Session courses, and a separate refund schedule, as well as separate aid eligibility issues and rules. Due to technical limitations, however, Winter 2007-2008 registration is in some ways tied to Fall 2007.

For Winter 2007-2008,

Pell Grant
The only aid available at Queens College specifically for Winter session is the Pell grant.  It is available only to eligible matriculated undergraduate students who have filed early, resolved all FAFSA problems early, and who attend and complete their courses.  IMPORTANT: Since an expected Pell grant for Winter CAN NOT at this time be vouchered toward the Winter session bill, students must follow carefully Bursar's instructions about Fall / Winter bill payment as well as the Winter refund schedule.  To receive Pell payment, they must complete the Winter courses.  Payment is expected no earlier than late February.

Complete our Winter Pell Request Form to be sure to get a Winter Pell Grant. Eligibility for a Winter Pell Grant will in some cases reduce the amount of Pell available to a student for the regular Spring session.  Since the maximum number of full-time equivalent semester Pell payments a student can receive in one academic year is two, a student who received a 2007-2008 full-time Pell grant in the Summer and a full-time Pell in the Fall will have no remaining Pell eligibility for either Winter or Spring.

Although registration for Fall 2007 and Winter 2007-2008 are combined under Fall 2007, Pell eligibility determinations for Winter and Spring Pell are made separately based on credits in each session. For example,  a student who has no eligibility at less than 1/2 time (less than 6 credits) will not get Pell for Winter since the maximum credits allowed during that time is 4 --- regardless of that student's registration for the Fall.

Direct Loans
There are no loans available for Winter session only.  Students who have loans under the Direct Loan program for the Spring may request review of their Spring loan amount for a possible increase in their loan to help them cover the additional tuition, IF they are not already receiving their loan  maximum. To receive payment, they must complete the Winter courses and maintain their eligibility for the Spring loan. IMPORTANT: Students must follow carefully Bursar's instructions about Fall/ Winter bill payment as well as the Winter refund schedule since a Direct Loan voucher CAN NOT at this time be applied toward the Winter session bill.

Additional Information About Winter Session: Eligibility to Register for Winter Session, Separate Tuition, Separate Refund Schedules, etc.

Registration for the Winter is part of the Fall semester options and is as a result connected to it in a variety of ways.  It is, however, considered a separate session by the University for many purposes in addition to aid eligibility. Please note that tuition for Winter is charged on a per-credit basis IN ADDITION to tuition charged for the regular Fall semester.  In some cases, there may also be additional fees.

Detailed information on eligibility to register, courses available, billing amounts, payment deadlines and other Fall / Winter policies and information will be available

• on the Winter session bill and the letter sent with the bill by Bursar, and at http://www.qc.cuny.edu/bursar/forms/winter_session_2007-2008.pdf
  
• on the Admissions web site at  http://www.qc.cuny.edu/winter_session/index.php
• on the Registrar's web site at http://www.qc.cuny.edu/registrar/schedule/winter_07-08/ , and in the printed Schedule of Classes for Fall 2007 / Winter 2007-2008 - available in a variety of locations on campus
  
• from the Admissions, Registrar's, and Bursar's Offices.