Timeline

Key to being timely is to complete your聽FAFSA聽each year as soon after聽October 1 as possible.

Because some aid programs are awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis, an early application received by December 1 gets聽priority consideration for limited funding sources.

Use this timeline as your guide. Take the time to note events as they occur so that you have a record of when you complete them and look ahead to plan for upcoming events.

The 2025-26 FAFSA

The for the 2025-26 school year is now available for students and contributors. To fill out the 2025-26 FAFSA go to

Timeline of annual financial aid process.

Benchmark

Who

Event

Mid-junior
year in high school

Incoming freshmen

叠别驳颈苍听scholarship search聽process by聽collecting information on scholarships, their deadlines and application processes.

Mid-August

Incoming students

聽to 美高梅官网 for upcoming聽year available.

October 1

All new and returning students

FAFSA聽is available each October 1.聽Complete the FAFSA as soon as possible after this date each year.聽

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Incoming freshmen

聽(and required supporting materials)聽must be received for聽Cincinnatus Scholarship Program聽(as well as most other freshman scholarships) consideration.

February 15聽

All new and returning students

Complete annual聽FAFSA聽by this date for priority consideration for limited funding sources.

Mid-March

 All enrolled students

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 Initial Financial Aid Award Offers sent to students with complete records. Award Offers are sent continually as admission offers are made, FAFSA data is received, and students provide supplemental information, if requested.聽Use聽Check My Aid聽to monitor your aid status.
April

All returning undergraduate and Law students as well as all graduate students

Initial Financial Aid Award Offers sent to students with complete records. Award Offers are sent continually as FAFSA data is received and students provide supplemental information, if requested.聽Use聽Check My Aid聽to monitor your aid status.

When accepting
aid

All new and returning students

Estimate your bill聽to understand amount needed to cover your expenses and plan for any out-of-pocket expenses.

After
accepting aid聽

All
students

New 美高梅官网 loan borrowers complete聽loan counseling听补苍诲听promissory note(s).

Early April

All enrolled students

厂耻尘尘别谤听聽will begin being produced for students who are registered.

Mid-April

All enrolled students

贵补濒濒听聽(for returning students) begins.

April 30

New transfer students

聽deadline for scholarship consideration

Late May

Returning students

Evaluation of eligibility for aid based on聽academic progress.

Evaluation of聽renewability of Cincinnatus聽and other renewable scholarship awards.

June

Incoming freshmen

Orientation聽including fall registration.

July 1

All new and returning students

and aid-related Tasks in聽聽should be聽submitted by this date to ensure completion of the full process in time for fall聽bill聽payment due date.聽Students may continue to apply and completed Tasks after this date though aid may not be processed by the time fall payment is due.

Mid-July

All enrolled students

贵补濒濒听聽will begin being produced for students who are registered.

Mid-
August

All new and returning students

Postings of jobs听蹿辞谤听Federal Work-Study聽awardees available.

Late August

All enrolled students

Fall semester classes begin.

October 1

All new and returning students

Begin timeline again (see聽October 1) for next year's aid.

Mid-
November

All enrolled students

Spring semester聽听产别驳颈苍蝉.

Early December

All enrolled students

厂辫谤颈苍驳听聽will begin being produced for students who are registered.

December 25 - January 1

All students

Student Financial Aid, Enrollment Services, and all university offices closed the final week of December for winter holiday season; web services remain available.

Early January

All enrolled students

Spring semester classes begin.

Early February

All enrolled students

Students attending summer classes should contact Enrollment Services regarding聽summer aid听别濒颈驳颈产颈濒颈迟测.

Early May

All enrolled students

Cincinnatus community service hours聽due for renewal of scholarship awards.

Summer semester classes begin.

Any time a student exits the university for more than just the summer聽(even if they plan to re-enroll later),聽exit counseling聽is required of student loan borrowers.