File Your FAFSA
Students can apply for financial aid before they apply for admission to the university; however, students must be admitted to a degree-seeking program of study in order to be offered financial aid.
The 2023-24 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will be available in October 2022. The FAFSA will require FAFSA contributors (students, parents, and spouses if applicable) to consent to using the 2021 IRS tax information. To maximize the amount of aid a student can receive, the FAFSA should be completed before BGSU's priority filing date of Febuary 15, 2023 for incoming freshmen. Priority deadline for current students is March 1. Eligible students who apply by these dates will be considered for all need-based aid.
The 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will be available in December 2023. The FAFSA will require FAFSA contributors (students, parents, and spouses if applicable) to consent to using the 2022 IRS tax information. To maximize the amount of aid a student can receive, the FAFSA should be completed before BGSU's priority filing date of Match 15, 2024 for incoming freshmen. Priority deadline for current students is March 1. Eligible students who apply by these dates will be considered for all need-based aid.
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The FAFSA is a free application. To avoid scams, please use the link above. The application will never ask for credit card information or payment.
After filing your FAFSA, you will receive a Student Aid Report (SAR) listing all the information that was provided in the online application. The Expected Family Contribution (EFC) will be included in the SAR. All universities use the EFC to determine what aid a student is eligible for. Please review your SAR for accuracy and make any necessary corrections online. Contact the U.S. Department of Education if you do not receive your SAR or have questions regarding your SAR.
If you have filed your FAFSA and your family's financial situation is different than your previous year's federal income tax information, please contact Student Financial Aid and Scholarships to discuss the process of appealing to use current income and family information.
The FSA ID is the username and password for which students, parents and borrowers use to log into the FAFSA and to authenticate their identity to access their federal student aid information.
- FSA is adopting the best practice of using a username and password instead of personal information.
- The FSA ID:
- Requires users to enter less information (2 fields instead of 4)
- Provides more secure access to user's information
- Allows users to update personal information such as last name changes without applying for a new FSA ID (Lifetime ID)
- When you first create your FSA ID, you will only be able to use it to complete, sign, and submit an original (first-time) FAFSA form. You will have to wait one to three days for your information to be confirmed by the Social Security Administration (SSA) before you can use your FSA ID. You will receive an email letting you know that your information was successfully matched with the SSA and you can use your FSA ID for all of its purposes.
Updated: 12/12/2024 09:20AM