| State Systems & Financial Aid Information |
State Systems &
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| State |
NEW: Aid application deadline dates for award year 2025-2026 (Priority deadlines are noted in orange) |
Aid application deadline dates for award year 2024-2025 (Priority deadlines are noted in orange) |
Is the deadline in statute? | Is FAFSA completion required for state aid application? | Is eligibility and/or aid amount linked to FAFSA (i.e., EFC)? | Is aid is first come, first served? | Does the state have a FAFSA completion policy? | What type of FAFSA completion policy? | Is there a separate application for undocumented students? |
| Alabama | Check with your financial aid administrator. | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes |
No | Yes |
Universal FAFSA | No |
| Alaska |
Alaska Education Grant: ASAP after Dec. 31, 2024; awards made until funds are depleted. Alaska Performance Scholarship: For priority consideration, submit your application by June 30, 2025; awards made until funds are depleted. |
ASAP | Yes | Yes |
Yes
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No | N/A | No | |
| Arizona | Check with your financial aid administrator. | 5/1/24 |
No | Yes | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Direct Supports/Other Policy | No |
| Arkansas |
Academic Challenge: July 1, 2025, by midnight Central time (CT) ArFuture Grant (fall term): July 1, 2025, by midnight CT ArFuture Grant (spring term): Jan. 10, 2026, by midnight CT |
7/1/24 | No | Yes | No | No | No | N/A | No |
| California |
For many state financial aid programs: March 3, 2025 (date postmarked). Cal Grant also requires submission of a school-certified GPA by March 3, 2025. For additional community college Cal Grants: Sept. 2, 2025 (date postmarked). For noncitizens without a Social Security card or with one issued through the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, fill out the California Dream Act Application found at dream.csac.ca.gov. Contact the California Student Aid Commission (csac.ca.gov) or your financial aid administrator for more information. |
5/2/24 *Cal Grant GPA submission deadline is 3/2/24 |
Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Universal FAFSA | Yes |
| Colorado | Check with your financial aid administrator. | N/A |
N/A | No |
Yes |
No | Yes |
Direct Supports/Other Policy | Yes |
| Connecticut | For priority consideration, submit your application by midnight Central time on February 15, 2025. Contact your financial aid administrator or your state agency; additional forms may be required. | 3/15/24 | No | Yes |
Yes |
No | No | N/A | Yes |
| Delaware | June 15, 2024, by midnight Central time | 5/15/24 | No | Yes |
Yes |
No | No | N/A | No |
| District of Columbia |
For priority consideration, submit your FAFSA form by June 25, 2025. For the DC Tuition Assistance Grant, complete the DC OneApp and submit supporting documents by July 1, 2025, to receive priority consideration. |
7/1/24 | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | N/A | No |
| Florida | May 15, 2025 (date processed) | 5/15/24 | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | N/A | No |
| Georgia | ASAP after Oct. 1, 2024, check with your financial aid administrator; additional forms may be required. Visit GAfutures.org for additional information. | 6/30/24 | No | No | No | No | No | N/A | No |
| Hawaii | Check with your financial aid administrator; additional forms may be required. | 4/1/24 | No | Yes |
Yes |
No | No | N/A | Yes |
| Idaho | Opportunity Scholarship: For consideration, submit your application by midnight Central time on March 1, 2025. Additional forms may be required. Contact your financial aid administrator or your state agency. | 3/1/24 | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
N/A | No |
| Illinois | ASAP after the filing period begins. Visit isac.org for the current Monetary Award Program (MAP) deadline dates; awards made until funds are depleted. | ASAP | No | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Universal FAFSA | Yes |
| Indiana |
Adult Student Grant: ASAP after Dec. 31, 2024; awards made until funds are depleted. New applicants must submit additional
forms at ScholarTrack.IN.gov. Workforce Ready Grant: ASAP after Dec. 31, 2024. Frank O'Bannon Grant: April 15, 2025, by midnight Central time (CT). 21st Century Scholarship: April 15, 2025, by midnight CT. |
4/15/24 | No | Yes | Yes |
No | Yes |
Universal FAFSA | No |
| Iowa | July 1, 2025, by midnight Central time; earlier priority deadlines may exist for certain programs; additional forms may be required. | 7/1/24 | No | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Direct Supports/Other Policy | No |
| Kansas | For priority consideration, submit your application by midnight Central time on April 1, 2025. Contact your financial aid administrator or your state agency; additional forms may be required. | 4/1/24 | No | Yes |
Yes |
No | Yes |
Universal FAFSA | No |
| Kentucky | ASAP after October 1, 2024; awards made until funds are depleted. | ASAP | No | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No | N/A | No |
| Louisiana | July 1, 2025 (Feb. 1, 2025, recommended) | 2/1/24 | No | Yes |
Yes |
No | Yes |
Universal FAFSA | No |
| Maine | May 1, 2025 (date received) | ASAP; awards allocated on first-come, first-served basis. | No | Yes |
Yes |
No | Yes |
Direct Supports/Other Policy | No |
| Maryland | Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Awards (EEA) Program: March 1, 2025 (date received by Federal Student Aid). | 6/1/24 | No | Yes |
Yes |
No | Yes |
Direct Supports/Other Policy | Yes |
| Massachusetts | For priority consideration, submit your application by midnight Central time on May 1, 2025. | 7/1/24 | No | Yes |
Yes |
No | No | N/A | Yes |
| Michigan | Michigan Competitive Scholarship and Michigan Tuition Grant for priority consideration, submit your application by July 1, 2025 midnight Central time. | 7/1/24 |
No | Yes |
No | No | No | N/A | No |
| Minnesota | June 30, 2025 by midnight Central time | 6/30/24 | Yes | Yes |
Yes |
No | No | N/A | Yes |
| Mississippi |
MTAG and MESG Grants: Oct. 15, 2025, by midnight Central Time (CT) HELP Grant: April 30, 2025, by midnight CT |
4/30/24 | No | Yes |
Yes |
No | Yes |
Direct Supports/Other Policy | No |
| Missouri | For priority consideration, submit your application by Feb. 3, 2025. Applications are accepted through April 1, 2025, by midnight Central time. | 4/1/24 | No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No | N/A | No |
| Montana | For priority consideration, submit your application by Dec. 31, 2024. Check with your financial aid administrator; additional forms may be required. | 3/1/24 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No | No | N/A | No |
| Nebraska | Check with your financial aid administrator. | N/A | N/A | Yes |
Yes |
No | Yes
|
Universal FAFSA | No |
| Nevada |
Silver State Opportunity Grant: ASAP after Oct 1, 2024
; awards made until funds are depleted. Nevada Promise Scholarship: May 1, 2025; additional forms may be required; awards made until funds are depleted. All other aid: check with your financial aid administrator; additional forms may be required. |
4/1/24 5/1/24 for Nevada Promise Scholarship |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No | N/A | Yes |
| New Hampshire | Check with your financial aid administrator; additional forms may be required. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
N/A | N/A |
N/A |
Universal FAFSA | N/A |
| New Jersey |
Renewal applicants (2024–2025 Tuition Aid Grant recipients): April 15, 2025, by midnight Eastern time (ET) All other applicants for the |
5/15/24 for renewals 9/15/24 for new state aid applications |
No | Yes |
No | No | Yes |
Direct Supports/Other Policy | Yes
|
| New Mexico | Check with your financial aid administrator. | N/A | No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
N/A | Yes |
| New York | June 30, 2026, by midnight Central Time (CT); additional forms may be required. | 6/30/25 | No |
Yes |
No | No | No | N/A | Yes
|
| North Carolina |
Awards made until funds are depleted. For priority consideration, submit your FAFSA by June 1, 2025 if attending a UNC System Institution or by August 15, 2025 if attending a community college. Complete ASAP after filing period begins if attending a private institution. Visit CFNC.org for more information. |
ASAP; 6/1/24 for UNC System Institution or 8/15/24 for community colleges | No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
No | N/A | No |
| North Dakota | ASAP after October 1, 2024; awards made until funds are depleted. | ASAP | N/A | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Direct Supports/Other Policy | No |
| Ohio | Oct. 1, 2025, by midnight Central time | 10/1/24 | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | N/A | No |
| Oklahoma | Check with your financial aid administrator. | N/A | No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Universal FAFSA | No |
| Oregon |
Oregon Opportunity Grant: File the FAFSA or ORSAA ASAP. Awarding starts each spring and awards are made during spring and into summer months while funds exist. OSAC Private Scholarships: March 1, 2025. Additional application required. Oregon Promise Grant, and other state grants: Contact state agency for your deadline. Additional application required. |
ASAP | No | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Direct Supports/Other Policy | Yes
|
| Pennsylvania |
All first-time applicants enrolled in a community college; business, trade, or technical school; hospital school of nursing; designated Pennsylvania open-admission institution; or nontransferable two-year program: Aug. 1, 2025, by
midnight Central time (CT). All other applicants: May 1, 2025, by midnight CT. Additional forms may be required. |
6/1/24 | No |
Yes |
Yes
|
No | No | N/A | No |
| Rhode Island | Check with your financial aid administrator; additional forms may be required. | N/A | No |
Yes |
Yes |
No | No | N/A | Yes
|
| South Carolina |
SC Commission on Higher Education Need-based Grants: ASAP after Dec 1, 2024; awards
made until funds are depleted. Tuition Grants: August 1, 2025, by midnight Central time. |
8/1/24 | No | Yes | Yes |
Yes |
No | N/A | No |
| South Dakota | Check with your financial aid administrator; additional forms may be required. | N/A | No |
Yes |
Yes
|
No | No | N/A | No |
| Tennessee |
State Grant: Prior-year recipients receive award if eligible and apply by March 15, 2025; all other awards are made to neediest applicants. Awards made until funds are depleted. Tennessee Promise: March 15, 2025, by midnight Central time (CT) State Lottery for the fall term: Sept. 1, 2025, by midnight CT. State Lottery for the spring term: March 1, 2025 and summer term: May 1, 2025, by midnight CT. |
4/15/24 |
No |
Yes |
Yes
|
No | Yes | Direct Supports/Other Policy | No |
| Texas | For priority consideration, submit your application by February 15, 2025; additional forms may be required; private and two-year institutions may have different deadlines. Check with your financial aid administrator. | 4/15/24 | No | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Universal FAFSA | Yes
|
| Utah |
Check with your financial aid administrator; awards made until funds are depleted. Additional forms may be required. For Opportunity Scholarship, visit www.opportunityscholarship.org for application information, including requirements and the FAFSA deadline. |
3/20/24 | No |
Yes |
No | No |
Yes |
Direct Supports/Other Policy | Yes |
| Vermont | ASAP after October 1, 2024; awards made until funds are depleted. Additional forms may be required. | N/A | No |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
No | N/A | No |
| Virginia | ASAP after Dec. 31, 2024, deadlines vary by institution. Contact your college financial aid office for details. Students ineligible for federal aid, but who meet state financial aid program and residency requirements should complete the Virginia Alternative State Aid Application at VASAapp.org instead of the FAFSA form. Contact your financial aid administrator for more information. | Varies by institution | No | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No | N/A | Yes
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| Washington |
ASAP after October 1, 2024; students ineligible for federal aid but who meet state financial aid program and residency requirements should complete the Washington Application for State Financial Aid (WASFA) at wsac.wa.gov/wasfa instead of the FAFSA form. Contact the Washington Student Achievement Council (wasfa@wsac.wa.gov) or your financial aid administrator for more information. |
ASAP | No | Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Direct Supports/Other Policy | Yes |
| West Virginia |
PROMISE Scholarship: March 1, 2025; new applicants must complete and submit the additional form at collegeforwv.com. Contact your financial aid administrator or your state agency. WV Higher Education Grant: April 15, 2025 WV Invests Grant: For priority consideration April 15, 2025; applicants must complete additional form at collegeforwv.com. |
7/1/24 | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Direct Supports/Other Policy | No |
| Wisconsin | Check with your financial aid administrator. | N/A | No |
Yes | Yes | No | No | N/A | No |
| Wyoming | Check with your financial aid administrator; additional forms may be required. | N/A | No |
Yes | Yes | No | No | N/A | No |
