Students Attending Summer (E-Term)
E Term Tuition and Financial Aid
WPI does not offer grants, need-based scholarships, merit-based scholarships, or institutional loans for E term. Funding for E term is limited to Federal Pell Grants, Federal Direct Loans for students, the Federal Direct PLUS Loan for parents, private loans, and/or a Global Scholarship, if eligible.
If you are seeking any type of loan for E Term, please complete and submit the Summer Loan Notification Form, found here.
Once we’ve received the Summer Loan Notification Form your application will be reviewed. If you are borrowing through the Federal Direct Loan program, you will be notified of your loan eligibility by an email to your WPI email address. Federal PLUS loans and private loans will be certified and posted to your WPI account beginning mid-April.
Additional Notes for Summer Student Loans
- If you are considering the Federal Direct Loan or the Federal PLUS loan, you must complete your 2025-2026 FAFSA at least one week before the end of D term if you do not already have one on file.
- Undergraduate students must be enrolled in at least 6 credits to receive Federal Direct Loans or a PLUS loan for E term. Graduate students must be enrolled in at least 4 credits.
- PLUS loans cannot be added to accounts after June 30, 2026. Any requests for a PLUS loan must be made at least one week prior to June 30.
- The subsidized and unsubsidized Federal Direct loans have annual limits that cannot be exceeded. You must not have borrowed the full amount of the subsidized and unsubsidized Federal Direct loans during the A25 – D26 academic period. If a student borrowed the full amount of their eligibility during the fall and spring semesters, they will not be eligible to borrow additional federal funding, except the PLUS loan, for the summer (E26) academic period. You can review annual limits here or email finaid@wpi.edu for more information.
| WPI Undergraduate Summer (E Term) Costs | |
|---|---|
| Tuition (reflects 50% discount for E Term 2026) for 9 credits (3 classes) - $2,574 per class | $7,722 |
| Housing | $2,550 |
| Food | $2,175 |
| Books, Course Materials, Supplies, Equipment, and Personal Expenses | $600 |
| Total E Term Budget | $13,047 |
| E Term 2026 Project Center Estimated Costs | |
|---|---|
| Acadia National Park, Maine (IQP) | $12,872* |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (HUA) | $11,222* |
| Copenhagen, Denmark (IQP) | $11,397* |
| Fes, Morocco (HUA) | $10,522* |
| Istanbul, Turkey (IQP) | $10,347* |
| Istanbul, Turkey (MQP) | $10,347* |
| Kyoto, Japan (HUA) | $9,547* |
| London, England (HUA) | $11,122* |
| London, England (IQP) | $12,347* |
| Lyon, France (IQP) | $10,472* |
| Taipei, Taiwan (HUA) | $9,672* |
| Venice, Italy (IQP) | $12,772* |
*Includes E term tuition (with 50% discount) and billable program fee. Costs assume travel to project centers. Should travel not be allowed, the costs would be more reflective of an on campus budget.
** Budget items are subject to change without notice.
Graduate students can find their summer tuition costs on the Bursar's website.