Office of Student Financial Services

To qualify for Brandeis need-based grant, you must fit the following criteria:

• Must be an active, full time, matriculated Brandeis student enrolled in a degree program (cannot be graduated, withdrawn, on leave, visiting from another institution, or matriculated for a term that begins after summer 2024)

• Must be enrolled in at least four total credits (six credits for federal financial aid) in the Brandeis Summer School (does not include summer study abroad or courses at other institutions); funding is limited to no more than 12 credits

• Must be within the two-summer limit for Brandeis need-based grant funding.
• Must meet the financial need eligibility requirements as shown in the chart above. 
• Must complete a Brandeis Summer Session 2025 Financial Aid Inquiry Form.

For assistance in determining your eligibility for summer grant/scholarship funds, please schedule an appointment with your financial aid counselor.

If enrolled in at least six credits, you may use any unused federal aid from the most recently completed academic year (e.g., Pell Grant, Stafford Loan, etc.), as well as Federal PLUS Loan, for these purposes. Private loan options may also be available. For assistance in determining your eligibility for summer financial aid, please schedule an appointment with your financial aid counselor.

A student can receive Brandeis need-based grant for no more than two summers. 

You can use your merit scholarship funds toward your summer tuition expenses, however, the summer term would count as one of the maximum eight semesters for which you can use your merit scholarship. If you currently qualify for need-based scholarship in addition to your merit scholarship, you can choose to use need-based scholarship funds only during the summer to preserve your merit scholarship expiration date. If you decide to utilize your merit scholarship during the summer, it will be prorated based on the tuition charged. For more information, please schedule an appointment with your financial aid counselor.

To apply for summer financial aid, you must complete a Brandeis Summer Session 2025 Financial Aid Inquiry Form in addition to the standard financial aid application required for the most recently completed academic year (2023-2024 CSS Profile, 2023-24 FAFSA, 2021 student and parent tax returns).

Due to funding limitations, Federal Work-Study is not available during the summer session. However, you may still work on campus.

If you withdraw from one or more Summer School courses, tuition will be prorated in accordance with the summer refund policy.

Students are required to take at least four credits, between both sessions, in order to maintain summer Brandeis need-based grant aid; students are required to take at least six credits, between both sessions, to retain all sources of summer federal aid. If you drop below four credits, your need-based Brandeis grant will be prorated on the same basis as your tuition charges (e.g., if you drop a course and your tuition is prorated at 50%, your Brandeis need-based grant will be reduced by 50% as well). If you drop below six credits, your federal financial aid will be prorated based on the federal Return of Title IV Funds policy. If you are enrolled in both summer sessions, receive federal aid, and withdraw from the second summer session, your aid for the first session may be affected

Summer Session financial aid eligibility will be determined based on the enrollment information provided on your Brandeis Summer Session Financial Aid Application. Any change to your enrollment, courses, or credit hours, may affect your aid. Students are required to notify SFS in writing of any changes made to summer enrollment. Failure to provide notification of enrollment changes may result in a balance owed on your student account. Aid will be adjusted if enrollment is changed, making the student responsible for the payment of all late withdrawal fees.