FAFSA becomes available on October 1 and has an 18-month application cycle. The FAFSA deadline for the academic year 2023—2024 is midnight, Central Time, June 30, 2024.
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.
Financial Aid Deadlines, State-by-State #
| STATE | DEADLINE | REMARKS |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Check with your financial aid administrator | |
| Alaska | June 30, 2023 | Alaska Performance Scholarship |
| As early as October 1, 2022 | Alaska Education Grant | |
| American Samoa | Check with your financial aid administrator | |
| Arizona | Check with your financial aid administrator | |
| Arkansas | July 1, 2023 | Academic Challenge and ArFuture Grant (fall term) |
| January 10, 2024 | ArFuture Grant(spring term) | |
| California | March 2, 2023 | Cal Grants (date postmarked) |
| September 2, 2023 | Additional community college awards (date postmarked) | |
| Colorado | Check with your financial aid administrator | |
| Connecticut | February 15, 2023 | Date received. |
| Delaware | May 15, 2023 | Date received. |
| District of Columbia | July 1, 2023 | For priority consideration. |
| August 1, 2023 | DC Tuition Assistance Grant | |
| Florida | May 15, 2023 | 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, 2023 | Opportunity Scholarship |
| Illinois | As early as October 1, 2022 | Awards made until funds are depleted. |
| Indiana | As early as October 1, 2022 | Awards made until funds are depleted. |
| April 15, 2023 | Frank O'Bannon Grant | |
| Iowa | July 1, 2023 | Date received; earlier priority deadlines may exist for certain programs. |
| Kansas | April 1, 2023 | Date received. |
| Kentucky | As early as October 1, 2022 | Awards made until funds are depleted. |
| Louisiana | July 1, 2024 | Date received. |
| Maine | May 1, 2023 | Date received. |
| Marshall Islands | Check with your financial aid administrator | |
| Maryland | March 1, 2023 | Date received. |
| Massachusetts | May 1, 2023 | Date received. |
| Michigan | May 1, 2023 | Date received. |
| Minnesota | Check with your financial aid administrator | |
| Mississippi | April 30, 2023 | HELP Scholarship |
| October 15, 2023 | MTAG and MESG Grants | |
| Missouri | February 1, 2023 | For priority consideration, submit application by date specified |
| April 1, 2023 | Date received. | |
| Montana | December 1, 2022 | For priority consideration. |
| Nebraska | Check with your financial aid administrator | |
| Nevada | As early as October 1, 2022 | Awards made until funds are depleted. |
| New Jersey | April 1, 2023 | Tuition Aid Grant |
| September 15, 2023 | All other applicants for fall and spring terms. | |
| February 15, 2024 | All other applicants for spring term only. | |
| New Mexico | Check with your financial aid administrator | |
| New York | June 30, 2024 | Date received. |
| North Carolina | As early as October 1, 2022 | Awards made until funds are depleted. |
| North Dakota | As early as October 1, 2023 | Awards made until funds are depleted. |
| Ohio | October 1, 2023 | Date received. |
| Oklahama | As early as October 1, 2022 | Awards made until funds are depleted. |
| Oregon | As early as October 1, 2022 | Oregon Opportunity Grant |
| March 1, 2023 | OSAC Private Scholarships | |
| April 1, 2023 | Oregon Promise Grant – Fall term | |
| Palau | Check with your financial aid administrator | |
| Pennsylvania | May 1, 2023 | Date received; except for |
| August 1, 2023 | 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. |
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| Puerto Rico | Check with your financial aid administrator | |
| Rhode Island | Check with your financial aid administrator | |
| South Carolina | June 30, 2023 | Tuition Grants |
| As early as October 1, 2022 | SC Commission on Higher Education; awards made until funds are depleted. |
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| South Dakota | Check with your financial aid administrator | |
| Tennessee | March 1, 2023 | For State Grant & Tennessee PROMISE |
| September 1, 2023 | For State Lottery: Fall term | |
| February 1, 2024 | Spring & summer terms | |
| Texas | January 15, 2023 | For priority consideration. |
| Utah | Check with your financial aid administrator | |
| Vermont | As early as October 1, 2022 | Awards made until funds are depleted. |
| Virginia | As early as October 1, 2022 | Awards made until funds are depleted. |
| Washington | As early as October 1, 2022 | Awards made until funds are depleted. |
| West Virginia | March 1, 2023 | PROMISE Scholarship |
| April 15, 2023 | WV Higher Education Grant | |
| Wisconsin | Check with your financial aid administrator | |
| Wyoming | Check with your financial aid administrator |