A student may be eligible for a Pell Grant for the summer if he or she was not enrolled full time in the fall or spring semester and has financial need. Toward the end of the spring semester, summer Pell Grant awards will be calculated and a letter will be sent to those students who qualify.

Based on the program you are enrolled in, your financial aid may have been split to include a summer disbursement. To verify that, check your summer award on EagleNet by clicking on Financial aid status by term and choosing the summer term. If your award does not include a summer disbursement, you may have some limited eligibility. Check with the financial aid office for more information.

If you received financial aid at another institution for the fall and/or spring semester, be sure that Kirkwood is listed on your FAFSA. Once Kirkwood receives the FAFSA, we will process your summer aid. Please note that if you received aid at another institution, we must take that into account when determining your eligibility for summer financial aid.

If you did not receive financial aid at any institution in the fall or spring semester, be sure to apply for federal student aid by filling out the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.ed.gov/. Or you can mail the paper version which can be obtained at the financial aid office. Go here for the step-by-step procedure to receive financial aid: www.kirkwood.edu/site/index.php?p=14023

When you have your award, verify if it is enough to completely pay your tuition. Ten days before the start of the summer semester, we will transmit your financial aid. If there is a remaining balance, you must make arrangements to pay it by the due date to avoid being dropped from your classes. You may pay via EagleNet or go to the business office located at 2nd Floor, Kirkwood Hall.