Financial Aid
APPLICATION DEADLINES
According to the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) website, students can expect significant changes to the federal student aid policy for the 2024-25 academic year. The new application for 2024-25 has been delayed from its standard October 1 release to December of 2023, due to significant changes implemented by the Department of Education to simplify the application process.
October 1 - First day to apply for Financial Aid.
April 1 - Deadline to apply for SJR State Foundation Scholarships, SJR State Institutional Scholarships, and first consideration for FSAG, FWS, FSEOG (file must be complete).
Federal Direct and Direct PLUS loan application deadlines:
- To ensure timely processing, complete loan applications must be received by the Financial Aid Office no later than 30 days prior to the beginning of the first semester of the loan period.
- The deadline for receiving loan applications is not later than 45 days prior to the end of the last semester of the loan period, or the end of the first week in June, whichever is earlier.
July 1 - Deadline to provide any items needed (for example, tax returns for verification) to the Financial Aid Office to ensure timely processing of aid for fall semester. Files are processed in order by the date the items are received.