# Summer School

**Source**: https://college.harvard.edu/financial-aid/additional-funding-procedures/summer-school
**Parent**: https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/apply

## Overview

Funding Your Summer Coursework

Harvard is committed to helping you cover the cost of your entire education, including summer school. If you receive need-based aid during the regular academic year, you are eligible for a Harvard loan to help with summer school costs.

## Apply for a Summer School Loan

To apply for a summer school loan, please fill out the [Summer School Loan application](https://college.harvard.edu/financial-aid/summer-loan-form "Summer Loan Form"). Please note that your term-time financial aid award does not carry over to the summer term. You must complete a separate application for a summer school loan.

This application is for current Harvard College students attending Harvard Summer School. If you are not a Harvard College student, you are welcome to [explore Harvard Summer School](http://www.summer.harvard.edu/) and contact us with any questions.

Before applying, please note that:

- This program is only available to students receiving term-time grant aid from Harvard
- You must be receiving Harvard credit for the course or program.
- Your loan is to be used solely for summer school and its associated costs. If you decide not to attend, please contact the Financial Aid Office to cancel the loan.

[Apply for a summer school loan](https://college.harvard.edu/financial-aid/summer-loan-form)

## Advancing Your Degree Date

Harvard College financial aid students are funded for up to eight semesters. If by attending summer school, you will spend seven semesters or fewer at the College, you may be eligible to have a portion of your loan for summer school forgiven. The amount of loan forgiveness is based on your level of need.

If you are advancing your degree date, please contact your financial aid officer upon entering your last semester of school.

You may want to read the [Handbook for Students](https://handbook.college.harvard.edu) to better understand the potential costs associated with this.

### **Additional Resources**

- If you are studying abroad in the summer, see the [funding opportunities from the Office of International Education](https://oie.fas.harvard.edu/). If you are studying through an outside institution, you must apply and be approved for Harvard credit before you go.
- See [Harvard’s funding sources database](http://carat.fas.harvard.edu).
- Check with your academic department for field-specific funding.

## Related Topics

[### Additional Funding & Procedures

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[### Net Price Calculator

Estimate how much you and your family will need to contribute for one year at Harvard with our simple Net Price Calculator.](https://college.harvard.edu/financial-aid/net-price-calculator)

[### Financial Literacy

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