Payment Options

Harvard Summer School accepts e-checks and paper checks. Checks must be drawn on a US bank and include proper routing numbers. Starter checks, unnumbered or not personalized, are not accepted. Any bank collection charges are your responsibility.

The preferred method of submitting a check payment to Harvard Summer School is by e-check. Physical paper checks are accepted via U.S. mail or an expedited service like Federal Express. If you send a paper check, it must arrive by the full payment deadline. We are not responsible for mail delays. Send check payments to: Student Financial Services, 51 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. Once received, funds are posted to your student account.

If your check or e-check payment is returned unpaid by your bank for any reason, you are assessed a $25 charge per returned check.

Checks may be converted and processed using the Automated Clearing House (ACH) Network, under the rules governed by the National Automated Clearing House Association and the Federal Reserve Bank.

Harvard Summer School accepts MasterCard, Visa, American Express, and Discover. To avoid a delay in payment processing, use a credit or debit card without a daily charge or transaction limit and enter the billing address exactly as it appears on your credit card statement.

Harvard Summer School is not responsible for fluctuations in international exchange rates or interest charges due to the timing of credit or debit card charges or refunds.

International Payments

We are partnered with TransferMate to provide seamless international payments through your online student account. Log into your student account, select Make A Payment, choose TransferMate INTL from the dropdown menu, and follow prompts to complete your transaction.

Please note that while funds may leave your bank immediately, international payments can take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks to arrive at Harvard Summer School.

We recommend initiating payment at least two weeks before the full payment deadline. If payment is not received by the full payment deadline for your program, you risk being dropped from all courses and waitlists.

Domestic Bank Wires

Bank wires may also be initiated through your online student account via our partnership with TransferMate. Log into your student account, go to ‘Make Payment’ tab, choose TransferMate INTL from the dropdown menu, and follow prompts to complete your transaction. Domestic wires may be completed by selecting the United States from the country menu. TransferMate charges a $20 fee for domestic transactions.

You may authorize others (parents, employers, other third parties) to access your financial account information online — to view your student account details and submit a payment directly to your account via credit card or electronic check (U.S. bank accounts only).

In compliance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), your student financial records may not be shared with a third party without your written consent. Adding an authorized user serves as your written consent that a third party may view your account information and make payments on your behalf via the Student Finance Portal only.

Please note that the courses in which you are enrolled for the term will be included on your financial statement, and will be visible to any authorized users you choose.

Authorized Users:

• Do not have access to your stored payment methods, academic records, or other personal information.
• Can only view permitted information by signing into the Student Finance Portal.

To authorize a User:

• Sign into the Student Finance Portal in MyDCE by selecting “Financial Services” at the top of the page.
• Once you have consented to the Billing and Payment Terms and Conditions, you will find the Authorized Users link on the Finance Portal main page.

You may manage your authorized users by adding, deleting and editing authorized users information from the Student Finance Portal main page. You may authorize multiple users.

Please note that authorized user access is granted for the online portal only.  Student Financial Services staff are unable to discuss a student’s account details with an authorized user via phone or email. 

Harvard Summer School offers payment plans to Harvard Extension School admitted degree candidates as well as students enrolled in the Premedical Program. The interest-free payment plan allows you to pay your tuition in four installments. The first monthly installment is due on April 1, 2025. You may enroll after the Payment Plan start date. However, to enroll you will need to pay any installments with a due date that has already passed. There is a non-refundable $40 payment plan enrollment fee each term.

Plan enrollment is open from the first day of course registration through the course change deadline, after which you can no longer enroll for the term.

Your payment plan eligible balance is the total of your tuition and any housing charges less any payments, including pending credits and accepted financial aid. If your student account balance changes for any reason, your payment plan will automatically update within 24 hours.

Charges for fees, such as program fees, are not included in the payment plan and are reflected in the amount due. Financial aid or outside award credits will be applied to the total balance before it is divided into installments.

Installments should be paid on time to remain eligible to participate.

To enroll in the payment plan, log into your MyDCE account and choose the “Financial Services” option. Once in the Student Finance Portal, choose “Payment Plans” and select the appropriate term. Any available plan will appear in the drop-down menu.

Harvard’s Tuition Assistance Plan (TAP) makes it possible for University staff, faculty, part-time employees and retirees to take Summer School courses. See Harvard University Tuition Assistance Plan (TAP) for more information.

Veterans may be eligible to receive education benefits through the Veterans Administration. Active military service members may be eligible to receive TA. See Funding for Veterans and Active Military for more information.

If you are in a degree program at another school, arrange for financial assistance for Harvard Summer School through your home school’s financial aid office via a consortium agreement. Apply early to meet the Harvard Summer School payment deadlines (see the calendar).

Poetry in America (PiA) Teachers Scholarships enable middle and high school teachers to take the summer 2025 PiA course listed below for a reduced tuition cost of $250. The number of scholarships is limited. Teachers should apply early in the registration period. Scholarships may not be used for other courses.

Eligible PiA course:

• ENGL S-300 Poetry in America for Teachers: The City from Whitman to Hip Hop

To apply for a PiA Teachers Scholarship, complete the following:

1. Create a student account in the MyDCE portal
2. Register for your course online
3. Pay $250 before May 7, 2025
4. Submit the scholarship application form, signed by your school’s principal, before May 7, 2025. Please note you may submit an email from your school’s principal providing the required information if you are unable to obtain a signature. Please forward your principal’s email along with the application form to PIAScholarship@Extension.Harvard.edu.

For more information, email StudentFinance@Extension.Harvard.edu.