Student Financial Aid

Important Dates for Financial Aid

 

JanuarySearchable Scholarships Guide available on-line at: http://sfa.bgsu.edu/scholarship_search/
January 1First day the FAFSA or Renewal FAFSA may be filed on-line at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/.
January 15Deadline for submitting admissions credentials (including official ACT or SAT test results) for entering freshman who wish to be considered for University Freshman Academic Scholarships.
February 15Recommended deadline for filing the FAFSA or Renewal FAFSA to receive maximum consideration for all need-based financial aid programs.
March 31Recommended deadline for filing the FAFSA/Renewal FAFSA to ensure financial aid is processed prior to fall semester payment due date.
AprilSFA begins Financial Aid Award Notifications to fully admitted entering freshman, continuing, transfer and graduate students with a complete FAFSA.
 Summer Financial Aid Application is available from SFA web site: http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/sfa/
 Financial aid status and financial aid award information available on-line at http://my.bgsu.edu/
April 30Deadline for submitting Foundation Scholarship Application to SFA
MayDirect Loan Promissory Notes and Entrance Interviews for first-time Federal Direct Stafford Loan borrowers available on-line at http://my.bgsu.edu/
May 1Deadline for submitting Firelands Scholarship Application to Financial Aid, Firelands Campus
May 15First day personal short term loans, against summer aid, are available for qualified applicants.
JuneSFA begins processing Federal Direct Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) for those parents who have submitted a Federal Direct PLUS Loan Application online at www.studentloans.gov.
July 25Payment due date for fall semester tuition, fees, and University housing