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 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now available. The FAFSA will require FAFSA contributors (students, parents, and spouses if applicable) to consent to using the 2023 IRS tax information.
The 2026-27 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now open. The FAFSA will require FAFSA contributors (students, parents, and spouses if applicable) to consent to using the 2024 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 February 19, 2026 for incoming freshmen. Priority deadline for current students is February 27, 2026. 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 FAFSA Submission Summary listing all the information that was provided in the online application. The Student Aid Index (SAI) will be included in the Summary. All universities use the SAI to determine what aid a student is eligible for. Please review your FAFSA Submission Summary for accuracy and make any necessary corrections online. Contact the U.S. Department of Education if you do not receive your FAFSA Submission Summary or have questions regarding it.
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 (Studentaid.gov account) is the username and password for which students and contributors log into the FAFSA. This is where they can authenticate their identity and access their federal student aid information.
- Federal Student Aid is adopting the best practice of using a username and password instead of personal information.
- The FSA ID (Studentaid.gov account):
- Provides more secure access to user's information.
- Allows users to update personal information such as last name changes without applying for a new studentaid.gov account.
Create your FSA ID (Studentaid.gov account) here: https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch
Updated: 09/25/2025 02:43PM