Students taking classes at Winthrop this summer may be eligible for financial aid. Summer is part of the 2022-2023 academic year so it will depend on what aid has already been used in fall 2022 and/or spring 2023. Complete and submit the Summer Financial Aid Application and we will notify you about any summer aid eligibility. Processing can take up to 4 weeks so submit the application as early as possible.

o Make sure you have checked Wingspan for any outstanding items for both 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 award years and submit items to the Office of Financial Aid (Wingspan, Financial Aid, Eligibility, choose appropriate award year). Due to the volume of paperwork we receive in the summer, it can take us several weeks to review your information so please submit it NOW.

Paperwork can be submitted securely through Wingspan (Financial Aid, Document Upload), dropped by the Office of Financial Aid, or sent by fax to 803/323-2557. You can also mail your documents. If you choose to scan and e-mail to finaid@winthrop.edu, instead of document upload, we suggest you black out any private information like Social Security Numbers, because e-mail is not considered secure.

Learn more about other funding options such as Parent PLUS Loan and Private Loan.

Financial Aid offers for incoming freshmen and transfers began in mid-December. Students admitted after this date are packaged on an ongoing basis (allow 1-2 weeks after you are admitted to receive your aid offer). Returning students and graduate students will receive fall 2023 aid offers by late June. It is not too late to complete the 2023-2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at fafsa.gov.

Winthrop does not have any additional information at this time other than what has been posted by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) which can be found here. We encourage loan borrowers to sign up for notifications from the ED subscription page (choose Federal Student Loan Borrower Updates as the option when signing up). Borrowers can check their aid history online to determine if they ever received a Pell grant by logging in to their account at studentaid.gov.

"Fresh Start" is a U.S. Department of Education (ED) initiative to help eligible borrowers in default.  More information about this program can be found here here.  

Winthrop University has an emergency fund for students experiencing sudden financial hardship. Access the application.