Summer Aid

Summer 2026 Financial Aid Information

Please read the following information completely before proceeding.

How to Apply for Summer financial aid.

  1. File your 2025-2026 FAFSA. If you have not completed your 2025-2026 FAFSA please go to https://studentaid.gov.
  2. Complete the Online Summer Application . The priority date was April 17, 2026 and the application deadline was 5/15/2026.
  3. Enroll in all your summer courses.
  4. Register for all of the summer classes you intend to enroll as soon as possible.
  5. April 6, 2026 – Begin to review the Pell grant and/or Summer need-based scholarship for students who are at least 6 credits enrolled.
  6. May 1, 2026 – Begin to review Federal Loans.

Note: If you are eligible for the Pell grant and/or summer need-based grant, you may be offered these funds beginning April 6, 2026. Loans will be offered beginning May 1, 2026.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Be degree-seeking at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Day school and be enrolled in UHM courses only.
  • Community College courses WILL NOT be funded.
  • Maintain satisfactory academic progress based on UHM Financial Aid Services academic policies.
  • You will need to be enrolled and attending your course(s) at UH Mānoa before financial aid can be disbursed. To receive loans, you must be attending at least half time during summer (6 credits for undergraduate students; 4 credits for graduate students). Undergraduate students must maintain halftime enrollment (6 credits) to receive the need-based scholarship.
  • Graduate students enrolled in undergraduate course(s) are not able to receive financial aid for the undergraduate course(s) (less than 300 level, except for language courses).
  • Completed the 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and met all eligibility requirements.
  • Complete the UH Mānoa Online Summer Financial Aid application.

Attention

  • You must be registered for Summer 2026 at UH Mānoa for Financial Aid Services to review your online application. If you are not registered, your application will not be reviewed.
  • To receive loans, you must be at least half-time enrolled at UH Mānoa, 6 credits for undergraduate students and 4 credits for graduate students.
  • You are responsible for any payment charges that are due prior to review and/or are not covered by Financial Aid.
  • Any changes to your summer enrollment after you have been packaged with summer aid may result in cancellation, reduction, or delay in your financial aid. If there are changes to your summer enrollment, adjustments will be made after July 13, 2026. You may be responsible for any resulting balances due to revisions to your aid, therefore, it is recommended that you finalize your summer enrollment before the start of the first summer term.
    • Any increase adjustments will be made after July 13, 2026.
    • For Summer 2026, the financial aid freeze enrollment date is July 13, 2026.
  • Your aid will be finalized based on your enrollment status as of the summer freeze date and will no longer change when enrollment changes unless you withdraw (complete or unofficial withdrawal).
  • Before the summer freeze date, if you make changes to your enrollment, your disbursed aid may automatically change depending on the number of credit hours you are registered. Dropping credits after your aid has been disbursed may result in a balance owing to the University of Hawaii at Mānoa.
  • After the summer freeze date, if your enrollment decreases (i.e., withdrawal from a course), you may jeopardize your continuing financial aid eligibility due to not meeting satisfactory academic progress. If your enrollment increases after this date, no adjustments will be made to your aid. This does not pertain to students who completely or unofficially withdraw from school or if you are not charged for your courses that you drop.
  • For undergraduate students, you may only repeat a passed course one time.
  • The deadline to submit the summer application is May 15, 2026.
  • Your aid is based on 6 credits Undergraduate or 5 credits Graduate tuition costs. If your actual tuition is higher, you may complete the Online Summer 2026 Financial Aid Change Request form. Deadline to submit this form is July 13, 2026 or 30 days before your course(s) ends.
  • Summer Study Abroad/Mānoa International Exchange Students:
    • Your financial aid disbursement may be different if your abroad program class start date differs from the UH Mānoa Summer Session dates. Your UH Mānoa credit enrollment must match the credit enrollment as stated in your abroad program budget sheet.
  • Students must maintain halftime enrollment (6 credits) to receive the need-based scholarship.
  • Graduate students enrolled in undergraduate course(s) are not able to receive financial aid for the undergraduate course(s) (less than 300 level, except for language courses).
  • Note: If you are registering for summer extension courses, please check to see which session these courses fall under in order to assure your half-time enrollment.

Limited Types of Aid That May Be Awarded

  1. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS are available to qualified undergraduate students.
  2. NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS are available to first-time undergraduate students (no second bachelor’s degree). Funding is limited. Enrollment status is at least half time.
  3. The FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM (FEDERAL SUBSIDIZED/UNSUBSIDIZED STAFFORD, PARENT LOAN (PLUS), and GRADUATE PLUS LOAN) is available for borrowers enrolled at least half time. If you drop below half time, your financial aid may be cancelled and you will be required to repay all your aid. Eligibility for the Summer term(s) will be determined by subtracting any amount received during the standard academic year (Fall/Spring 2025-2026) from the annual loan limits. The Stafford loan will arrive in one disbursement.
  4. The following are estimated dates that your financial aid will be disbursed through the Cashier’s Office. Please remember that it can take up to 14 business days for you to receive your refund check. For loans, your financial aid will be disbursed upon confirmation of your attendance in 6 credit hours for undergraduate students; 4 credit hours for graduate students. Please be prepared to pay for expenses prior to disbursement. For option of eRefund (direct deposit), please check MyUH Services.
Summer Session I
(6cr enrollment)		 Summer Session II
(6cr enrollment)		 Summer Session I and II
(3/3cr enrollment)
May 18, 2026 (estimated) July 13, 2026 (estimated) July 13, 2026 (estimated)

NOTE: Summer aid will be based on average costs for the period of enrollment. Any changes to your registration may affect and delay your financial aid. IF YOU DO NOT COMPLETE THE COURSES UPON WHICH YOUR SUMMER AID IS BASED, YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO REPAY ANY AID YOU RECEIVE.