Summer Financial Aid for Undergraduates

Georgetown will “meet the full demonstrated financial need” of eligible undergraduates enrolled in the summer term with a combination of federal, University, externally sponsored, and other financial assistance, with a few exceptions noted below. 

Who is eligible for need-based aid in the summer?

Georgetown University degree-seeking undergraduate students must demonstrate sufficient financial need and be enrolled for a minimum of 6 credits during the summer term at Georgetown, including credits earned through a summer study abroad program with the Office of Global Education (OGE). Please note that your summer financial aid is subject to change based on various factors, such as departmental housing stipends, departmental scholarships, changes in summer enrollment, outside scholarships, and changes to credit hours. If you anticipate receiving any of the financial resources mentioned above, please contact your Georgetown financial aid advisor for assistance.

Summer financial aid award offers will be communicated to undergraduate students who have enrolled in summer classes at the end of March. There is no summer financial aid application required. Enrolled students will be notified via email when their summer award offer is available to view in GU Experience. Award offers will continue on a rolling basis throughout the summer.

For additional information about summer financial aid eligibility, please refer to the Common Questions and Answers about Summer Financial Aid.

Summer Session Number of Weeks
Summer SessionWeeks
Full Session10
First Session5
Second Session5
Cross Session8
Presession4

Please note that if you enroll in sessions that overlap, financial aid will based on the actual number of weeks enrolled.  For example, Presession (4 weeks) and Cross session (8 weeks) overlap, but your total time on campus will be 10 weeks. Your summer financial aid will be based on 10 weeks.  Please see the summer sessions calendar here.

How to determine your Summer Expected Family Contribution?

Your Expected Summer Family Contribution = 1/3 of your Fall/Spring Parent Responsibility during the corresponding aid year.

  • You can find your current year Fall/Spring Parent Responsibility in GU Experience, in the Financial Aid Section, Under the “Offer” tab, Below the “Family Responsibility” section. See below.

What Is Your Enrollment Plan?

Students Enrolling in In-Person or Online Classes AND Living on-campus or in the surrounding Georgetown Area

  • Determine your total costs
    • Traditional Undergrad Tuition: Tuition per credit – $2,207
    • Housing allowance: $508/week if enrolled in classes. *Please note if your housing is being sponsored by a Georgetown University department, the housing costs will be removed from your summer cost of attendance.
      • Example – Full session: 10 weeks  X $508 = $5,080
    • Meal allowance – $307 per week  
    • Personal allowance – $67 per week
    • Book allowance- $50 per credit
  • Determine your Expected Summer Family Contribution
    • Example:
      • 2024-25 Fall/Spring Parent Responsibility = $16,557
      • 1/3 of $16,557 = $5,519 – Expected Family Contribution for Summer  *see section above on how to find your Fall/Spring Parent Contribution in GU Experience
  • Determine your Summer Financial Need
    • Total costs minus your Summer Expected Family Contribution (EFC) = Summer Financial Aid Need
    • Summer COA – Summer EFC = Summer Financial Need
  • Summer Financial Aid Award Components
    1. Federal Work Study – If your summer financial need is greater than $1,500, you will receive a $1,500 Federal Work study award 
    2. Pell Grant and/or GU Scholarship – If your need is greater than $1,600, you will receive the above $1,500 FWS, and the remaining need will be in the form of a GU summer Scholarship and/or a Federal Pell Grant

Students Enrolling in Online Only Classes AND Living at Home or Outside the surrounding Georgetown Area

If you are enrolling in online only classes and living at home or outside of the Georgetown surrounding neighborhood, your summer financial aid will be evaluated as noted below:

  • Determine your total costs
    • Traditional Undergrad Tuition: Tuition per credit – $2,207
    • Meal allowance – $25 per week
    • Book allowance – $50 per credit
    • Travel allowance – $50 total 
  • Determine your Expected Summer Family Contribution
    • Example:
      • 2024-25 Fall/Spring Parent Responsibility = $16,557
      • 1/3 of $16,557 = $5,519 – Summer Expected Family Contribution (EFC) for Summer  *see section above on how to find your Fall/Spring Parent Contribution in GU Experience
  • Determine your Summer Financial Need
    • Total costs minus your Expected Summer Family Contribution = Summer Financial Aid Award
    • Summer COA – Summer EFC = Summer Financial Need
  • Summer Financial Aid Award Components
    1. Pell Grant and/or GU Scholarship – If your need is greater than $500, your aid will be in the form of a GU summer Scholarship and/or a Federal Pell Grant (based on federal eligibility).

Students Enrolling in Summer Study Abroad sponsored by the Office of Global Education

If you plan to enroll in the summer study abroad program with the Office of Global Education (OGE), refer to the published costs for summer study abroad expenses here. 

  • Determine your total costs
    • Refer to Office of Global Education Summer Tuition website. 
  • Determine your Expected Summer Family Contribution
    • Example:
      • 2024-25 Fall/Spring Parent Responsibility = $16,557
      • 1/3 of $16,557 = $5,519 – Summer Expected Family Contribution (EFC) for Summer  *see section above on how to find your Fall/Spring Parent Contribution in GU Experience
  • Determine your Summer Financial Need
    • Total costs minus your Expected Summer Family Contribution = Summer Financial Need
    • Summer COA – Summer EFC = Summer Financial Need
  • Summer Financial Aid Award Components
    1. Pell Grant and/or GU Scholarship – If your financial need is greater than $500, you will receive a GU summer Scholarship and/or a Federal Pell Grant (based on federal eligibility)

Students Enrolling in Georgetown Summer Institute (*Georgetown University Degree-seeking students only)

If you plan to enroll in the Georgetown Summer Institute as a Georgetown University Degree seeking student who qualified for Georgetown University Scholarship during the Fall/Spring academic year, you may be eligible to for summer financial aid funding.

  • Determine your total costs
    • Program costs for the summer institute is located here. 
  • Determine your Expected Summer Family Contribution
    • Example:
      • 2024-25 Fall/Spring Parent Responsibility = $16,557
      • 1/3 of $16,557 = $5,519 – Summer Expected Family Contribution (EFC) for Summer  *see section above on how to find your Fall/Spring Parent Contribution in GU Experience
  • Determine your Summer Financial Need
    • Total costs minus your Expected Summer Family Contribution = Summer Financial Need
    • Summer COA – Summer EFC = Summer Financial Need
  • Summer Financial Aid Award Components
    1. Pell Grant and/or GU Scholarship – If your financial need is greater than $500, you will receive a GU summer Scholarship and/or a Federal Pell Grant (based on federal eligibility)

Students Enrolling in In-person classes AND  Living at home while Commuting to campus 

If you are enrolling in in-person classes and living at home while commuting to campus, your summer financial aid will be evaluated as noted below:

  • Determine your total costs
    • Traditional Undergrad Tuition: Tuition per credit  $2,207
    • Meal allowance – $25 per week  
    • Personal allowance – $67 per week
    • Book allowance – $50 per credit
    • Travel allowance – $50 per week
  • Determine your Expected Summer Family Contribution
    • Example:
      • 2024-25 Fall/Spring Parent Responsibility = $16,557
      • 1/3 of $16,557 = $5,519 – Expected Family Contribution for Summer  *see section above on how to find your Fall/Spring Parent Contribution in GU Experience
  • Determine your Summer Financial Need
    • Total costs minus your Summer Expected Family Contribution (EFC) = Summer Financial Aid Need
    • Summer COA – Summer EFC = Summer Financial Need
  • Summer Financial Aid Award Components
    1. Federal Work Study – If your summer financial need is greater than $1,500, you will receive a $1,500 Federal Work study award 
    2. Pell Grant and/or GU Scholarship – If your need is greater than $1,600, you will receive the above $1,500 FWS, and the remaining need will be in the form of a GU summer Scholarship and/or a Federal Pell Grant

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Examples of Financial Aid Awards + Calculations

Example 1: Jack is enrolling for 12 credits over the full session (10 weeks) and has a $10,000 fall/spring parent contribution for the current academic year.

        • His expected summer family contribution is $3,333 (1/3 of $10,000)

          His total costs are $35,904 

            • Tuition: $26,484 ($2,207 per credit X 12 credits)

            • Housing: $5,080 ($508 per week X 10 weeks)

            • Meals $3,070 ($307 per week  X 10 weeks)

            • Personal allowance: $670 ($67 per week X 10 weeks) 

            • Book allowance: $600 ($50 per credit X 12 credits)

      1.  

Jack’s summer financial aid offer:
$1,500 Federal Work Study
$31,071 Scholarship/Grant aid

Example 2: Jane is enrolling for 6 credits over the first session (5 weeks) and has a $10,000 fall/spring parent contribution for the current academic year.

      • Her total costs are $17,952:
        • Tuition: $13,242 ($2,207 per credit X 6 credits)
        • Housing: $2,540 ($508 per week X 5 weeks)
        • Meals $1,535 ($307 per week  X 5 weeks)
        • Personal allowance: $335 ($67 per week X 5 weeks) 
        • Book allowance $300 ($50 per credit X 6 credits)

Her expected summer family contribution is $3,333 (1/3 of $10,000)

      • Total Summer COA:$17,952
      • Minus Summer EFC: $3,333 = Summer Financial Need: $14,619

Jane’s summer financial aid will be
$1,500 Federal Work Study
$13,119 Scholarship/Grant aid

Example 3: John is enrolling for 3 credits in the pre-session and 3 credits in the Cross session (10 weeks) and has a $40,000 fall/spring parent contribution for the current academic year.

      • His total costs are $22,362:
        • Tuition: $13,242 ($2,207 per credit X 6 credits)

        • Housing: $5,080 ($508 per week X 10 weeks)

        • Meals $3,070 ($307 per week  X 10 weeks)

        • Personal allowance: $670 ($67 per week X 10 weeks) 

        • Book allowance $300 ($50 per credit X 6 credits)

      • His expected summer family contribution is $13,332 (1/3 of $40,000)
      • Total Summer COA: $22,362
      • Minus Summer EFC: $13,332 = Summer Financial Need/Aid: $9,030

Jack’s summer financial aid will be:
$1,500 Federal Work Study
$7,530 Scholarship/Grant aid

Example 4: Robert is enrolling for 6 credits online and living at home in New Jersey over the first summer session (5 weeks). He has a $10,000 fall/spring parent contribution for the current academic year.

    • His total costs are $13,717:
      • Tuition: $13,242 ($2,207 per credit X 6 credits)
      • Meals: $125 ($25 per week  X 5 weeks)
      • Book allowance: $300 ($50 per credit X 6 credits)
      • Travel allowance: $50 for summer term
    • His expected summer family contribution is $3,333 (1/3 of $10,000)
    • Total Summer COA: $13,717
      Minus Summer EFC: $3,333 = Summer Financial Need/Aid: $10,384

James’ summer financial aid will be:
$10,384 Scholarship/Grant aid

Example 5: Jasmine is enrolling in a 6 credit hour Georgetown Global Education Summer Study-abroad program which runs 10 weeks during the summer. She has a $22,500 fall/spring parent contribution for the current academic year.

      • Her total costs are $14,030
        • Tuition and Fees: $11,200
        • Indirect Expenses (food, personal, and transportation): $2,830
      • Her expected summer family contribution is $7,500 (1/3 of $22,500)
      • Total Summer COA: $14,030
        Minus Summer EFC: $7,500 = Summer Financial Need/Aid: $6,530

Jasmine’s summer financial aid will be:
$6,530 in Scholarship/Grant Aid

Students Interested in Applying for Summer FWS (not enrolled in the summer term)

If you are not enrolling in summer classes, and you are a continuing undergraduate student for the Fall 2026 semester, you can apply for a summer FWS award. The summer FWS application form will be available on the Student Employment Office website under the “Georgetown Students” section mid-April.