Year Round Pell Grants

Summer Pell Grants available

Pell Grants are available year round (including summer.) Students who completed the current year FAFSA application (i.e. 2024-2025 FAFSA for summer 2025 classes.)

Students may be eligible to receive up to 150% of their Scheduled Pell Grant Award for an award year. The FAFSA Simplification Act made one change to Year-Round Pell. Previously, a Pell Grant-eligible student must have been enrolled at least half-time in a payment period during which they received more than 100% of their scheduled award. The Act removed the half-time enrollment requirement beginning with the 2024-25 award year but made no other changes to the Year-Round Pell provision.

Summer Pell Grant Eligibility Requirements
  • Have previously completed a current year FAFSA application (i.e. 2024-25 FAFSA for summer 2025 classes)
  • Be Pell Grant eligible
  • Enroll in summer classes before the June deadline (see the academic calendar for this year's deadline)
  • Be meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress
  • Have lifetime Pell Grant eligibility remaining
Important facts to note
  • Many students use their full loan eligibility over the fall and spring semesters, leaving nothing available for summer. If possible, students should reserve some of their annual federal loan eligibility for the summer.
  • Eligible students may receive up to three Pell awards in one academic year.
  • The maximum timeframe that students may receive Federal Pell Grant is the equivalent of twelve full-time semesters (600%). One full-time semester of Pell equals 50%.

Check your Lifetime Eligibility

You can check for your remaining eligibility level in your MyYC Portal. View your Lifetime Eligibility Units (LEU) on the Financial Aid Overview Page. In the portal, go to Students -> My Financial Aid -> Financial Aid Overview -> Lifetime Eligibility for PELL. 

Summer loan amount is contingent upon how much a student borrowed during the preceding fall and spring semesters (i.e. Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 for Summer 2025.)

Important Dates:

  • Mon., October 21, 2024 - Summer 2025 registration begins
  • Mon., June 9, 2025 - Deadline to enroll in summer classes for Pell Grant eligibility
  • Mon., June 30. 2025 - Deadline to complete the 2024-2025 FAFSA application

See the Academic Calendar for current drop dates and refund amounts dates. For more information, please see the Financial Aid Withdrawal/Repayment Policy.