Applying for Aid

Summer Session

Financial aid options for undergraduate summer enrollment at Stanford are limited and depend on whether you are a regular Stanford student, a student from another college or university, or a high school student.

Stanford undergraduates

Need-based Stanford scholarship funds for summer tuition and/or living expenses are available only to students who have missed a standard quarter of the same academic year, or those who will graduate at the end of summer. Exceptions can be made for independent students for whom Stanford is home if they intend to enroll in classes. Note that if you receive need-based Stanford scholarship funds, the summer quarter does count as one of the twelve quarters you are eligible for funding. Other students will generally be offered financial aid in the form of loans.

Summer Quarter Outside Awards

Enrollment and approval from the organization is required for an outside award to be processed in summer quarter. If you are enrolled less than half-time, the organization must state that they permit the funds to be used for less than half-time enrollment. Note: The funding must specifically indicate the quarter for which the funds are intended. You will need to fill out the Summer Aid Application and indicate in the application that you are applying solely to have your outside award applied for your summer enrollment.

  • An outside award already disbursed in the academic year cannot be reallocated to Summer quarter.
  • The total amount of aid (outside award, stipend, university scholarship, etc.) must be within the cost of attendance.

The undergraduate aid application form for Summer 2025 will be available from this page in April 2025.

Students from other colleges and universities

The Stanford Financial Aid Office does not award financial aid to students who are not enrolled in degree programs at Stanford. If you are a student from another school who will enroll at Stanford for the summer, you should contact the financial aid office at your home school for information about summer aid.

Updated on August 30, 2024 8:05 AM