Deadlines

In addition to the federal deadlines for filling out a FAFSA, you may also use the FAFSA to apply for aid from other sources, such as your state or school. The deadlines for states or schools may differ from the federal deadlines and you may be required to complete additional forms.

• Federal Student Financial Aid Deadlines
• State Student Financial Aid Deadlines
• School Student Financial Aid Deadlines

Check with your high school guidance counselor or a financial aid administrator at your school about state and school sources of student aid.

Federal Student Financial Aid Deadlines

The 2003-2004 School Year (July 1st, 2003 - June 30th, 2004):

• The deadline for filing FAFSA on the Web and Renewal FAFSA on the Web applications was June 30, 2004. These applications are no longer available.
• The deadline for filing Corrections on the Web forms was September 17, 2004. These forms are no longer available.

The 2004-2005 School Year (July 1st, 2004 - June 30th, 2005):

• FAFSA on the Web, Renewal FAFSA on the Web, and applications must be submitted by midnight Central Daylight time, June 30, 2005.
• Corrections on the Web forms must be submitted by midnight Central Daylight time, September 17, 2005.

It is important to note the type of deadline you are up against. Ask your school about their definition of an application deadline, whether it is the receipt date and time or the process date and time of the application. The Department of Education considers an application's receipt date and time to be when the application/correction has been successfully submitted. The last page of the online application/correction submission process is therefore called the "Confirmation Page". It contains a 22 (if an application) or 30 (if a correction) character long "Confirmation Number". This number contains the exact date and time (Central Standard Time) the form was received. It is recommended you print this for your records.

Note: Transactions must be completed and accepted by midnight to meet the deadline. If transmissions are started before midnight but are not completed until after midnight, those transmissions will not meet the deadline. In addition, any transmission picked up on the deadline date that gets rejected may not be able to be reprocessed because the deadline will have passed by the time the user gets the information notifying him/her of the reject.

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State Student Financial Aid Deadlines

State deadlines may be earlier than the federal deadline. Your state may also require an additional form. Check the requirements and deadlines.

If a link has been provided to a state online form, you can select the state name to be directed to that form. Note: State forms do not replace filling out the FAFSA. You must fill out the FAFSA to receive federal student aid.

Note: Date received means received by the Department of Education unless otherwise indicated.

State	Deadlines
Alabama	Check with your financial aid administrator
Alaska	Check with your financial aid administrator
American Samoa	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Arkansas	State Grant - April 1, 2004, Workforce Grant - July 1, 2004 - date received
Arizona	June 30, 2005 - date received
California	For initial awards - March 2, 2004 For additional community college awards - September 2, 2004 - date postmarked*^
Canada	N/A
Colorado	Check with your financial aid administrator
Connecticut	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Delaware	April 15, 2004 - date received
District of Columbia	June 28, 2004 - date received by state*
Foreign Country	N/A
Federated States of Micronesia	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Florida	May 15, 2004 - date processed
Georgia	Check with your financial aid administrator
Guam	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Hawaii	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Idaho	Check with your financial aid administrator
Illinois	First-time applicants - September 30, 2004 Continuing applicants - August 15, 2004 - date received#
Indiana	March 10, 2004 - date received
Iowa	July 1, 2004 - date received ^
Kansas	April 1, 2004 - date received#*
Kentucky	March 15, 2004 - date received#
Louisiana	May 1, 2004 Final deadline - July 1, 2004 - date received#^
Maine	May 1, 2004 - date received
Marshall Islands	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Maryland	March 1, 2004 - date postmarked
Massachusetts	May 1, 2004 - date received#^
Mexico	N/A
Michigan	March 1, 2004 - date received
Minnesota	14 days after term starts - date received
Mississippi	Check with your financial aid administrator
Missouri	April 1, 2004 - date received
Montana	March 1, 2004 - date processed#
Nebraska	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Nevada	Check with your financial aid administrator*
New Hampshire	May 1, 2004 - date received
New Jersey	June 1, 2004 if you received a Tuition Aid Grant in 2003-2004 All other applications - October 1, 2004, for fall and spring terms; March 1, 2005, for spring term only - date received^
New Mexico	Check with your financial aid administrator*
New York	May 1, 2005 - date postmarked*^
North Carolina	March 15, 2004 - date received
North Dakota	March 15, 2004 - date received
Northern Mariana Islands	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Ohio	October 1, 2004 - date received
Oklahoma	April 30, 2004 Final deadline - June 30, 2004 - date received#
Oregon	Check with your financial aid administrator
Palau	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Pennsylvania	All 2003-2004 state grant recipients and all non-2003-2004 state grant recipients in degree programs - May 1, 2004. All other applicants - August 1, 2004 - date received*
Puerto Rico	May 2, 2005 - date application signed
Rhode Island	March 1, 2004 - date received#
South Carolina	June 30, 2004 - date received
South Dakota	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Tennessee	May 1, 2004 - date processed
Texas	Check with your financial aid administrator*
U.S. Virgin Islands	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Utah	Check with your financial aid administrator
Vermont	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Virginia	Check with your financial aid administrator*
Washington	Check with your financial aid administrator
West Virginia	March 1, 2004 - date received*^
Wisconsin	Check with your financial aid administrator
Wyoming	Check with your financial aid administrator*

* Additional form may be required. Contact your financial aid administrator or your state agency.
^ Applicants encouraged to obtain proof of mailing.
# For priority consideration, submit application by date specified.

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School Student Financial Aid Deadlines

Schools may have their own deadlines and applications for awarding student aid. Check with the school's financial aid office for information.

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