Financial Aid Timeline

 

January

  • Spring semester disbursement

February

  • FAFSA should be filed by February 28th for newly admitted students to be considered for grants.
  • Plan for start-up expenses

March

  • College of Medicine Foundation Scholarship Application link available March 17th
  • Check credit report

April

  • Med 1 students early Orientation
  • Develop budget plan for Medical School
  • April 1st scholarship application opens to students to apply within FS4U.

May

  • Students admitted should have electronically completed the Loan Entrance Counseling Form (LECF), Account Refund Set-up form (ARS) submitted all requested documents from their Financial Aid Student Toolkit to the Financial Aid Coordinator and chosen a lender for their Stafford Loans.
  • Report ALL outside scholarship sources to the College of Medicine Financial Aid Coordinator for the Summer Term.

June

  • Mid-June FS4U scholarship application window closes.

July

  • The financial aid award process begins for the fall semester

August

  • Report outside Scholarship resources to COM Financial Aid Coordinator for the fall/spring term.
  • View your fall semester bill online at Invoice

September - October

  • Fall semester disbursement
  • Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) can be filed after October 31st. It is recommended that students complete their taxes prior to completing the FAFSA online at FAFSA

November

  • Review budget plan and adjust spring financial aid if necessary.

December

  • View spring semester bill online at Invoice