FAFSA becomes available on October 1 and has an 18-month application cycle. The FAFSA deadline for the 2019 — 2020 is midnight, Central Time, June 30, 2020.
In addition to complying with the federal deadline above, students must also adhere to state financial aid deadlines in order to be eligible for state aid.
Below is a complete list of financial aid deadlines, state-by-state, for the 2019 — 2020 academic year.
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| STATE | DEADLINE | REMARKS |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Check with your financial aid administrator. | |
| Alaska | June 30, 2019 | Alaska Performance Scholarship |
| As early as October 1, 2018 | Alaska Education Grant | |
| American Samoa | Check with your financial aid administrator. | |
| Arizona | Check with your financial aid administrator. | |
| Arkansas | June 1, 2019 | Academic Challenge and Higher Education Opportunity Grant |
| Workforce Grant – check with your financial aid administrator. | ||
| California | March 2, 2019 | Cal Grants (date postmarked) |
| September 2, 2019 | Additional community college awards (date postmarked) | |
| Colorado | Check with your financial aid administrator. | |
| Connecticut | February 15, 2019 | Date received. |
| Delaware | April 15, 2019 | Date received. |
| District of Columbia | May 31, 2019 | Date received. |
| Florida | May 15, 2019 | Date processed. |
| Georgia | Check with your financial aid administrator. | |
| Guam | Check with your financial aid administrator. | |
| Hawaii | Check with your financial aid administrator. | |
| Idaho | March 1, 2019 | Opportunity Grant |
| Illinois | As early as October 1, 2018 | Awards made until funds are depleted. |
| Indiana | March 10, 2019 | Date received. |
| Iowa | July 1, 2019 | Date received; earlier priority deadlines may exist for certain programs. |
| Kansas | April 1, 2019 | Date received. |
| Kentucky | As early as October 1, 2018 | Awards made until funds are depleted. |
| Louisiana | July 1, 2019 | Date received. |
| Maine | May 1, 2019 | Date received. |
| Marshall Islands | Check with your financial aid administrator. | |
| Maryland | March 1, 2019 | Date received. |
| Massachusetts | May 1, 2019 | Date received. |
| Michigan | March 1, 2019 | Date received. |
| Minnesota | 30 days after term starts | |
| Mississippi | March 31, 2019 | HELP Scholarship |
| September 15, 2019 | MTAG and MESG Grants | |
| Missouri | February 1, 2019 | For priority consideration, submit application by date specified |
| April 1, 2019 | Date received. | |
| Montana | March 1, 2019 | Date received. |
| Nebraska | Check with your financial aid administrator. | |
| Nevada | Check with your financial aid administrator. | |
| New Jersey | April 1, 2019 | 2018-2019 Tuition Aid Grant recipients |
| September 15, 2019 | All other applicants for fall and spring terms. | |
| February 15, 2020 | All other applicants for spring term only. | |
| New Mexico | Check with your financial aid administrator. | |
| New York | June 30, 2020 | Date received. |
| North Carolina | As early as October 1, 2018 | Awards made until funds are depleted. |
| North Dakota | As early as October 1, 2018 | Awards made until funds are depleted. |
| Ohio | October 1, 2019 | Date received. |
| Oklahama | As early as October 1, 2018 | Awards made until funds are depleted. |
| Oregon | As early as October 1, 2018 | Oregon Opportunity Grant |
| March 1, 2019 | OSAC Private Scholarships | |
| April 1, 2019 | Oregon Promise Grant – Fall term | |
| Palau | Check with your financial aid administrator. | |
| Pennsylvania | May 1, 2019 | Date received; except for |
| August 1, 2019 | first-time applicants at a community college; a business/trade/technical school; a hospital school of nursing; or enrolled in a non-transferable 2-year program. | |
| Puerto Rico | Check with your financial aid administrator. | |
| Rhode Island | Check with your financial aid administrator. | |
| South Carolina | June 30, 2019 | Tuition Grants |
| As early as October 1, 2018 | SC Commission on Higher Education; awards made until funds are depleted. | |
| South Dakota | Check with your financial aid administrator. | |
| Tennessee | January 17, 2019 | For State Grant & Tennessee PROMISE |
| September 1, 2019 | For State Lottery: Fall term | |
| February 1, 2020 | Spring & summer terms | |
| Texas | As early as October 1, 2018 | Awards made until funds are depleted. |
| March 15, 2019 | Texas Public Colleges | |
| Check with your financial aid administrator. | Texas Private Colleges | |
| U.S Virgin Islands | Check with your financial aid administrator. | |
| Utah | Check with your financial aid administrator. | |
| Vermont | As early as October 1, 2018 | Awards made until funds are depleted. |
| Virginia | Check with your financial aid administrator. | |
| Washington | As early as October 1, 2018 | Awards made until funds are depleted. |
| West Virginia | March 1, 2019 | PROMISE Scholarship |
| April 15, 2019 | WV Higher Education Grant Program | |
| Wisconsin | Check with your financial aid administrator. | |
| Wyoming | Check with your financial aid administrator. |