Spring/Summer Aid - Financial Aid

Spring/Summer registration will open for select students on March 31 by appointment. View Wolverine Access >Student Center to view your registration appointment date.

Students in lockstep programs – please contact your program office to inquire when your program plans to register you for Spring/Summer classes. Note: students will financial holds will be blocked from registration. Questions about a financial hold should be directed to Student Financial Services.

New entering students, starting in Spring/Summer 2026:

If you are interested in Federal aid, you must submit a 2025-2026 FAFSA with school code 002325 for University of Michigan Ann Arbor before June 30, 2026. Upon receiving the FAFSA, we will either request for additional documents or create a Financial Aid Award Notice within 1-2 weeks from receiving all required documents.

Undergraduate student becoming a graduate student in Summer 2026:

Students that applied for federal aid as an undergraduate student in Fall 2025 and/or Winter 2026, and will now be a Graduate student in Summer 2026.

Students will need to update your existing 2025 – 2026 FAFSA through studentaid.gov, by changing your grade status from undergraduate to a graduate student than contact rossfinaid@umich.edu to identify your unique situation. This will help us look for the updated FAFSA and ensure timely processing of Spring/Summer aid. Be sure to include your UMID number.

Steps to change status within a completed FAFSA:

Log in to StudentAid.gov using your FSA ID
Go to the Status Center Dashboard
Select your processed FAFSA submission from the “My Activity” page
Be sure to select the “2025-2026” FAFSA: Select “Start Your Correction” if an action is required
Select “Take Action” if you are making a voluntary correction
Select “Make a Correction” to start a new correction
Submit your corrected information
Contact rossfinaid@umich.edu to identify your change from undergraduate to graduate status. Include your UMID number

Continuing Students attending Spring/Summer 2026:

A Spring/Summer Financial Aid Award Notice will be automatically created if you:

Have the current aid year’s FAFSA on file. And all associated documents with the FAFSA completed.
Registered at least half time for Spring/Summer classes.

If you do not have a current year FAFSA on file, you will need to go to studentaid.gov to submit a 2025-2026 FAFSA. The 2025-2026 FAFSA is available until June 30,2026. If you miss this deadline you will not be eligible for federal aid. If in need of borrowing loans, students would have to explore private loans.

Grad PLUS / Private Loans:

Students in need of Grad PLUS Loan or Private Loan borrowing must submit a new application with borrowing terms of Spring/Summer (months of : May to August). Grad PLUS and Private loans will not be automatically renewed and will require separate Spring/Summer loan certification from that of Fall/Winter.

The Ross School of Business Office of Financial Aid is a satellite office of the University of Michigan Office of Financial Aid.