Financial Aid Priority Dates and Deadlines
FAFSA
2020-2021 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) – Available October 1, 2019
Priority Date: December 1, 2019
Deadline: June 30, 2021
2021-2022 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) – Available October 1, 2020
Priority Date: December 1, 2020
Deadline: June 30, 2022
Summer Aid Application
WSU Summer 2021 Aid Application – Available April 2021
Priority Date: May 1, 2021
Deadline: July 9, 2021
Verification Documents
2020-2021 Verification Documents*
Fall 2020 Preferred Deadline: December 4, 2020
Spring 2021 Preferred Deadline: April 30, 2021
Summer 2021 Preferred Deadline: July 16, 2021
*There are final deadlines for submitting verification documents. If you are wanting to submit documents after the preferred deadline, you must contact the Office of Financial Aid so that your final deadline may be communicated to you.
Student & Parent Loans
Direct Loans – Subsidized and Unsubsidized
Fall 2020 Deadline: December 8, 2020
Spring 2021 Deadline: May 11, 2021
Summer 2021 Deadline: July 20, 2021
Parent PLUS, Graduate PLUS – Apply at studentaid.gov
Fall 2020 Deadline: December 8, 2020
Spring 2021 Deadline: May 11, 2021
Summer 2021 Deadline: July 20, 2021
Financial Aid Revision Requests
WSU Financial Aid Revision Form
Fall 2020 Deadline: December 8, 2020
Spring 2021 Deadline: May 11, 2021
Summer 2021 Deadline: July 20, 2021
Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeals
Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeals**
Fall 2020
Priority Date: June 26, 2020
Deadline: August 21, 2020
Spring 2021
Priority Date: December 4, 2020
Deadline: January 22, 2021
Summer 2021
Deadline: June 4, 2021
**Appeals received after the deadline will be held for the following semester.
Scholarships
2021-2022 Merit Scholarships:
Acceptance: May 1, 2021
Enrollment: July 1, 2021
Final Transcripts: July 1, 2021
Freshman Merit Scholarships for the Class of 2021:
2021-2022: November 1, 2020 priority date
Transfer Merit Scholarships:
Spring 2021: December 1, 2020 (scholarship to be applied beginning the following fall)
Fall 2021: February 1, 2021 priority date
Scholarship Competitions (DSI, WISE, AGH, Koch, Klose, etc.)
Admission Deadline: October 1
Application Deadline: November 1
See wichita.edu/scholarshipcompetitions for details
National Merit:
Admitted by March 1, notify National Merit WSU is 1st choice by May 1
Linwood Sexton:
Admission & Application Deadline: December 1
See wichita.edu/scholarshipcompetitions for details
Osher Scholarship – Fall Entry Deadline is July 1; Spring entry deadline is December 1
KBOR Scholarships – Priority Deadline May 1
See kansasregents.org/students/student_financial_aid/scholarships_and_grants
WSU Academic Colleges – Scholarship applications launch mid-November with a February 1 deadline
Refer to your College’s websites for further information & applications
General Scholarship Appeals:
Fall 2020 Deadline: August 21, 2020
Spring 2021 Deadline: January 22, 2021