A limited number of merit-based tuition grants will be available for visiting undergraduate and graduate Summer Session students. An additional need-based grant may be available to qualifying domestic merit grant recipients who demonstrate financial need.

Note: Tuition grants are not available to high school students.

Students applying for a tuition grant must submit all application and tuition grant materials by February 13, 2026 (9 p.m. PST) and will receive their award decisions with their admissions decision on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. This includes students applying during the early decision deadline.

Tuition grant recipients must maintain minimum enrollment requirements for the program through the Final Study List deadline. Athletic courses (e.g. PHYSWELL, WELLNESS, ATHLETIC) do not count towards the minimum unit enrollment.

Merit-based Tuition Grant

Need-based Tuition Grant

Eligibility:

Grades reflecting at least one year of undergraduate study
Students must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher (or equivalent)
Submission of a short essay

Eligibility:

Meet all requirements of a merit-based grant
U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Provide a copy of your Student Aid Report from a completed FAFSA application for the 2024-25 or 2025-2026 academic year. FAFSA must be completed for your current institution and not for Stanford University.

How to Apply:

To apply for a tuition grant, please follow the instructions in the application and complete the questions, below:

In no more than a few sentences, tell us how attending Stanford Summer Session will help you in your academic and intellectual journey.
In no more than 300 words, please respond to ONE of the following questions:
- Tell us about one of your recent projects or assignments that made you excited about learning.
- Tell us about your favorite undergraduate class so far. What made it compelling?
- If you were given the possibility to have dinner with a person you found intellectually interesting, who would it be and why? What would you want to talk about?

How to Apply:

To apply for a need-based tuition grant, students must submit and qualify for a merit grant. In addition, students will need to submit a copy of their Student Aid Report from a completed FAFSA application for the 2024-2025 or 2025-26 academic year. FAFSA must be completed for your current institution and not for Stanford University.

For your privacy/security, please black out your social security number. Failure to do so will cause the Student Aid Report to be deleted and your tuition grant application will not be reviewed.

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