Financial Aid For Summer
The cost for attending Summer 2025 is approximately $461 per credit hour for in-state undergraduate courses and $661 per credit hour for in-state graduate courses.
Did you know that Tennessee Tech students can use their eligible aid to help pay their summer balance? Well, it's true! Please read the information below to learn what steps you should take for your aid to post for summer, learn more about summer aid requirements, and what aid is available to help cover summer costs!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION Aid Requirements Summer Consortium Summer SAP
Complete ALL Financial Aid Requirements in Eagle Online
Register for Summer Courses
Important Information & Requirements
Although summer aid follows similar requirements to the Fall and Spring semesters, students who are interested in enrolling in summer courses must consider the following:
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The cost for attending summer semester differs from Fall and Spring semesters. For summer tuition and fees information, visit the Bursar Office website.
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To utilize federal and state aid for summer, students MUST submit their FAFSA application for the appropriate aid year and complete all FAFSA requirements on their account. For example, the 24/25 FAFSA covers Fall 2024, Spring 2025, and Summer 2025. So, if you want to use your aid for Summer 2025, make sure you submit your 24/25 FAFSA!
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Awarded University Scholarships are only available for Fall and Spring semesters. Students cannot use their Tech Scholarships to help pay summer course costs. Students who receive External Scholarships specifically allotted to help cover summer costs can use the awards to help pay their summer balance, however students must follow the requirements given to them by their awarders.
Additionally, summer portions of aid and awards have specific requirements students must meet to receive them for summer. Please click on the drop-downs below to learn more about loan, PELL, and HOPE Scholarship eligibility requirements for summer.
Summer Consortium
Tennessee Tech students may utilize their federal and state aid while studying at another college over the summer months by completing and submitting a Consortium Agreement. Students who are interested in applying for a Summer Consortium must note the following:
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A summer consortium for financial aid purposes is only granted to students with extenuating circumstances. For example, a student that needs to take a course to graduate that Tech does not offer during the summer months has the option of submitting a Consortium so they can use their aid to enroll in the class at another institution. Additionally, students who want to enroll in summer classes at institutions located in their hometown are also eligible to complete a Consortium. Taking courses because they are less expensive or easier at another institution is not an extenuating circumstance and will not be approved.
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Students must enroll in at least six credit hours to utilize their aid at another college during the summer months
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Students must complete and submit the Consortium Agreement agreement form by June 4th with all required attachments and signatures for consideration.
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If students wish to use the HOPE Scholarship for their Consortium, they must submit the TELS Consortium Agreement form in conjunction with the Consortium Agreement form. Please make sure to read all instructions carefully before submitting.
Download both forms below to view all instructions/requirements:
Consortium Agreement TELS Consortium Agreement
Satisfactory Academic Progress & Summer
Our Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Process is run after the end of every spring term for all current students. If a student does not meet SAP standards for federal financial aid at the end of the spring term, they may not be eligible for aid already awarded to them for summer. Students who do not meet SAP standards will need to submit a Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal to potentially have their aid reinstated. Click the link below to learn more about Satisfactory Academic Progress and submitting an appeal.
Satisfactory Academic Progress
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