Financial Aid Priority Dates and Deadlines
2017-2018 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Priority Date: December 1, 2016
Deadline: June 30, 2018
2018-2019 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) – Available October 1, 2017
Priority Date: December 1, 2017
Deadline: June 30, 2019
WSU Summer 2018 Aid Application – Available April 2018
Priority Date: May 1, 2018
Deadline: July 13, 2018
2017-2018 Verification Documents
Fall 2018 Preferred Deadline: December 8, 2017
Spring 2018 Preferred Deadline: May 4, 2018
Summer 2018 Preferred Deadline: July 20, 2018
2018-2019 Verification Documents
Fall 2018 Preferred Deadline: December 7, 2018
Spring 2019 Preferred Deadline: May 3, 2019
Summer 2019 Preferred Deadline: July 19, 2019
***If you are turning in your documentation after the preferred deadline, please contact the Office of Financial Aid.
Direct Loans – Subsidized and Unsubsidized
Spring 2018 Deadline: May 8, 2018
Summer 2018 Deadline: July 25, 2018
Fall 2018 Deadline: December 11, 2018
Spring 2019 Deadline: May 7, 2019
Summer 2019 Deadline: July 23, 2019
Parent PLUS, Graduate PLUS – Apply at www.studentloans.gov
Spring 2018 Deadline: May 4, 2018
Summer 2018 Deadline: July 20, 2018
Fall 2018 Deadline: December 11, 2018
Spring 2019 Deadline: May 3, 2019
Summer 2019 Deadline: July 19, 2019
WSU Financial Aid Revision Form
Spring 2018 Deadline: May 4, 2018
Summer 2018 Deadline: July 20, 2018
Fall 2018 Deadline: December 11, 2018
Spring 2019 Deadline: May 3, 2019
Summer 2019 Deadline: July 19, 2019
Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeals
Summer 2018
Priority Date: June 1, 2018
Deadline: June 22, 2018
Fall 2018
Priority Date: June 29, 2018
Deadline: September 14, 2018
Spring 2019
Priority Date: December 7, 2018
Deadline: February 15, 2019
****Appeals received after the deadline will be held for the following semester.
Scholarships
2018-2019 Merit Scholarships:
Acceptance: May 1, 2018
Enrollment: July 1, 2018
Final Transcripts: July 1, 2018
Freshman Merit Scholarships for the Class of 2019:
2019-2020: December 1, 2018 priority date
Transfer Merit Scholarships:
Spring 2019: December 1, 2019 (to be applied beginning the following fall)
Fall 2019: February 1, 2019 priority date
Scholarship Competitions (DSI, WISE, AGH, Koch, Klose, etc.)
Admission Deadline: October 1
Application Deadline: November 1
See www.wichita.edu/scholarshipcompetitions for details
National Merit:
Admitted by April 1, notify National Merit WSU is 1st choice by May 1
Linwood Sexton:
Admission & Application Deadline March 1
See www.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 www.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