| January | Searchable Scholarships Guide available on-line at: http://sfa.bgsu.edu/scholarship_search/ |
| January 1 | First day the FAFSA or Renewal FAFSA may be filed on-line at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/. |
| January 15 | Deadline 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 15 | Recommended deadline for filing the FAFSA or Renewal FAFSA to receive maximum consideration for all need-based financial aid programs. |
| March 31 | Recommended deadline for filing the FAFSA/Renewal FAFSA to ensure financial aid is processed prior to fall semester payment due date. |
| April | SFA 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 30 | Deadline for submitting Foundation Scholarship Application to SFA |
| May | Direct Loan Promissory Notes and Entrance Interviews for first-time Federal Direct Stafford Loan borrowers available on-line at http://my.bgsu.edu/ |
| May 1 | Deadline for submitting Firelands Scholarship Application to Financial Aid, Firelands Campus |
| May 15 | First day personal short term loans, against summer aid, are available for qualified applicants. |
| June | SFA 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 25 | Payment due date for fall semester tuition, fees, and University housing |