Financial Aid Priority Dates and Deadlines
2019-2020 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) – Available October 1, 2018
Priority Date: December 1, 2018
Deadline: June 30, 2020
WSU Summer 2020 Aid Application – Available April 2020
Priority Date: May 1, 2020
Deadline: July 10, 2020
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
*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.
Direct Loans – Subsidized and Unsubsidized
Fall 2019 Deadline: December 10, 2019
Spring 2020 Deadline: May 5, 2020
Summer 2020 Deadline: July 21, 2020
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
WSU Financial Aid Revision Form
Fall 2019 Deadline: December 10, 2019
Spring 2020 Deadline: May 1, 2020
Summer 2020 Deadline: July 17, 2020
Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeals**
Fall 2019
Priority Date: June 28, 2019
Deadline: September 16, 2019
Spring 2020
Priority Date: December 6, 2019
Deadline: January 24, 2020
Spring 2020
Deadline: June 5, 2020
**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 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