Summer Funding

Federal Loan

If you did not borrow the entire amount of your 2021-2022 Direct Unsubsidized or Graduate Plus loans, you may use the funds for summer expenses. Check your award letter at MyAwards.

You must request these funds by April 26, 2022.

Federal Work-Study

Summer work-study allotments are part of your Spring and Fall 2022 academic year financial aid awards and will decrease the amount of financial aid loans available to you during the academic year. Please review the work-study section of our website for more detailed information.  If you are interested in summer work-study you must:

Study Away at Another Law School

Please review our information sheet

Contact the Law Registrar and obtain approval of the Senior Assistant Dean for Student Affairs to participate in and receive financial aid for a summer study away program.

If you did not borrow the entire amount of your 2020-2021 Direct Unsubsidized or Graduate Plus loans, you may use the funds for summer study away.  Check your award letter on MyAwards. You must request these funds by April 26, 2022.  Otherwise, private, credit-based loan is available.  Select a lender using the UC Preferred Private Lender List (managed by ELMSelect). Financial Aid is not available for summer courses taken at UC Davis or Study Abroad programs coordinated by other law schools.