Financial Aid Timeline

2023-2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA):

October 1, 2022 – 2023/2024 FAFSA Available
January 1, 2023 – Financial Aid Awards Available
February 1, 2023 – Friends University FAFSA Priority Deadline
June 31, 2024 – 2023/2024 FAFSA Deadline

Summer Semester 2023:
May 22, 2023 – Summer Session 1 Courses Begins
May 30, 2023 – Summer Session 1 Disbursement Begins (Loans Only)
June 5, 2023 – Summer Sessions 2 & 3 Courses Begins
June 13, 2023 – Summer Sessions 2 & 3 Disbursement Begins (Loans Only)
July 5, 2023 – Summer Sessions 1-3 Pell Grant Disburses. We cannot disburse summer Pell Grant until July because we do not receive funding from the Dept. of Education for Pell Grant until after July 2023.
July 3, 2023 – Summer Sessions 4 & 5 Courses Begins
July 11, 2023 – Summer Sessions 4 & 5 Disbursement Begins (Loans & Pell Grant)

Fall Semester 2023:
August 21, 2023 – Fall Courses Begins
September 5, 2023 – Fall Disbursement Begins
October 14, 2023 – Fall Session 1 Ends
October 16, 2023 – Fall Session 2 Begins
October 24, 2023 – Fall Session 2 Disbursement Begins
December 16, 2023 – Fall Semester Ends

Spring Semester 2024:
January 16, 2024 – Spring Courses Begins
January 30, 2024 – Spring Disbursement Begins
March 9, 2024 – Spring Session 1 Ends
March 18, 2024 – Spring Session 2 Begins
March 26, 2024 – Spring  Session 2 Disbursement Begins

2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA):

December 2023 – 2024/2025 FAFSA Available
TBD – Financial Aid Awards Available
February 1, 2024 – Friends University FAFSA Priority Deadline
June 31, 2025 – 2024/2025 FAFSA Deadline