Application Deadlines
The FAFSA is the federal application for financial aid, but it is also
used to apply for aid from other sources, such as your state or school.
TIP: The deadlines for your state or schools may be different from the
federal deadlines and you may be required to complete additional forms.
Check with your high school guidance counselor or a financial aid administrator at your school about state and school sources of student aid.
Federal Student Financial Aid Deadlines
The 2007-2008 School Year (July 1st, 2007 - June 30th, 2008):- The deadline for filing FAFSA on the Web and Renewal FAFSA on the Web applications was July 1st, 2008. These applications are no longer available.
- The deadline for filing Corrections on the Web forms was September 22, 2008. These forms are no longer available.
- Note: Your school must have your complete and correct information by your last day of enrollment in the 2007-2008 school year.
The 2008-2009 School Year (July 1st, 2008 - June 30th, 2009):
- FAFSA on the Web applications must be submitted by midnight Central Daylight time, June 30, 2009.
- Corrections on the Web forms must be submitted by midnight Central Daylight time, September 15, 2009.
- Note: Your school must have your complete and correct information by your last day of enrollment in the 2008-2009 school year.
Pay close attention to deadlines! Ask your school about their
definition of an application deadline - whether it is the receipt
date and time or the process date and time of the
application.
Federal Student Aid considers a FAFSA’s receipt date and
time to be when the FAFSA/correction is submitted successfully.
TIP: When you submit your FAFSA, be sure to print out the confirmation page and keep it for your records. It contains a confirmation number with the exact date and time (Central Standard Time) the form was received.
Note: Transactions must be completed and accepted by midnight to meet the deadline. If you wait too long to submit your application and it is rejected, you may miss your school’s deadline.
State Student Financial Aid Deadlines
State deadlines may be earlier than the federal deadline.
TIP: State forms do not replace filling out the FAFSA. You must fill out the FAFSA to receive federal student aid.
Note: Date received means received by Federal Student Aid unless otherwise indicated.
Remember to apply early before funds run out.
| State | Deadlines |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Check with your financial aid administrator |
| Alaska | April 15, 2008 - date received@ |
| American Samoa | Check with your financial aid administrator* |
| Arizona | June 30, 2009 - date received@ |
| Arkansas | For Academic Challenge - June 1, 2008 - date received@ For Workforce Grant - check with your financial aid administrator For Higher Education Opportunity Grant - June 1, 2008 (fall term); November 1, 2008 (spring term) - date received@ |
| California | For initial awards - March 2, 2008 For additional community college awards - September 2, 2008 - date postmarked*^ |
| Colorado | Check with your financial aid administrator |
| Connecticut | February 15, 2008-date received*# |
| Delaware | April 15, 2008 - date received@ |
| District of Columbia | June 30, 2008 - date received by state* |
| Federated States of Micronesia | Check with your financial aid administrator* |
| Florida | May 15, 2008 - date processed |
| Georgia | Check with your financial aid administrator |
| Guam | Check with your financial aid administrator* |
| Hawaii | Check with you financial aid administrator* |
| Idaho | March 1, 2008 - date received*# |
| Illinois | First-time applicants - September 30, 2008 Continuing applicants - August 15, 2008 - date received#@ |
| Indiana | March 10, 2008 date received& |
| Iowa | July 1, 2008 - date received^@ |
| Kansas | April 1, 2008 - date received#*@ |
| Kentucky | March 15, 2008 - date received#& |
| Louisiana | July 1, 2008 (date received)^ |
| Maine | May 1, 2008 - date received@ |
| Marshall Islands | Check with your financial aid administrator * |
| Maryland | March 1, 2008 - date received& |
| Massachusetts | May 1, 2008 - date received#^@ |
| Michigan | March 1, 2008 - date received& |
| Minnesota | 30 days after term starts - date received |
| Mississippi | MTAG and MESG Grants - September 15, 2008 HELP Scholarship - March 31, 2008 - date processed |
| Missouri | April 1, 2008 - date received@ |
| Montana | March 1, 2008 - date received#& |
| Nebraska | Check with your financial aid administrator* |
| Nevada | Check with your financial aid administrator* |
| New Hampshire | May 1, 2008 - date received@ |
| New Jersey | June 1, 2008 if you received a Tuition Aid Grant
in 2007-2008 All other applications - October 1, 2008, for fall and spring terms; March 1, 2009, for spring term only - date received^& |
| New Mexico | Check with your financial aid administrator* |
| New York | May 1, 2009 - date received*^@ |
| North Carolina | March 15, 2008 - date received& |
| North Dakota | March 15, 2008 - date received& |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Check with your financial aid administrator* |
| Ohio | October 1, 2008 - date received@ |
| Oklahoma | April 15, 2008 (date received)# for best consideration |
| Oregon | Check with your financial aid administrator |
| Palau | Check with your financial aid administrator* |
| Pennsylvania | All 2007-2008 State Grant recipients and all
non-2007-2008 State Grant recipients in degree programs -
May 1, 2008 All other applicants - August 1, 2008 - date received*@ |
| Puerto Rico | Check with your financial aid administrator |
| Rhode Island | March 1, 2008 - date received#& |
| South Carolina | Tuition Grants - June 30, 2008 - date received@ |
| South Dakota | Check with your financial aid administrator* |
| Tennessee | For State Grant - March 1, 2008# For State Lottery - September 1, 2008 - date received@ |
| Texas | Check with your financial aid administrator* |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Check with your financial aid administrator* |
| Utah | Check with your financial aid administrator |
| Vermont | Check with your financial aid administrator* |
| Virginia | Check with your financial aid administrator* |
| Washington | Check with your financial aid administrator |
| West Virginia | March 1, 2008 - date received*^& |
| Wisconsin | Check with your financial aid administrator |
| Wyoming | Check with your financial aid administrator* |
* Additional form may be required. Contact your financial aid administrator
or your state agency.
^ Applicants encouraged to obtain proof of mailing.
# For priority consideration, submit application by date specified.
@ Deadline by midnight, Central Daylight Time.
& Deadline by midnight, Central Standard Time.
