Financial Aid
IMPORTANT! If you are receiving a federal grant, federal loan, or VA Education benefits, your financial aid is NOT included in the President's pause of federal assistance programs at this time. Your funding will not be interrupted.
FAFSA
Important Information about the 2024-25 FAFSA
SJR State's federal school code for the free application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is 001523. Students are encouraged to apply for financial aid by April 1st for the upcoming
academic year. In order to complete the FAFSA, you (and at least one parent if you are a dependent student) must have an FSA ID to have access to Federal Student Aid’s online systems and to serve as your legal signature. You may create an FSA ID by visiting https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/sign-in/landing
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO FINANCIAL AID STUDENTS
If you are due to receive a refund from your financial aid award(s) for the upcoming semester (or the current semester if classes have started), refunds are scheduled to be delivered by the SJR State Business Office by the end of the day listed below in the section "SCHEDULED STUDENT REFUND DATES." Your refund will be processed through BankMobile Disbursements, a technology solution, powered by BMTX, Inc. Visit this link for more information: https://disbursements.bmtx.com/refundchoicessso/.
To view our third-party servicer contract for refund management, click here. For more information visit our https://www.sjrstate.edu/finaidimportnotice.html.
2024/25 SCHEDULED STUDENT REFUND DATES*
(Subject to Change)
- Summer 2024 – July 12, 2024
- Fall 2024 – September 20, 2024
- Spring 2025 – January 31, 2025
- Summer 2025 – May 29, 2025
*Your financial aid file must be complete and awarded; you must be registered and attending classes in the respective term.
BOOK AUTHORIZATION DATES
Book authorizations will be available* on the following dates (these dates are for the 2024-2025 academic year; next year will be announced in July 2025):
- FALL 2024
Fall Full & A Term - August 19 - September 14
Fall B Term - October 14 - November 2
- SPRING 2025
Spring Full & A Term - December 16 - January 25**
Spring B Term - February 24 - March 15
- Summer 2025
Summer Full & A Term - April 30 - May 24
Summer B Term - June 16 - July 5
*Your financial aid file must be complete and awarded.
**Please note that the Bookstore will be closed from noon on December 15, 2023, until January 3, 2024. Please make sure to plan your bookstore purchases accordingly.