Important Dates for Financial Aid

October

• 10/1 - First day the FAFSA or Renewal FAFSA may be filed online
• 10/1 - Scholarship Opportunities available online

January

• 1/18 - BGSU's priority application deadline. 
• 1/18 - Last day for incoming freshman to apply to BGSU scholarships

February

• Mid February - SFA begins sending Financial Aid offers to incoming freshmen students with a completed FAFSA
  

March

• 3/1 - Last day for current students to apply to BGSU scholarships
• 3/1 - Deadline for submitting admissions credentials (including official ACT or SAT test results) for incoming freshman who wish to be considered for University Freshman Academic Scholarships
• 3/4 - Summer Financial Aid Application is available online
• Mid March - Special Consideration Appeal opens for next year

April

• Early April - SFA begins sending Financial Aid offers to current students with a completed FAFSA

May

• Early May - Master Promissory Note and Entrance Counseling for first-time Federal Direct Loan borrowers available online.
• Early May - SFA begins processing Federal Direct Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) for those parents who have submitted a Federal Direct PLUS Loan Application online.

July

• 7/1 - Fall bills issued and available in students' MyBGSU

August

• 8/1 - Payment due date for fall semester tuition, fees, and University housing