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Financial Aid Timeline and Important Dates

Important Financial Aid Dates

The first step? Complete the appropriate forms – as early as possible to be eligible for maximum aid.

  • Undergraduate freshman applicants who are requesting aid must submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) between October 1 and March 1. The FAFSA is available online at studentaid.gov. Our FAFSA code is 003410.
  • Undergraduate transfer applicants who are requesting aid must submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) between October 1 and March 1. The FAFSA is available online at studentaid.gov. Our FAFSA code is 003410.

Financial Aid Timeline

October

  • Oct. 1: The FAFSA is available online - and the sooner it is completed the better off you are (due by 3/1)

January

  • Jan. 1: Spring Semester Payment Deadline
  • Jan. 15: Recommended FAFSA filing date for current students 
     
  • Start looking at payment plans and external scholarship options
  • Notification of acceptance and merit-based scholarship awards are sent to students who have applied Early Action
  • Financial aid packages are mailed to all Early Action accepted students

February

  • Feb. 1: RWU application for regular decision admission is due
  • Feb 1: Bristol, R.I. residential scholarship applications are due
  • Feb. 1: Priority deadline for continuing students to apply for aid

March

  • March 1: FAFSA is due for undergraduate freshmen students, last day to submit FAFSA
  • March 1: FAFSA is due for undergraduate transfer students, last day to submit FAFSA
     
  • Notification of acceptance and merit scholarship awards are sent to students who have applied Regular Decision
  • Financial aid packages are mailed to all accepted students

April and May

  • Work on payment options – tuition and room deposits are due on June 1
  • Submit additional documentation (if applicable) to the Financial Aid Office

June

  • June 1: Accept or Decline Federal Student Loans on Financial Aid portal
  • June 1: Tuition deposit is due
  • June 1: Room deposit is due
  • June 2: Summer session payment deadline 
     
  • Submit any Parent Federal PLUS and other private loan applications according to application instructions
  • Complete Master Promissory Note and Entrance Counseling for Federal Direct Loans

 July

  • July 1: If you have opted for a tuition payment plan, payments begin on this date
  • July 3: Fall session payment deadline
     
  • Finalize any additional outside funding options, celebrate your student’s high school graduation and enjoy the summer helping them get ready to go to RWU!

August

  • Aug. 18: Deadline to waive university health insurance
     
  • Orientation
  • Move in Day!