Timeline/Deadlines
FAFSA Update: Your Financial Aid Offer
Due to the Department of Education’s delay in FAFSA processing, financial aid offers to students also have been delayed. UM will email you when your offer is available or if the Department of Education needs to recalculate your FAFSA. We urge you to check the status of your FAFSA here. You can also estimate your financial aid offer and cost to attend UM for the 2024-25 academic year using UM’s Net Price Calculator.
November
Scholarship notices begin to be sent to newly admitted students
January
Award notices for the upcoming year begin to be sent
February 15
Application due for Continuing Student Scholarships administered by the Financial Aid Office
April 1
FAFSA should be submitted for students attending the upcoming autumn term for priority aid consideration
June 15
Complete aid acceptance process in CyberBear and submit all required documents for aid to be processed in time to appear on the autumn semester bill
July
Complete Federal PLUS Loan request authorizing credit check
August
Select refund preference in CyberBear
Complete bill payment process for autumn term
Aid begins disbursing 1 week prior to start of autumn semester
September 15
15th class day - last day to add classes to increase Federal Pell Grant eligibility for autumn term
October 1
FAFSA available to be completed for upcoming academic year (fall/spring)
FAFSA should be submitted for students first attending in the spring term
November 1
Submit all required documents for aid to be processed in time to appear on the spring semester bill
December (The Department of Education is determining the specific date)
FAFSA available to be completed for upcoming academic year (fall/spring)
FAFSA should be submitted for students first attending in the spring term
December 6
2nd to last day of term - a valid FAFSA and all required documents must be processed by the financial aid office to receive aid for autumn term*
January
Summer Work-Study Only application available
Complete bill payment process for spring term
Aid begins disbursing 1 week prior to start of spring semester
15th class day - last day to add classes to increase Federal Pell Grant eligibility for spring term
February
Summer Aid Application available
FAFSA should be submitted for students first attending in the summer term
March
Summer award notices begin to be sent
April 1
Submit all required documents for aid to be processed in time to appear on the summer semester bill
May 1
2nd to last day of term - a valid FAFSA and all required documents must be processed by the financial aid office to receive aid for spring term*
Complete bill payment process for summer term
Aid begins disbursing 1 week prior to start of semester
June 30
Last day to file FAFSA if attending in summer*
July
5th class day of 2nd 6-week session - last day to add classes to increase Federal Pell Grant eligibility for summer term
* If a student withdraws during a semester, they have to have a valid FAFSA on file before they withdraw or they will not be eligible for aid. All required documents must be processed by the financial aid office before the student withdraws if they wish to receive a loan for that term. Students selected for verification who are eligible for the Federal Pell Grant have up to 120 days from the last day they were enrolled, or September 15 (whichever comes first), to submit the required documents to receive the grant.