Summer and Winter Financial Aid

  

Types of Aid

Summer Financial Aid

Helping Students Catch-Up, Stay On-Target and Succeed

Attending summer at NJIT is a great way to boost your GPA for the year, makeup credits, make up a class you may have dropped, or just get ahead in your coursework. You can even earn extra cash by working a part-time job if you qualify for NJIT's institutional work-study program.

Sources of Financial Aid

Below are some of the summer financial resources you may qualify to help defray costs:

  • Low-interest federal loans availability (if funds were not utilized during the past academic year or if you have progressed in academic level (i.e., freshman to sophomore, etc.)
  • Federal SEOG Grant
  • Federal Pell Grant (Click here for more information)
  • Private Loans                                

How to Apply for Aid

The application for summer aid for 2021-2022 can be found here. Below are the dates for summer sessions:

Full Summer Session: May 23, 2022 - August 08, 2022
First Summer Session: May 23, 2022 - June 27, 2022
Middle Summer Session: May 23, 2022 - July 18, 2022
Second Summer Session: July 5, 2022 - August 08, 2022

Freshmen Summer Coursework-Helping Students "Catch-Up"

Attend the summer session to "catch-up" and stay on-target while learning the ropes about financial aid. If you register for a summer remedial course, you are automatically eligible to participate in a free online Financial Literacy self-paced course where you will learn the basics about financial aid and budgeting.

Freshmen who may benefit in taking Math remedial coursework prior to enrolling in the fall semester may register for summer depending on your test placement results. For details about your placement results, contact the Center for First Year Students Office at 973-596-2981.

Visiting Students

​Students from other institutions (visiting students) are welcome and encouraged to take summer courses at NJIT; if you have Pell and/or loan eligibility remaining from the academic year, please contact your home school's Financial Aid Office and discuss the possibility of attending NJIT and receiving aid via a Consortium Agreement.

Winter Financial Aid

Students must be registered for a Winter course at NJIT and working toward a degree at NJIT to request Winter Session aid. Additionally, students must:

  • Have filed a 2022–2023 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (www.fafsa.gov)
  • Submit all requested financial aid documents to Student Financial Aid Services (SFAS) by their respective deadlines
  • Meet the minimum standards set forth in the university Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy. (The exception is certain private loans; please see website under Private Loans below)
  • Submit Winter Aid Application to SFAS by December 23, 2022

NJ Tuition Aid Grant/EOF (available to undergraduates only):

If you were a part-time student during the Fall 2022 semester (registered for at least nine credits) and are TAG/EOF eligible you will automatically be considered for TAG/EOF by returning this form.

NJIT Winter Grant (available to undergraduates only):

NJIT has very limited grant funding to support students in financing the cost of the Winter Session. Funds are awarded based on financial need, total number of applicants, and available funding.

Federal Loans (if Fall 2022 loan allocation is not exhausted):

We will review your enrollment and other eligibility criteria for the federal loans.

Private Loan:

Students and parents who are US citizens or permanent US residents, and international students with a cosigner who is an eligible US citizen or permanent resident can apply. Also, students not meeting SAP requirements can apply for certain private loans; details and applications are available here.

If you have any questions, please contact the Student Financial Aid Services Office at (973) 596-3479 or at finaid@njit.edu.