Financial Aid Priority Dates & Deadlines

Financial Aid Priority Dates and Deadlines

FAFSA

2019-2020 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) – Available October 1, 2018

Priority Date: December 1, 2018
Deadline: June 30, 2020

2020-2021 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) – Available October 1, 2019

Priority Date: December 1, 2019
Deadline: June 30, 2021

Summer Aid Application

WSU Summer 2020 Aid Application – Available April 2020

Priority Date: May 1, 2020
Deadline: July 10, 2020

WSU Summer 2021 Aid Application – Available April 2021

Priority Date: May 1, 2021
Deadline: July 9, 2021

Verification Documents

2019-2020 Verification Documents*

Fall 2019 Preferred Deadline: December 6, 2019
Spring 2020 Preferred Deadline: May 1, 2020
Summer 2020 Preferred Deadline: July 17, 2020

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 2019 Deadline: December 10, 2019
Spring 2020 Deadline: May 5, 2020
Summer 2020 Deadline: July 21, 2020
Fall 2020 Deadline: December 10, 2020
Spring 2021 Deadline: May 5, 2021
Summer 2021 Deadline: July 21, 2021

Parent PLUS, Graduate PLUS – Apply at studentloans.gov

Fall 2019 Deadline: December 10, 2019
Spring 2020 Deadline: May 1, 2020
Summer 2020 Deadline: July 17, 2020
Fall 2020 Deadline: December 8, 2020
Spring 2021 Deadline: May 11, 2021
Summer 2021 Deadline: July 21, 2021

Financial Aid Revision Requests

WSU Financial Aid Revision Form

Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeals

Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeals**

Fall 2019 Deadline: September 16, 2019

Spring 2020

Priority Date: December 6, 2019
Deadline: January 24, 2020

Summer 2020

Deadline: June 5, 2020

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

2020-2021 Merit Scholarships:

Acceptance: May 1, 2020

Enrollment: July 1, 2020

Final Transcripts: July 1, 2020

Freshman Merit Scholarships for the Class of 2020:

2020-2021: November 1, 2019 priority date

Transfer Merit Scholarships:

Spring 2020: December 1, 2020 (scholarship to be applied beginning the following fall)
Fall 2020: March 1, 2020 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 1^st 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