IREPM offers the following financial aid options during the summer session:

• Tuition Scholarships – Provide Financial Aid of up to half the cost of tuition both Academic Year and Summer.
• Students eligible for Loyola Scholarships can take summer courses at a 70% reduction. (See below for more details).
• U.S. Minority Summer Scholarships – Four scholarships are available for U.S. degree students from minority ethnic backgrounds. These scholarships cover full tuition and other costs and are renewable.
• Student Loans and Work Study – The Boston College Office of Student Services is responsible for administering and awarding the following need-based federal financial aid programs: Federal Direct Loans (Subsidized and Unsubsidized), Perkins Loans and Federal Work-Study. To qualify for these programs, students must have full-time status. During the summer session, full-time is at least 6 credit hours.

Loyola Scholarships are available to all students participating in degree or certificate programs for audit or credit. Prospective students must be working full or part-time in a church-related ministry in one of the New England dioceses or be actively involved as a volunteer for at least five years. A letter is required from your supervisor or, if involved in volunteer parish ministry, your pastor. The New England Dioceses include: Boston, MA; Fall River, MA; Springfield, MA; Worcester, MA; Providence, RI; Hartford, CT; Norwich, CT; Bridgeport, CT; Manchester, NH; Portland, ME; and Burlington, VT.

The Loyola Scholarship Program offers up to 70% tuition remission for degree, certificate and continuing education students. Loyola Scholarship Funds can be applied to all courses taken. Renewal of Loyola Scholarships is not automatic and is based upon a reevaluation of the criteria mentioned above and good academic standing.

Updated: January 24, 2008
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