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Financial Aid Process

 

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Fill Out FAFSA 

 

Start Planning For School 

 

Complete All Requirements 

 

View Award Amount on myFSU 

 

Receive Financial Aid Disbursement 

Key Financial Aid Dates

Fall 2025
August 20, 2025 Early Disbursement Begins
August 23, 2025 Drop Add Begins at
12:01 am
August 25, 2025 Classes Begin
August 28, 2025 Drop Add Ends at
11:59 pm
August 29, 2025 Standard Disbursment Begins
September 1, 2025 Labor Day
September 5, 2025 Tuition & Fee Deadline
September 15, 2025 Cancellation of Schedules for
Non-Payment
October 3, 2025 Financial Aid Deferments Expire
November 11, 2025 Veteran's Day-
University Closed
November 26-28, 2025 Thanksgiving Holiday-
University Closed
December 12, 2025 Fall Term Ends
Spring 2026
January 7, 2026 Drop Add Begins at 12:01 a.m.
January 7, 2026 12:01 am
January 8, 2026 Early Disbursement - financial aid available via EFT/Direct Deposit
January 12, 2026 Drop Add Ends at 11:59 p.m.
11:59 pm
January 16, 2026 Tuition & Fee Deadline
January 19, 2026 Holiday - Martin Luther King Day
January 27, 2026 Cancellation of Schedules for Non-Payment if no deferment active
February 13, 2026 Financial Aid Deferments Expire
March 2, 2026 Cancellation of Schedules for Non-Payment for students who had deferments that expired
March 16 - 20, 2026 Spring Break
May 1, 2026 Spring Term Ends
May 6, 2026 Spring Grades available online
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