Financial Aid Priority Dates & Deadlines

Financial Aid Priority Dates and Deadlines

When submitting documents, please allow up to 3 weeks for review and processing, unless otherwise noted below.

FAFSA

Apply at studentaid.gov

2023-2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) – Available October 1, 2022

Priority Date: December 1, 2022
Deadline: June 30, 2024

2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) – Available December 2023

Priority Date: March 1, 2024
Deadline: June 30, 2025

Summer Aid Application

Students must be enrolled before applying for summer aid. Apply at myWSU student portal - myFinances - Financial Aid Links.

WSU Summer 2024 Aid Application – Available April 2024

Priority Date: May 1, 2024
Deadline: July 12, 2024

Verification Documents 

2023-2024 Verification Documents*

Fall 2023 Preferred Deadline: December 1, 2023
Spring 2024 Preferred Deadline: April 29, 2024
Summer 2024 Preferred Deadline: July 15, 2024

*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 2023 Deadline: December 12, 2023
Spring 2024 Deadline: May 7, 2024
Summer 2024 Deadline: July 24, 2024

Parent PLUS, Graduate PLUS – Apply at studentaid.gov

Fall 2023 Deadline: December 12, 2023
Spring 2024 Deadline: May 7, 2024
Summer 2024 Deadline: July 24, 2024

Federal Work Study

2023-2024 Acceptance Deadline: June 30, 2023
2023-2024 Deadline to Obtain an Eligible Position: September 1, 2023

Financial Aid Revision Requests

WSU Financial Aid Revision Form

Fall 2023 Deadline: December 12, 2023
Spring 2024 Deadline: May 7, 2024
Summer 2024 Deadline: July 24, 2024

Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeals**

Fall 2023

Priority Date: July 30, 2023
Deadline: September 1, 2023

Spring 2024

Priority Date: December 1, 2023
Deadline: January 29, 2024

**Appeals received after the deadline will be held for the following semester.

Scholarships

2023-2024 Merit Scholarships:

Acceptance: May 1, 2023
Enrollment: June 1, 2023
Final Transcripts: July 1, 2023

Freshman Merit Scholarships for the Class of 2023:

Priority Date for Admission, 2023-2024: December 1, 2022
Deadline for Admission, 2023-2024: February 1, 2023

Transfer Merit Scholarships:

Spring 2023: November 30, 2022 (scholarship to be applied beginning the following fall)
Fall 2023: November 30, 2022 priority date for Admission; April 1, 2023 deadline
Spring 2024: November 30, 2023 (scholarship to be applied beginning the following fall)

Scholarship Competitions (DSI, WISE, AGH, Koch, Klose, etc.) for the Class of 2024:

Admission Deadline: October 1, 2023
Application Deadline: November 1, 2023
Competition Date: November 18, 2023

See wichita.edu/scholarshipcompetitions for details

National Merit:

Admitted by March 1, notify National Merit WSU is first choice by May 1

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 November 1 with a February 1 deadline

See wichita.edu/scholarshipuniverse for details

General Scholarship Appeals:

Fall 2023 Deadline: September 1, 2023
Spring 2024 Deadline: January 29, 2024