Summer Financial Aid

Financial aid for Summer Sessions is available from these programs:

• Pell Grants
• Direct Loans

Summer Accelerator Scholarship 5/25/23-funding no longer available

The Summer Accelerator Scholarship is intended to fast-track your path to graduation.

Scholarships will cover tuition up to two courses (maximum 8 credits) in your current CCRI program of study in the Summer 2023. This is a last-dollar scholarship program that covers any tuition/mandatory fees gaps not met by other federal, state, and local grants/scholarships and are paid after all other financial resources have been awarded.

You must complete the 2022-23 FAFSA to qualify.

Eligibility

• Be a Rhode Island resident who qualifies for in-state tuition and fees pursuant to the Residency Policy as adopted by the Council on Postsecondary Education.
• Enrolled in a CCRI associate degree or undergraduate certificate
• Enrolled at CCRI anytime within the Fall 2022 – Spring 2023
• Did not earn an associate degree or bachelor’s
• Not graduating from CCRI in May
• Not currently enrolled in a degree/certificate program at another college/university.

Financial aid for Summer Sessions is available from these federal programs:

• Pell Grants (undergraduates only)
• Direct Loans

These programs are restricted to students accepted to degree programs and eligible certificate programs. Non-degree students are not eligible for financial aid.

Comeback Scholarship

The CCRI Comeback Scholarship helps students who are facing an unexpected financial emergency that is creating a barrier to continued college enrollment and completion. The Comeback Scholarship assists students who were previously enrolled at CCRI to return in order to complete their program of study. If approved, students will receive assistance in an amount to cover the tuition and fee costs for up to two college courses (maximum 8 credits) after all other available state and federal funds have been exhausted. Funds are limited in availability, and eligible students with an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of $15,000 and under will be reviewed on a rolling, first-come, first-awarded basis. Students who have not previously earned a bachelor's degree are eligible to apply.

 Visiting students matriculated at other institutions should check with the financial aid office at their home school regarding the possibility of receiving financial aid under a consortium agreement. Non-degree students are not eligible for financial aid.