Summer 2027
Summer Financial Aid & Enrollment
After enrolling in summer courses, your financial aid eligibility will be automatically determined based on your 2026-27 FAFSA/CADAA and enrollment. Summer aid offers will be awarded beginning in late April. Log in to your Student Center to view your summer financial aid and accept, reduce, or decline any loans offered. Disbursement will occur just prior to the start of your specific summer class/es if you don't have any holds or To-Do list items. Any grants and accepted loans will defer your fees if they are enough to cover the summer fees. Loans must be accepted to defer fees.
For information about summer aid and studying abroad, visit our study abroad webpage.
More information about summer sessions will be available on a Chico State Summer Session website in the near future. Also see the Class Schedule for information on State Summer Term (restricted offerings).
For summer fees visit Student Financial Service's Tuition & Registration Fees webpage.
Important Dates
| April 1: | Registration opens |
|---|---|
| May TBD: | Summer Enrollment Priority Deadline to defer fees |
| May TBD: | Fee Payment Deadline for State-Side Summer Term Classes |
| June TBD: | Summer Session begins |
| Aug. TBD: | Summer Session ends |
2027 Summer Financial Aid
Requirements Prior to Summer Aid Consideration
You must:
- Have a 2026-27 FAFSA(opens in new window) or CADAA(opens in new window) on file. Chico State’s federal school code is 001146. Your financial aid file must be complete, with all corrections and required documents received by May 15, 2027.
- Enroll in your summer courses via the Student Center on your Portal account.
- Financial aid students must pay the difference between their registration fees and anticipated aid by the fee payment deadline (see important dates above). Students who did not enroll by the priority deadline of May 15 must pay full fees by the fee payment deadline to hold classes. There will be no fee deferment after the priority deadline.
- Summer financial aid will not be awarded for waitlisted courses.
To be eligible for summer financial aid, you must:
- Be a continuing matriculated* Chico State student or regularly admitted into a degree-granting or credential program for summer 2026.
- Have a 2026-27 FAFSA or CADAA on file with the Financial Aid & Scholarship Office, with all verifications, corrections and updates received by May 15, 2027.
- You must meet satisfactory academic progress requirements and be within the federal aid maximum-units requirements (180 attempted units undergraduates, 60 units for postbaccalaureate students).
- Register for classes beginning April 1, 2027.
- You must accept, reduce, or decline any summer loans offered through your Student Center.
- Failure to attend classes after receiving aid will require repayment.
- Class enrollment changes, including school cancellation of a class, will result in adjustment of aid and repayment by you, if applicable.
- If you received a fee waiver or an outside agency paid your fees during the 2026-27 academic year, you must contact Financial Services at
(530) 898-5936 - If you are considering a CSU Visitor agreement for summer, make an appointment with a financial aid advisor.
*A matriculated student is a student who has, through normal procedures, been formally admitted to and enrolled at Chico State to pursue an authorized degree, credential, or certificate.
Types of Summer Aid
Summer Pell Grant
You may be eligible for additional Pell Grant up to 150% of the annual award amount. Utilization of Pell will count toward lifetime usage limits. Graduate students and conditionally classified credential students are not eligible. Pell Grant eligibility is based on your FAFSA and enrollment. Your summer Pell Grant amount is calculated based on your enrollment intensity.
State University Grant (SUG)
These funds are very limited and are only available to State Support students. Grants will be equal to the state university fee and may be available to high financial need students. During the summer, undergraduate and graduate students must be enrolled in at least 3 units. You are not eligible for SUG if a fee waiver or a third party is paying fees.
Chico State Summer Grant
A limited number of summer grants are available to State Support students. Grant amounts vary per student, but will be offered in an amount that at a minimum covers the State University Fee portion of your tuition. The Chico State Summer Grant and other aid offered cannot exceed the summer cost of attendance. These grants are only available to undergraduate students who received a Cal Grant or a Middle Class Scholarship award in either the preceding fall or spring term. There is no additional application for this award. Students will be awarded automatically based on State Support enrollment for the summer 2026 term.
Federal Direct Loans
Must have eligibility remaining from the 2026-27 academic year and be within aggregate maximum limits of loans. Undergraduate and credential students must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 units. Master's students must be enrolled in a minimum of 4 units.
Summer Federal Work-Study
Federal Work-Study is available to continuing students currently employed in a Federal Work-Study position and who will continue working in that same position during the summer months.
PLUS loans
Parent PLUS Loans may be available to eligible parents of dependent undergraduate students and must be applied for separately. As of July 1, 2026, Grad PLUS Loans are generally no longer available to graduate or professional students, except for certain continuing borrowers who qualify for the federal limited exception.
Alternative/Private Education Loans
Contact a lender for application information and requirements regarding alternative/private education loans.